Let’s begin with the title: Pale Blue Dot. What does this name hold for you?
The title comes from Carl Sagan’s iconic photograph and his reflection on Earth’s fragility. To me, Pale Blue Dot is both a cosmic perspective and a quiet plea – a reminder of our shared existence on a planet that is at once microscopic and miraculous. This image shifted how I see fashion: not just as adornment, but as a language through which we might speak to the vulnerability and interconnectedness of life.
There’s a kind of alchemy in your work; your use of gold foil feels almost like ancient armour. Are these pieces meant to protect, to adorn or perhaps something in between?
I love that you call it alchemy – because that’s exactly how it felt. The gold foil is both a shield and a shimmer. On one level, it’s decorative, like stars scattered across dark silk. But on another, it becomes a kind of emotional armour – a way of crystallising memory, grief, and wonder into something tactile. These pieces aren’t about hiding the body; they’re about making the internal cosmic.
What sensations or emotions do you hope your audience feels when encountering your pieces?
I hope they feel a kind of smallness – but in the most expansive sense. A recognition of being part of something vast, unknowable, and beautiful. I want my work to hold both awe and tenderness: the sense that we are floating, fragile, and yet full of stories. If someone looks at a garment and feels like they’re standing under a night sky, then I’ve done what I set out to do.
What first pulled you into the world of fashion, and what continues to inspire you to stay in it?
I entered fashion through a love for drawing and sculpture – I was always obsessed with shape, texture, and atmosphere. Fashion became my way of building stories that could be worn, touched, and moved through space. What keeps me here is the potential for fashion to hold meaning: to express emotion, time, material history, even philosophical questions. It’s not just about dressing bodies; it’s about dressing ideas.
Is there a question about your work that no one’s asked you yet, but you wish they would?
No one’s ever asked me how silence works in my garments – but it’s something I think about a lot. The quietness of empty space, the quiet between stars, the pauses in storytelling. I’m very interested in garments that don’t scream, but whisper – that hold weight through restraint. Sometimes the most powerful parts of a piece are the negative spaces.
What are you currently exploring, any new ideas or narratives you’re excited to unfold in your next chapter?
Right now, I’m in the early stages of developing my own brand – a new and exciting chapter for me. I’m exploring how to carry forward the conceptual strength of Pale Blue Dot while making it more wearable and accessible. My goal is to create pieces that still challenge form and narrative, but also integrate seamlessly into real lives.
Sustainability remains a central value. I’m thinking carefully about materials, processes, and the kind of emotional longevity each piece can hold. To me, avant-garde design doesn’t have to be distant or cold – it can be intimate, thoughtful, and grounded in the world we live in.
