CHAPTER I
Welcome to the Garden of Secrets.
Secret Garden, Garden of Eden, Garden of the Hesperides … There are many legendary gardens, all places of delight; but also of secrets, hidden or lost.
To walk in this mysterious and wonder-filled place you need something equally sumptuous and sensual.
So I have prepared viscose jerseys that are soft and fluid like spring water, pure linen that wrinkles and moves like newly opened petals, fine cotton and shantung silk that capture and reflect the light like shiny spring leaves.
The prints are the careful work of three women designers and masterfully portray the encounters you might have by entering the Secrets Garden: exotic plants, lotus flowers, peacocks, snakes, pheasants …
Dress with the garden and its secrets, wearing them like the keeper of an enchanted door.
The world needs more than ever someone who brings wonders and mysteries with them.
Items featured in this lookbook:
– TOP SELENE (COTTON)
See lookbook: Green Souls
– AOKIJI SKIRT (COTTON)
Flared skirt with midi length, wide side slit on the front, closure with button covered in the same fabric and snap button inside. Side hidden pockets included.
The print was originally an antique French wallpaper made with block printing technique and was redesigned by an independent graphic artist.
– HESPERIA DRESS (LINEN)
Comfortable and versatile dress in pure Lithuanian linen with dropped shoulders, 3/4 wide sleeves, rounded neckline and front opening closed by a nacre button and two internal hooks.
Wide waist, adjustable with straps in the same fabric and slightly gathered back with internal elastic.
Side hidden pockets included.
– AVALON DRESS (LINEN)
Dress in pure Lithuanian linen with empire cut, square neckline, wide 3/4 sleeves, gathered with internal elastic at the waist and with long satin ribbons to tie at the waist.
Wide skirt, side hidden pockets included.
– SUIKO HAORI (PURE SILK EMBROIDERED SILK LINED)
Traditional Japanese embroidered pure silk shantung jacket. As per tradition, it has large side openings at the armpit level, both in the bodice and in the sleeves; it is fully lined in pure silk chiffon.
– EVE TOP (LINEN)
Top with straight cut, pinces on the bust line, open shoulders fastened by bamboo buttons and buttonholes made from the same fabric as the top.
Hand-stitched side zip, finished inside with matching bias.
– EDEN SKIRT (VISCOSE JESEY)
Wide skirt with gathered elastic waist, low strap with safety to prevent the elastic inside from twisting.
The print is in vivid colors, designed by an independent graphic artist and features numerous species of birds, insects and a coral snake.
– PYTHIA DRESS (LINEN)
Sensual dress in pure Lithuanian linen with open back, long thin straps and two wide side sashes to tie at the back with a knot or a bow. Flared skirt with large side slits.
– MAYA DRESS (VISCOSE JESERY)
Formal romantic dress with elaborate cut: the waist rises in the center front in an empire style level, the bodice is gathered in the center; short half-wheel sleeves, skirt is gathered on the front waistline. Closed by 20 satin buttons in the same color and buttonholes obtained in the same fabric.
The print features lotus flowers and leaves in a typically art deco style and is designed by an independent South African artist and graphic designer.
– JUNO DRESS (COTTON)
Sumptuous cotton dress with a semi-glossy surface and a wide and dramatic cut.
Pinces at the breast, wide straps, straight neckline and gathered back.
There’s a sash to tie at the waist in the same fabric; it is possible to request it in the form of a belt with buckle for a more elegant effect.
Side hidden pockets included.
The print is in vivid colors, chinoiserie-styled and designed by an independent graphic artist and features numerous species of birds, insects and gilded cage.
– NÜWA DRESS (VISCOSE JERSEY)
Dress in very soft viscose jersey that caresses the body, caftan-style cut with two finished small opening at the waist for the braided belt, made from the same fabric and finished at the end with pendants. Round neckline in front and dramatic V back and 3/4 sleeves.
Hand-stitched diamond snake on the back, you can request the dress with or without the snake.
Photography: Elia Pizzocolo Photography
