The Collage Gown: LOVEBIRDS (one of a kind)

If you look closely you'll see there is one bird singing his song of love, reminding all the other lovebirds and lovefish they have found someone to practice what Alain de Botton calls a skill, the skill of love. "Love is something we have to learn and we can make progress with, and that it’s not just an enthusiasm, it’s a skill. And it requires forbearance, generosity, imagination, and a million things besides. The course of true love is rocky and bumpy at the best of times, and the more generous we can be towards that flawed humanity, the better chance we’ll have of doing the true hard work of love." - Alain de Botton The LOVEBIRDS Collage gown features many pairs exploring the world together, making music along the way. The Crane (who mate for life), the Sparrows, the Phoenix (who rise together), and the Koi fish. I created this design on the floor of our couturier Mika's studio -  spreading out all of the beautiful art pieces I had been gathering for months of vintage deadstock tri