When I sit down to design a gown or lace up a corset for a photoshoot, I’m not just creating a piece of clothing. I’m conjuring a world.
For me, fashion has always been a form of storytelling. It’s a language of silhouette and texture, of movement and shadow. And the stories I pull from—the ones that breathe life into velvet, silk, leather, and lace—are full of magic, power, longing, and transformation.
There are certain books, films, and works of art that have etched themselves so deeply into my imagination that I carry them with me like sacred talismans. They’re the source material for my fantasy—fuel for the heroines, creatures, and goddesses I bring to life with every seam I sew. And they remind me that fantasy isn’t about escape—it’s about becoming.
So today, I want to take you behind the veil—to the heart of the inspirations that have shaped my corset and gown designs, and the reasons why fantasy is stitched into everything I create.
📚 Worlds of Strength, Sensuality, and Storytelling
Sarah J. Maas & Rebecca Yarros
When I first stepped into the world of A Court of Thorns and Roses, I was swept away. But what stayed with me long after the last page wasn’t just the plot—it was the feeling. The raw power of a woman discovering herself. The slow burn of desire, the ache of sacrifice, the delicate interplay of vulnerability and strength. Feyre is no damsel. She’s a huntress, a survivor, a goddess in her own right. And when I design, I think of her—of that energy, that duality. Soft tulle layered over steel boning. Delicate embroidery crawling like vines over sharp silhouettes. Gowns meant to be worn like armor.
Sarah J. Maas builds worlds where femininity is not weakness—it’s a source of magic. That’s everything to me.
And then there’s Rebecca Yarros, whose Fourth Wing crashed into my creative process like a lightning strike. Her characters are fierce, flawed, and so beautifully human, and yet she wraps them in dragons, danger, and deeply woven lore. When I think of what a dragon rider might wear—not just for battle but for ceremony, for grief, for seduction—I can see the fabrics. I can feel the weight of it on my shoulders. These aren’t just fantasy novels to me—they’re mood boards for entire collections.
What I love most about these authors is how they show power through emotion. Through survival. Through transformation. And those themes find their way into my work again and again.
🎥 Dark Crystals, Labyrinths, and the Beauty of the Strange
Some of the deepest roots of my aesthetic go back to the cinematic magic of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. I grew up enchanted by these films—not just for their stories, but for their textures. The mossy, organic feel of the Skeksis’ world in The Dark Crystal, the way everything looked both ancient and alive—it taught me that clothing could feel like part of the earth. Like it grew from the wearer, instead of just being worn.
And Labyrinth? That film is pure, sensual dream logic. David Bowie’s Jareth with his hypnotic stare and sparkling chaos. Sarah in that iconic, over-the-top ballroom gown—floating through a scene that felt like a masquerade inside the subconscious. That whole movie whispered to me that it’s okay—more than okay—to be dramatic. To make fantasy weird, romantic, spiky, and lush all at once.
There’s something sacred about the surreal. It opens the door to designs that don’t obey rules. That let the wearer become more than themselves—something older, something enchanted. I chase that feeling in everything I make.
🎨 The Art of Becoming a Mythic Being
Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
Let’s talk about goddess energy.
Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell’s artwork is unapologetically sensual, fiercely powerful, and mythic in the truest sense. Their muses are painted as warriors and creatures of legend—figures who seem to step off the page and into firelight. I remember seeing their art for the first time and thinking: I want to dress like that. I want to BE that.
Their figures are all muscle and magic—bodies that don’t just wear costumes, they embody them. Armor becomes skin. Jewelry becomes sacred adornment. Every pose is full of purpose. When I design, I think about how a body feels in fabric. Not just how it looks. What does it mean to wear a corset that makes you stand taller? What does it mean to walk in a gown that whispers with every step like it’s alive?
That’s the heart of it. I’m not just making pretty clothes—I’m helping people transform.
🧵 Why Fantasy Matters
We live in a world that often wants us small, practical, and quiet.
Fantasy refuses that.
Fantasy says you can be impossible. That you can be fierce and feminine. That you can drape yourself in velvet and light candles for no reason. That you can wear a corset not to restrict, but to remember your spine. Your strength. Your center.
Every corset I make is a reclamation. Every gown is a prayer. Every look I build is layered in story, in softness, in defiance.
And behind every piece is a quiet thread that started in a book, or a movie, or a painting—woven into my memory, then pulled into form.
This is why I create.
Because fantasy doesn’t just live on the page or screen. It lives in us. And we deserve to wear it.