Fashion Radar: The Making of Garden
As soon as Jamaican artiste Shenseea unveiled the bold, nature-inspired visuals for Garden on social media, we had a feeling the look was homegrown. The track, from her upcoming project slated for release on Friday, November 6, called for a closer look at the designer behind the ensemble. Tuesday Style Fashion (TSF) caught up with Jamaican designer Annalisa “Annaixe” Guthrie for the story behind the look.
When Shen calls, designer Annalisa “Annaixe” Guthrie creates. .
From the Annalisa “Annaixe” Guthrie
It all started with a sketch…IG/@annaixe
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Brucksweat, we started discussing the possibilities of me doing more looks for her. The day after the shoot we actually all went to the Falling Edge waterfall in Stony Hill and on the way up she had me listen to the songs on her new project and I immediately fell in love with
Garden. It felt really spicy but romantic, very suggestive but still very relaxed. It was then that Shen said to me that
Garden was one of her favourites as well, and we started thinking about what the outfit could possibly look/feel like.
“I originally wanted to do a top out of actual hisbiscus flowers but by time I got back to Jamaica to start they actually were not in bloom, which forced me to get creative and build the flowers on my own and break out my almost retired painting skills.” — Annaixe IG/@annaixe
“I think its extremely important to understand who your client is and the type of person you are designing for, so it helped to know that her favourite flower is the hibiscus.
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“Some time had passed. I was travelling when we solidified plans for the outfit and I originally wanted to do a top out of actual hisbiscus flowers but by time I got back to jamaica to start they actually were not in bloom, which forced me to get creative and build the flowers on my own and break out my almost retired painting skills.
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“Brucksweat was steamy and the bottle cap ensemble was more edgy and dense. So, for
Garden it was important to show range and do something that still felt sculptural but was very soft, romantic and alluring in the way it flows. I designed the skirt to have about 40 separate sheer panels to help evoke that same flow.
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“My favourite part of the piece would be the little gold stems sticking out of the flowers as well as the iridescent gemming but I think the vines around the neck and on the skirt are pretty special as well.
