Journal

Antique Textiles at Traveller's Rest
Back in April, we visited Nashville and I happened across the Traveller's Rest Historic House and Museum. I absolutely love historic home tours, especially 18th and 19th century homes, so...

Unexpectedly Disconnected
Somewhere in Washington Last weekend-ish, we went camping in one of those tiny box structures with one giant window for a wall, somewhere in Washington and unbeknownst to us, there...

Begins the Return
This new moon, this season, whatever is in the air has me going THROUGH it lately. I actually got sick for a couple of days because my body was silently...

Maryhill Museum of Art
About a month ago, a friend asked me if I had seen the Théâtre de la Mode fashion dolls at the Maryhill Museum of Art and instantly my interest was...

A Place For Hopes
There are a lot of things I could worry about right now, but I'm choosing to cross those bridges when I get there and instead focusing on the things I...

Mind Your Own Home
"You are not blocked. You are full. Crammed with unprocessed emotion, unmetabolized failure, and old identities still whispering in your ear. Creation requires emptiness. That’s why monks sweep the floor...

July Mood Board
As of late, I haven't found much inspiration to design or create anything else for F/W. I am realizing more and more that perhaps I have bitten more than I...

Night Routines
Perhaps you're like me and love and crave routine but also get bored rather easily and always need something new to enliven you. This is a dichotomy I have experienced...

The 7 Pillars of Self Care
Self-care is something I struggle with because for most of my life it has been drilled into my subconscious that self-care is selfish and meant centering your own self in...

Rambling Thoughts on Wellness
Lately I have been feeling a call to do more with Atèlette than just clothing. For me, anything I envelope myself in, there has to be heart, something deeper, something...

The Youngest You'll Ever Be
My birthday is coming up and I have been celebrating it all week long and really feeling blessed and full of gratitude that I get to age another year, that...

Conditions of Friendship
This may be controversial of an opinion and perhaps maybe unpopular, but I have been musing about this for the last couple of weeks and wanted to lay these thoughts...
The Thalia Nightgown is rendered in a diaphanous cotton voile in a warm white with a neckline bedecked with a soft lace trimmed ruffle. Rows of delicate pintuck pleats adorn the front from the shoulders and release about waist length....
The Luzon Dress is a loose-fitting relaxed fit a-line midi dress made from an off-white soft striped cotton gauze. This dress features a squared neckline with functional mother-of-pearl shell buttons down lace bodice, above the elbow length puff sleeves, and...
The Persephone Dress is a princess length midi dress and features a low u-shaped neckline, above the elbow length balloon sleeves with light gathers at shoulder seams for a fuller look and finished with delicate banded hem. The fitted bodice...
Inspired by antique Edwardian tops and chemises, the Nesaea Top is loose flowing top made in a diaphanous lightweight cotton in a warm white and features soft ruffles along a round neckline. Rows of delicate pintuck pleats adorn the front...

