He also put out his own first collection while still in school. He is especially known for the t-shirt dresses he was hired by the London fashion boutique Browns to design for them.[5]
Ives work is included in the 2021 exhibition "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" (part one of a two-part exhibition) at the Anna Wintour Costume Center at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art including a piece from his 2021 collection. In the show he is heralded for his stance on sustainability. At the gala opening for the exhibition his design was worn by model Natalia Bryant.[6]
In 2025 he designed the "Protect the Dolls" T-shirt, which went viral and saw high sales. The shirt is sold to raise money for the Trans Lifeline.[7][8]
