“How You See Every Flower” is inspired by Victorian Aestheticism, which believed that the natural order of things is always most beautiful. The movement contributed to the expulsion of the Victorian Corset in the late 1800s. Various modes of gathering, including smocking, pleating, and shirring, were employed to invoke feminine silhouettes without harming the wearer. This collection embraces these historical techniques into modern archetypes. Beauty is found when we do not contort or control the body, but rather allow the body to be free in all its forms.

Models: Tyra, Divine & Belle

Photography by Jayde Tencic

Poetry was an integral part of Victorian Aestheticism, acting as a mouthpiece for the Artists and Activists who sought a better future. This collection embraces poetry to voice my own ideas about the harmful systems we currently live in.

The digitally printed green-plaid jacket and the pleated skirt embrace poetry in different ways to voice my own idea about the harmful systems that we currently live in. Beauty is all around, yet so often this beauty is destroyed by colonial forces that seek to oppress and exploit…