In March of 2025 I participated in the annual New Era Design-A-Thon. This design contest is centered around the idea of taking New Era apparel and repurposing it to create something new. Me and three fashion students were tasked with making a sculpture that represented New Era & the history of the company. We competed against 5 other groups in a challenge where each group started with a black mannequin and had 20 hours to craft a sculpture using the mannequin, apparel and various art supplies.
Our group created the piece above titled “Umpire State of Mind” which featured Lady Liberty with various baseball related items. She is standing over home plate with a baseball in her right hand and her left arm turned into a wooden baseball bat. She has a third fake arm holding a book that lists the three pillars of New Era
We created this piece as an ode to baseball and New York City in an effort to emphasize the impact that those two cultures created surrounding the iconic 59FIFTY cap.




































