My new design for Skylar Rayne, the Calla Lily. Inspired by Greco details, Madame Grès, Halston, and the ultimate timeless beauty that past fashion presents. When I reference past fashion, truly I mean everything that occurred 40 years ago and older. Duh I still hold massive space and deep respect for the fashion that's has come after, but there is something special that feels untouchable when it comes to the eras of glamour and maximalism. Especially the 70's...
There's simply a way that was to be chic and timeless, yet incomparable to the status quo. It goes beyond taste, it's an energy. A lifestyle you will!
My passion for the 70's absorbed me in my research, I am most familiar with jersey fabrics and knew Halston would have the best sources of inspiration.
After few reiterations, I went with the design I knew that would work best with my chosen fabric, bamboo jersey. My chaotic design process started, blast ethereal music while I escape into the repeated steps of measuring, cutting, sewing, and adjusting it on my body.
It is beautiful with or without the belt, versatile for the woman you are that day. When it came down to naming the dress, I already had one in mind. Calla Lily, of course. I adore how long they are, colors from plums to ivories, with an elongated green stem. When the dress is on I feel like one, standing tall and elegant.
I planned to complete the vision with styling and photography, calling 3 stores and visited 4, asking if they had calla lilies for purchase. Why was it hard to find suddenly out of all days?
The second Trader Joe's had come to my rescue, the man on the phone declared, "We do have them and I must say, they are looking quite amazing. See you soon." And there they were, patiently waiting to be admired.
Then and there, this dress has developed a deeper story. The Search for the Calla Lily, I call it. Literally.
With pleasure, I draped the dress over body, wrapped my grandmothers lioness belts over my wrists, tied Yves Saint Laurent (Tom Ford era) gladiators over my ankles, clipped on 1970s Diane von Furtsenberg snake earrings, and covered my eyes as always, in Tom Ford.
