Mustardseed

3.1 Phillip Lim dress. Linea Pelle tiered belt. Vintage enamel necklace. Ribbon necklace worn as bracelet. Enamel bangle (a souvenir from my mom’s trip to Martha’s Vineyard). Cable-knit tights. Delman slingbacks.
Spring breezes tickled my fancy for this eyelet dress & nasturtium belt. My affinity for all that’s flowery (apparel, prose, gardens) is probably apparent; some of my favorite words are flower names: Petunia, Tulip, Buttercup… I mourn the lost art of picking flowers for their meaning - blooms always have a secret subtext along with the sender’s well wishes. A pair of white tights + an armful of bangles = Victorian gypsy seeking the Fairy Queen’s coterie: “I’ll give thee fairies to attend on thee, / & they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep, / & sing while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep… / Peaseblossom! Cobweb! Moth! & Mustardseed!” (William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream).