It is no secret how much I love and reverere flowers and always finding new ways to express myself through my love of them. After reading up on the process of dyeing with natural materials and eco printing flowers, I was immediately intrigued and could not wait to get my hands in on this!I have been thinking for a couple months now I want Atèlette to be so much more than just clothing, I want it to become an extension of the ways I want to express, create, and discover beauty. It's all very emotional for me and this dye...

This afternoon I spent a couple hours cataloging various lace and trims from antique and vintage garments around the studio so I can easily reference them for inspiration for future concepts and developments.  There are a couple dresses and tops I have made sketches of and nothing quite beats having the actual piece of lace to reference in front of me. While I will always hold antique and vintage garments on a pedestal, it is my hope that because my references are so close to home and personal, that my final designs bear a resemblance to the original source.

"In that strange hour when day and night, Rule Nature with divided might..." "Epithalamion" from Cliff and Scaur; A Collection of Verse, Sledd, Benjamin Franklin, 1864-1940, New York, Putnam, 1897 Source: Library of Congress