Description: Tajana is a fashion illustration wearing my original design, a blue ombré Argentine tango dress, featuring sparkling flesh colored mesh cutouts, a high front side slit, silver detailing, and a deep royal blue lining. “Tajana” is a South Slavic name that means “to keep a secret”.
Description: A fashion illustration inspired by Ogopogo, a legendary lake monster said to inhabit Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. It is described as being 40-50 feet long, with smooth dark green or black skin, multiple humps, and a head resembling a horse, goat or reptile, sometimes with small horns or antlers. The Syilx Okanagan people have preserved ancient accounts of a spirit dwelling in the lake for centuries. The earliest recorded account by a non indigenous person is from 1855, when a settler reported an unseen force dragged his horses underwater when they were swimming across the lake. The first detailed description of the creature was recorded by pioneer Susan Allison in 1872, and sightings continue to be reported to this day.
Description: Azar is a fashion illustration wearing my original design, a deep red Argentine tango dress with a high front slit, sheer sleeves, and front and back cutouts, edged with a colorful exotic design and trimmed in gold. “Azar” is a Persian name meaning “fire”, “flame”, or “scarlet”.
Description: Muirgheal is a fashion illustration wearing my original design, a dance dress featuring a navy blue skirt with a high slit, and a sparkly flesh colored mesh top with turquoise and fuschia purple swirls, and matching shoes. Muirgheal is a Gaelic name meaning “bright sea” or “shining ocean”.
Description: A fashion illustration inspired by the Jackalope, a cryptid described as a jackrabbit with the horns of an antelope. Takes of this creature are found throughout the American West, as well as Lake Superior. They are said to be rare, dangerous to hunters, and have the ability to mimic the human voice, other animals, and even a chainsaw. My design was inspired by tales of the Jackalope from the American West, and consists of a sage green cotton petticoat dress with brown leather button up boots and corset belt, turquoise and silver Jackalope jewelry, and a brown leather Jackalope headband. Hungry Jackalopes munch on prickly pear cactus fruit, one of their favorite foods, to create the border.
Description: Indira is a fashion illustration wearing my original design, a teal dance costume with a high slit and asymmetrical hemline, and a flesh toned bodysuit embroidered with a copper scrollwork design. Her name is Sanskrit and means “beauty”, “splendor” or “bestower of wealth”, and is an alternate name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Description: Linnea is a fashion illustration wearing my original design, a lime green Latin dance costume with copper, raspberry and turquoise beaded trim, and turquoise shoes with copper accents. “Linnea” is a Scandinavian name meaning “lime tree” or “lime blossom”. It is derived from 18th century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who developed the Linnean system of classifying plants and animals.
