Worn Within
SEASON 01 — TRADITION + CULTURE
From textiles and craftsmanship to the finishing touches and customs behind them, Season 1 explores how traditional clothing carries culture, history, and identity through the stories of the people who wear and create it.
SEASON 02 — FASHION + IDENTITY
Season 2 expands the conversation from tradition to contemporary fashion, exploring how what we wear shapes—and is shaped by—identity, self-expression, community, and the world around us.
I led the creative development and production of Worn Within across its first two seasons, from early concept and story development through production and final delivery. My role spanned creative direction, editorial development, producing, and on-camera hosting—giving me the opportunity to shape both the stories we told and how we told them.
Created by Twin Cities PBS (now Minnesota PBS) with support from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS + STATS:
2021 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award for Hmong Paj Ntaub, recognizing my work as Producer, Director, and Host
170K+ YouTube views across two seasons
23K+ audience engagements across two seasons
Selected for PBS LearningMedia, extending the series into educational use
Two episodes—Hmong Paj Ntaub and Dakota & Ojibwe Beadwork—were added to the Minnesota Historical Society’s online encyclopedia
Distributed nationally through PBS.org and the PBS app