University of New Brunswick student Jagriti Luitel has been interested in space since she was a child. Now, that interest, and her passion for fashion, have opened the door to stellar career potential.
“I felt like, ‘What can I do that other people can’t do?’ and I’m just following my talent and gifts,” she said.
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Luitel was one of 48 people last spring who participated in zero gravity flights through the Aurelia Institute, an organization seeking to prepare humans for space travel.
Her project is a dress that combines femininity, her Nepalese identity and practicality (the dress has pockets) to explore what fashion in space might look like — with the help of New York City fashion designer Deborah Won.
“Economically, in the next 20 or 30 years, there’s going to be a huge jump in terms of job opportunities and the economy of space bursting,” Luitel said.
To learn more, and to watch her dress bloom in zero-gravity, watch the video above.
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