BLOOM EVENING WEAR COLLECTION

STRUCTURED FLORALS, MADE FOR FASHION SCHOOL.

Bloom started as a class project — using Illustrator to design a small evening wear collection at fashion school. I wanted florals that felt structural rather than sweet, so there's a lot of sculpted shape under the softness. Some of these I actually made. Others are still just sketches — and both feel worth sharing.

  • After Stilettos Eclipse Garden design flat illustration showing a dramatic off-shoulder corset bodice with structured boning and a textured column skirt

    ECLIPSE GARDEN

    Off-shoulder, the rosette detail that runs in the collection.
    Styling: silver choker, smoky eyeliner, rosette heels.

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  • After Stilettos Lunar Petal design flat illustration showing clean corsetry with a textured minimalist silhouette and refined cap sleeve construction

    LUNAR PETAL

    Clean corsetry, kept simple, with three rosettes doing all the talking.
    Styling: slick hair, silver cuff, pale matte makeup.

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  • After Stilettos Shadow Blossom design flat illustration showing a tailored off-shoulder silhouette softened by layered organza and lace detail

    SHADOW BLOSSOM

    This one I actually made — a tailored silhouette softened by a caplet drape, rosettes at the neckline and the slit.
    Styling: soft waves, earrings.

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  • After Stilettos Twilight Vines design flat illustration showing rosette shoulder straps with tailored wide-leg trouser lines and lace overlay

    TWILIGHT VINES

    Rosette straps on a tailored ankle length jumpsuit — evening wear that isn't a dress.
    Styling: dramatic long scarf, rosettes on a 1" belt, hair swept back.

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  • After Stilettos Moonlit Reverie design flat illustration showing ethereal pleated skirt layers with structured strapless bodice architecture

    MOONLIT REVERIE

    Pleated bodice on a corset, layered skirt, rosettes along the hem.

    Styling: moonstone earrings, silver cuff, rosette on shoes, glowing highlight.

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  • After Stilettos Midnight Cascade design flat illustration showing a sweeping off-shoulder gown with dramatic lace cascade and fitted boned bodice

    MIDNIGHT CASCADE

    Another one I brought to life — a sweeping gown, sculpted corset, rosettes cascading down to a bloom hem.
    Styling: crystal-drop earrings, sheer.

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BEHIND THE BRAND

I designed this collection in an Adobe Illustrator class at Fashion Institute of Florida — I selected evening wear as I love to see the structure on corsets and the flowers trailing down the skirts.

More on my return to fashion school and what the program actually covered.

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