SS23 RUNWAY PIECE: MADAME BUTTERFLY DRESS
A surreal embodiment of metamorphosis, the Madame Butterfly gown is an avant-garde spectacle of elegance, fantasy, and technical mastery. Crafted from gathered trichrome organza in ethereal tones, the gown cascades in fluid iridescence, mimicking the shimmer of a butterfly’s wing in motion. The true marvel lies in its sculptural bodice — a levitating transparent structure crafted from hand-moulded acrylic, overlaid with delicately painted butterfly motifs and embedded with handmade resin butterflies, each uniquely formed and finished by hand.
The bodice appears to hover around the wearer’s torso like a swarm of jeweled wings mid-flight, their opalescent surfaces catching and refracting light at every turn. Sculptural, otherworldly, and steeped in symbolism, Madame Butterfly pays homage to nature’s most delicate transformation — from cocoon to creature — and invites the wearer to inhabit that fleeting moment between stillness and flight.
A couture piece for red carpets, gallery performances, or cinematic editorial moments.
A surreal embodiment of metamorphosis, the Madame Butterfly gown is an avant-garde spectacle of elegance, fantasy, and technical mastery. Crafted from gathered trichrome organza in ethereal tones, the gown cascades in fluid iridescence, mimicking the shimmer of a butterfly’s wing in motion. The true marvel lies in its sculptural bodice — a levitating transparent structure crafted from hand-moulded acrylic, overlaid with delicately painted butterfly motifs and embedded with handmade resin butterflies, each uniquely formed and finished by hand.
The bodice appears to hover around the wearer’s torso like a swarm of jeweled wings mid-flight, their opalescent surfaces catching and refracting light at every turn. Sculptural, otherworldly, and steeped in symbolism, Madame Butterfly pays homage to nature’s most delicate transformation — from cocoon to creature — and invites the wearer to inhabit that fleeting moment between stillness and flight.
A couture piece for red carpets, gallery performances, or cinematic editorial moments.
A surreal embodiment of metamorphosis, the Madame Butterfly gown is an avant-garde spectacle of elegance, fantasy, and technical mastery. Crafted from gathered trichrome organza in ethereal tones, the gown cascades in fluid iridescence, mimicking the shimmer of a butterfly’s wing in motion. The true marvel lies in its sculptural bodice — a levitating transparent structure crafted from hand-moulded acrylic, overlaid with delicately painted butterfly motifs and embedded with handmade resin butterflies, each uniquely formed and finished by hand.
The bodice appears to hover around the wearer’s torso like a swarm of jeweled wings mid-flight, their opalescent surfaces catching and refracting light at every turn. Sculptural, otherworldly, and steeped in symbolism, Madame Butterfly pays homage to nature’s most delicate transformation — from cocoon to creature — and invites the wearer to inhabit that fleeting moment between stillness and flight.
A couture piece for red carpets, gallery performances, or cinematic editorial moments.