The inspiration behind this collection is extreme winter sports like Skiing and Snowboarding.
My target customer/face of the Collection I envisioned, Kendall Jenner. For this collection specifically we had to chose a design house to act as the Creative Director and design a Collection for them, making sure to pay attention to the Brands signature design aesthetics. The Design Label I chose was Karl Lagerfeld, which is a label that’s targeted to a younger audience than Chanel with similar design aesthetics but in a more playful and youthful way.
I also played with Karl’s and his cat’s (choupette) signature caricature wearing snowboarding gear on various hoodies and tees in the collection.
The Colours of this collection are Yellow, Red, Blue, Grey and Black. The Body colours are Grey and Blue. The Accent colours are Red and Black. The Pop color is Yellow.
Layering was a main element in this collection. The fabrication used in the collection are tweed, denim, pleather, polyester, feathers, and fleece.

My Autumn/Winter Collection Witching Hour is inspired by the modern witch, a woman who is a bold self-empowered feminist. A woman who is in tune with her spirituality, the nature that surrounds her and the universe. The modern witch is into crystal healing, cleansing, astrology, tarot cards, meditation, mindfulness,and self healing/self love.

The modern witch archetype is a part of the current zeitgeist. With Tv series like Chilling adventures of Sabrina, Good Witch, Charmed, The Order, and The Witcher to name a few. It seems like once again pop culture has brought witchy stories to the forefront.

The Colours of this collection are Purple, Black, Grey, Silver, and Gold. The Body colours are Purple and Black. The Accent colours are Grey and Silver. The Pop color is Gold.

The main elements of this collection are dramatic bat wing sleeves, corsetry, capes, collars and cover buttons, and maxi dresses. Layering is a main element in this collection; From dresses layered on top of turtlenecks, body suits over turtlenecks and stockings, garter belts over skirts, and shorts over stockings.

The fabrics used in the collection are Tulle, Pleather, Velvet, Satin, Lace, and Organza. I enjoyed playing with sheer fabric and pairing it with velvet.

My Spring/Summer Peacock Paradise Collection is inspired by the the film Victoria & Abdul and the lavish architectural details of the Osborne House’s Durbar Wing and Room.

The film centres around the real life friendship between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim her Indian Muslim Servant who eventually becomes her Munshi and Indian Clerk to teach her Urdu, known then as Hindustani. Abdul Karim becomes the Queen’s closest friend and confidant, sharing hundreds of letters with Abdul. She embraced her status as the Empress of India by creating the Durbar Room which is inspired by Indian architecture further showing her admiration and passion for the Indian Empire.

The name “Durbar” references the Urdu word meaning both a state reception and a hall where such gatherings were held. Over 500 hours were spent on the spectacular peacock chimney piece alone, my favourite piece in the whole room. The plasterwork was created from moulds designed by Rudyard Kipling's (Author: The Jungle Book) father, Lockwood Kipling, and master carver Bhai Ram Singh.

The Colours of this collection are White, Brown, Green, Red, and Turquoise. The Body colours are Amchar (Brown) and Peacock White. The Accent colors are Marsala and Turquoise. The Pop Color is Palace Garden Green.

The elements of this collection are Indian architectural details, white peacock feathers, and bridal Silhouettes.
The fabrics used in the collection are Chantilly Lace and Velvet. In this collection I created two prints one inspired by the Durbar’s Peacock Chimney piece and another inspired by the ornate ceiling’s plasterwork.

Sources:
Google Arts & Culture
artsandculture.google.com/story/empress-of-india-the-durbar-room-english-heritage/nAWh8uM3CkhkIQ?hl=en.

Throughout my fashion career I’ve always been inspired by Thierry Mugler’s out of this world couture creations. He is one of my absolute favourite fashion designers. I was fortunate enough to see his creations in real life in Montréal at Le Musée des beaux-art de Montréal in 2018. The looks were phenomenal, innovative, way ahead of its of its time, and timeless.

Many celebrities have worn his archival pieces from Beyoncé to Lady Gaga to most recently Cardi B at the 2019 Grammys. He loves to play with the feminine figure creating mind blowing corsets, like the one he recently designed in collaboration with Mr. Pearl for Kim Kardashian for the Met Gala in 2019. She was one of his many muses.

My all time favourite look is the La Chimère gown from his 97-98 Autumn Winter Couture Collection La Chimère. Seeing it up close and in person was a real treat. This avant-garde masterpiece is made of scales, feathers, horsehair, and crystals. It was made in collaboration with Jean Jacques Urcun and Mr. Pearl, the world-renowned South African Corsetier. (Most recently Mr. Pearl also did the corsets for Netflix Series Bridgerton, he’s also an icon himself) Each scale of the reptilian corset was hand painted and took them 2 years to complete the entire gown. Couture at its finest.

Rest In Peace Thierry Mugler, your couture, perfumes, and editorials will live on forever.