![Devin in the Red Rose Dress with the pink bows in her hair flying up, a swamp is behind her.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/fbf1dbb6-bd9a-426e-9b58-86e0e23452e9/1/1/000024420001.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
Devin in the Rose Dress, shot by Michael Tan.
Collection #1 - Birth of A Rose
"becoming more of myself, falling in love, taking risks; blooming; the birth of a rose"
debuted October 2022
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This collection focused on roses, Victorian garments with tightness at the waist and bustles in the back, gothic lolita icons like Mana, and women I look up to. backside, shine, and flower adornments. Gothic lolita icons and women I look up to.
The red dress on Devin was a reference to a dress drawn in 2020, and my rose. I draped abstract roses at the bottom, and made it a bright, rosy red. The ankle length skirt on Maria was my reimagining of a Victorian bustle. The denim was a panel found at the thrift store and bleach-dyed, and the lace is a curtain also found at the thrift store, with more floral references. For Rahze's shirt, as well as Maria's, I used a photograph of roses I took in London and printed it on to mesh. I wanted literal roses, but I also wanted the fabric to mimic them in their soft, delicate nature.
Photos by Michael Tan.
![Maria laying down in the grass with a leg up, pure c*nt. In the Bustle Skirt and Pink Rosette Top.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/c75e7afc-6951-49b0-9e81-424392277531/1/1/000024430030.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
Maria in the Bustle Skirt and Pink Rosette Top, shot by Michael Tan.
![Maria laying down in the grass in the Bustle Skirt and Pink Rosette Top.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/5263c3e4-c8c8-4af8-afef-d5507c9fd2e8/1/1/000024430034.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
![Rahzé posed in the grass, in the Red Rosette Top and Black Pleated Trousers.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/8aa3249e-709d-459d-9a39-c900ef51eca1/1/1/000024430037.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
Rahzé in the Red Rosette Top and Black Pleated Trousers, shot by
Michael Tan.
![The three muses together, from bottom left to right: Maria, Rahzé, and Devin.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/91062275-923e-4577-8d3f-c660b5cef5da/1/1/000024420025.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
The three muses together, from bottom left to right: Maria, Rahzé, and Devin. Shot by Michael Tan.
![The film got exposed here, so there is a splotch of red on the left side of the photo. Then Rahzé stands in the forefront looking left, with Maria and Devin in the distance.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/03beb752-ce04-43cd-b57d-4ffaa5738802/1/1/000024420033.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
![Devin lays back in the grass, in the Red Rose dress.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/c03fa129-a951-4b6b-8518-c643fb02285d/1/1/000024420017.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
![Maria turns toward us from the back, highlighting the bustle skirt.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/a8df6035-d636-435a-a872-2d4343b3bc47/1/1/000024430011.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
![The three muses pose together; from top to bottom: Rahzé in the Rosette Top, serving c*nt; Devin in the Red Rose dress with long pink bows, very dolly; and Maria, legs crossed sitting down in the Bustle Skirt and Rosette Top, very coqueta.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/3c77c4d0-5b65-4078-9947-111e02fcf828/1/1/000024410006.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
![Maria stands, bright against the dark background, with her arm raised and her head turned to the camera.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/cd6c5102-2d8d-4027-ba36-c1c2ea8ef613/1/1/000024410019.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
![Rahzé's stands out from the darkness of the scenery, hands crossed at his lower back, framing the Red Rosette Top.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/76daf263-fda7-4a21-8fa1-9418d3b4b499/1/1/000024410031.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
![Devin pouts at the camera in the Red Rose dress, with long pink bows in her hair.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1565,1037,700,1037/0-0-0/c640d841-3388-4bb5-b5a1-12d0023b0fb7/1/1/000024420009.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=f97682493a29da2501f82366cbf1d3c4be5624bec83e549c0180518be67c22a7)
![Maria sits in the grass, her left hand elongated like a dancer and the pink Rosette top blooming among the scenery.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/d2fbbc4a-dc32-4775-8ece-5bdd5d63e338/1/1/000024430021.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)
![Aszana (the designer), Devin, Rahzé and Maria (the models), Julianna (designer's assistant) pose for a picture at the end of the photoshoot.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/c9109303-62c8-4b01-86b7-0d63a850802e/0/0/0/0,0,1037,1565,700,1565/0-0-0/f7e329c7-6f0a-4699-b526-c2f52936ea31/1/1/000024440036.webp?fjkss=exp=2040692287~hmac=aa1f9274eff938f2981668fccc466f1583f1893bbc2a0502b343f158088de069)