When the Clouds Came down
Every collection starts with a feeling before it starts with a flower. For Skyfall Garden, the feeling was lightness: clouds low enough to touch and petals loose enough to drift. It's a garden that looks like it fell out of the sky and landed in full bloom.
The girl I painted it for loves a ruffle but wears it her own way. She'll put a floral mini with chunky boots, layer a puff-sleeve blouse under a slip dress, and wear a sundress to a rooftop rather than a garden party. She's the one whose outfit gets screenshotted. Romantic dressing is her uniform, but she plays with it, mixing prints and adding an edge. She never looks like she's trying too hard.
The Garden group is the most romantic part of her wardrobe. The ranunculus leads; it's one of the most layered flowers there is, with petals folded over petals until the bloom is almost architectural, yet it stays soft. Around it are lenten rose, honeysuckle and hydrangea, painted in gouache with watercolor bleeding through so the edges stay loose and alive. Fine ink outlines keep it crisp, so the florals feel current rather than vintage.
The palette is airy and high-vibration: sky blue, cloud cream and blush, with deep navy to keep it grounded. These prints are made for minis and midis, open backs, tie fronts, and matching sets- the pieces that end up on a mood board.
Skyfall Garden is romance turned up, not toned down. Over the next few weeks, I'll open up each group in the collection, from scattered lace florals to mosaic, gothic borders, and leopard.
All artwork is hand-painted in gouache. Garment visualizations created digitally.
