Our Atelier Skirt: inspired by memory, made for daydreams.

This special piece began in a sunlit flea market, where we discovered an antique French skirt—soft with age, rich with history, and sadly, too tattered to wear. We fell in love with it and brought it home, where it rested for years at the studio, waiting. At last, we’ve reimagined the design and the silhouette—preserving its romance while weaving in a little story of our own.
 As a little girl, wildflowers grew in the woods near our house here on the West Coast. White fawn lilies nodded in the shade of trees, and vines of trumpet honeysuckle glowed like lanterns. I used to believe they were fairy skirts, left behind after midnight dances in the forest. (My mother told me never to pick them or the fairies wouldn't come back. I took that very seriously. I still do ;)) Our Atelier Skirt’s flowing lower panel is finished with a soft flounce inspired by those wild blooms, designed to move with you like petals in the breeze. The little ties along the flounce can be left loose for a more bohemian, undone look, or tied into small bows for a touch of old-world French charm. 
 We’ve added an easy elastic waistband with adjustable drawstring to make it as comfortable as it is flattering, and it’s designed to suit a wide range of shapes and sizes. And yes—there are pockets (because fairies need pockets)! Crafted from our signature custom-woven fabric, it drapes beautifully and feels as lovely as it looks—light, flowy, and endlessly wearable. A skirt for everyday adventures, daydreams, and moonlit wandering— and perhaps even for dancing, if the fairies happen to be near :)
 xo, Danielle

About the Print:

Centuries pass, castles crumble. And still, some love stories never end. Created in collaboration with Enchanted Living magazine, this collection inhabits the world of one of the most romantic and timeless paintings of the nineteenth century: Frederic William Burton’s The Meeting of the Turret Stairs. The painting captures a stolen moment between two star-crossed lovers from an old Danish tale — Hellelil and her beloved Hildebrand — whose love is forbidden by her family. On a winding stone staircase, they meet for what will be the last time as he holds her outstretched arm with tender reverence. Burton leaves us suspended there, in the breath before goodbye. For Forevermore, we imagined the world just beyond that staircase. The lovers appear within an ancient stone archway, surrounded by exuberant 18th century flowers and the mossy tree from Arthur Hughes’ The Long Engagement. We added a distant castle, a sword from the 1600’s, and a hand-painted book bearing the words “Love Conquers All”. A white rose, long a symbol of devotion, love and loyalty, rests in the pages of the book as a nod to the white rose petals at Hellelil’s feet in Burton’s painting. The banners on our piece are inspired by the remarkable decorative borders of David Parr House, and read “Beyond time, ever thine”. And as a final, storybook touch, we trimmed the collection in a print taken from a medieval illuminated manuscript, featuring fantastical hand-painted dragons. A love letter to the great romances — the impossible ones, the enduring ones, and the ones that stir our souls — Forevermore is a reminder that the greatest stories don’t just belong to their own time. They find us centuries later, and make our hearts ache all over again. And somewhere beyond the ages, the lovers are still meeting on the stairs.

100% viscose (derived from plant fibres such as bamboo and wood). Machine wash gentle or handwash and hang to dry. Iron to finish if needed.

Our Atelier Skirts are available in two size-runs. S/M will fit approximately size 4/10 and the L/XL will fit approximately size 12/18. We take all our measurements on a garment lying flat. So the circumference would be roughly double the listed number.

General approximate measurements — S/M: Length 93cm. Waist (flat) 39cm and with elastic stretched 61cm. L/XL: Length 93cm. Waist (flat) 42cm and with elastic stretched 65cm. Model is 5'5" for reference and is wearing the S/M.