Making a wooden dress for MET Gala

As a mechatronics engineer, pilot, and creator whose work “at the intersection of engineering and storytelling has reshaped how technical subjects reach mass audiences”, Xyla Foxlin is no slouch.

As an engineer who also loves working with her hands, Xyla rose to the challenge of a creating a wooden dress for the MET Gala. The latter is an annual high-fashion charity event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and the primary fundraiser for the institutes costume department.

Through an array of techniques and technologies you can see Xyla’s process in the video below which she made for incredibly popular YouTube channel. Learn more also at https://xylafoxlin.com/