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Nevermore.

A slate double-layered organza trench billows behind a strutting model, with straight-leg pants hand-painted with ravens and smoky branches. The model wears shimmering gothic eye makeup, a dark lip, and medieval-style crimped hair.

Slate hand-painted organza trench, hand-painted denim pants, and black asymmetrical silk top.

The model is wearing a light gray micro-pleated silk chiffon minidress. It has raw godets at the bottom, which terminate at the waist. The godets are draped and tacked to create an organic texture. The color of the dip-dyed dress gradually grows darker  gray waist from the waist down to the hem. The neckline is a sweetheart style, and the bust is ruched, gathered at the middle. The corded straps go over the shoulders and criss-cross and tie around the neck.

Micro-pleated silk chiffon draped minidress with ruched bust was hand dyed and hand painted.

The model is posed laying on the floor on her side with one leg bent and the other elongated. She is wearing the dip-dyed chiffon minidress, lace fishnet stockings, and a black veil. She holds a raven claw candelabra in one hand, while the other rests over her hip.

Alternate view of the chiffon mini with criss-cross straps and a gradual hand-painted dip-dye.

The model, wearing a sheer belted slate trench, is caught in motion as the trench falls from her hand to show its double-layered construction and the amorphous smoke-like detail painted on the fabric layers. The layers are sheer and candlelight shines through them. She also wears dark denim straight-leg jeans.

The trench is sheer and double-layered, hand painted for an amorphous, shifting smoke effect.

The sheer slate-color trench is backlit by sunlight to reveal details of collars, lapels, flap welt pockets, epaulets, belt, and rainflap.

Sunlit details of the trench coat, complete with flap welt pockets, epaulets, belt, and rainflap.

Nevermore. is a meditation on death and grief through a lens of my own memories and religious trauma. It exists in the deep blue night between life and not, where memories and nostalgia turn to ghostly, haunting forms. Inspired by imagery from Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" and Dante's "Inferno" and "Purgatorio," the Nevermore. collection comprises a slate trench in organza with "shifting smoke" handpainting, an asymmetrical black satin top, and tailored pants.

Made with love and daydreams—001—Nevermore.

Credits

Photographer: Liv Nester
Model: Faranaz Colton

Aditi Srivastava

Aditi Srivastava

Hyderabad, India

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