Serrano, Jaliya

Serrano, Jaliya
@jaliya_srrno

Beneath the Ribs unfolds as a quiet confession. A collection born from the designer’s encounter with grief and rage. It tells of emotions trapped beneath the skin, where grief lingers softly and rage presses against the ribs, desperate to break free. Inspired by the deceptive beauty of carnivorous plants, the silhouettes merge femininity and ferocity, fragility and control. Beadwork glistens like dew caught in a web, symbolizing the delicate yet suffocating nature of entrapment. Through each piece, Beneath the Ribs reveals the fragile balance between pain and power — between what withers and what still fights to bloom.

Jaliya Francezca Serrano creates from a place where feelings linger before they’re understood. She listens to what fabric wants to say: how it folds when it’s tired, how beads shimmer like they’re holding back tears, how color can whisper one moment and scream the next. Her process is quiet, almost instinctive, letting emotion guide her hands before thought ever does. Each piece she makes carries a softness and honesty that feels alive — fragile, tender, and unafraid to feel.

This collection taught me who I am when I design. Somewhere between revisions and quiet moments alone with the garments, I realized that my work begins when I stop explaining and start listening. Emotion became my compass — guiding my hands through texture, weight, and restraint. In Beneath the Ribs, I learned that my sensitivity is not something to correct, but something to trust, and that my truest designs are born when feeling is allowed to lead.