Little Green Dress

This simple, little green dress is not a part of the summer collection. The back has a simple dart, an a-line cut, & a triangular cut-out. The garment is incomplete, we have post-puppy surgery to tend to, so expect more pictures!

We hope you like it!

©Christina Paone
Model - Liz Harrington

Lightweight Cardigan & Brown Dress

Lightweight Cardigan with Suede Braided Belt

Doesn't really flow with the rest of the collection, so this piece is just a separate. More can be made upon request: 50$.

© Christina Paone
Model - Liz Harrington
Illustration - Christina Paone

Square V Neck Dress

This purple dress had, yet again, different intentions. Originally, I had wanted to create a dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves and a slit in the back. However, once I got halfway through the construction, I realized that the slit looked a lot nicer, and more sophisticated, in the front than in the back. The square, thick way in which it is sewn is very flattering, and I liked the idea of having the fabric join together in the front, instead of the traditional seam in the back.

This dress will be a part of our summer collection. It can be purchased here.

After looking at Rossella Tarabini's sketches, I used her style to draw my vision. According to fashionmodeldirectory.com, Tarabini's work shows "grat attention to sartorial details and fluidity of lines" while "express[ing] great sensual femininity withholding any exhibitionism."Her drawings are beautiful. They are so simple, yet they hold within them a personality and coloring of their own. A gorgeous photograph of hers can be seen here.


©Christina Paone
Model - Liz Harrington

Simple Red Dress with Illustrations by Zang Toi

I don't know what possessed me to throw together a red dress. It was one of those simple things, that you can put together in 5 minutes. It turned out to be so sheer, that it would probably work out better as a bathing suit cover-up. Although this piece will not be a part of our summer collection, we wanted to show it anyway.

Zang Toi is a Malaysian fashion designer from New York. Some of his pieces can be seen on Kirstie Alley, Meg Ryan, and Fergie. His illustrations are fairy geometrical, and he has a tendency to use animal features for human faces. His handwriting of what the garment contains is what really makes him stick out, so we wanted to incorporate that into our rendition.


©Christina Paone
Model - Christina Paone

Summer Collection Piece No. 2

© Christina Paone
Model-Christina Paone

This dress was modeled off of a shirt we tried to make, and ended up not liking the color result. Instead of scrapping the idea, we decided to elongate the shirt and make it into a dress, switching up the color palette. This long, black dress sandwiching a tanish orange color is what we ended up with.

The original intention of the dress was for it to fall all the way to the floor. It very well could if worn with flats or by someone shorter than myself.

More can be made upon request (e-mail): $60.

What's to Come

We are currently working on our first pair of pants! They are going to be slightly high waisted, cropped and tighter at the bottom.
We are also working on another ambitious dress. It exposes the shoulders/back of the shoulder blades with two black straps and fabric embracing the upper arms.

Here is an illustration of what to expect, thanks to Laura Laine for her whimsical illustrations.













Illustrations by Christina Paone
Originals (& on right) by Laura Laine

Yet another dress that is under construction for our spring line is a black and white, simple dress. It has black draping on the front, that goes to about the hipline, where a black belt will be. The dress will fit tightly.

Balenciaga Inspired Geometric Dress

Balenciaga Spring 2010














































































©Christina Paone, Liz Harrington
Models- Christina Paone, Liz Harrington

After seeing Balenciaga's Spring line, we were inspired to make our own dress embodying geometric shapes. We put our scrap fabric to good use, and picked those that were most complimentary to one another. The construction was tedious, however, because each shape of fabric was sewn like a pocket. We were very happy with the final product, and felt that we captured what we wanted to accomplish.

I had a recent call from my grandfather, who told me in his excitement that he had found a Kipling book entitled "Kim" at a flee market from the early 1900s. This inspired me to create a collage with a vintage feeling, using fashion instead of words.

Dedicated to: Ed!
Thank you

Pina Ferlisi Inspired Tan Dress with Black Rounded Neckline

©Christina Paone
Model - Christina Paone

This tan dress is made from a stretchy fabric with a more solid, black fabric outlining the round, high neck. The black belt that goes around the top of the body is separate from the dress. This was meant to add more black accents and lessen the amount of skin that is revealed in the back. The dress can obviously be worn with or without the belt.


Pina Ferlisi is a Canadian designer who helped launch the Marc by Marc Jacobs label. Like us, Ferlisi first draws by hand and then uses the computer for enhancement. Ferlisi is now the creative director of Generra, whose Spring collection can be seen here.

Ambitious Dress Inspired By Gianfranco Ferré

©Christina Paone, Liz Harrington
Model - Christina Paone

Gianfranco Ferré was an Italian fashion designer, who majored in architecture, which explains his geometrical lines and edges in his drawings.
Some of his designs can be seen here.

This dress was obviously overly ambitious, and sort of has some humor to it. Although it doesn't fit in with any sort of collection of ours, it was more a fun project inspired from the coming spring, it being a "flowy" (not that it turned out that way) dress and all.