Le Petit Mort

Created with Illustrator and Photoshop

A collection based on the short film Venus by Jamie Steele Griffiths, which follows a woman named Vena who meets Venus, the goddess of love, in a dream, and from then is inspired to confess her feelings for her friend Ana.

When Vena questions Venus about whether or not she truly is the embodiment of love, Venus notably responds “I control desire, emotional desire, yes. And also the desire that the smallest parts of you have to drift apart. I control Love but I am called Death.” This immediately brought to mind the “le petit mort” (the little death) euphemism, a direct result of the gnawing, sometimes inexplicable, sometimes irrational, sometimes violent desire that humans have to drift outside of themselves and be a part of something more, something larger, to feel more whole.

Throughout the film also, the line between dream and hallucination is muddied by its unique visual style reminiscent of psychedelia, which is theorized to be experienced by humans before and during death.

All this said, Le Petit Mort seeks to explore the psychedelic potential surrounding human desire, the boundaries between “self” and “other”, and the metaphorical death of oneself often needed to dissolve said boundaries.

Vroom Vroom Jacket

Created with Illustrator and Photoshop

Idea for Charli XCX merchandise inspired by the pop star's love for cars and going fast.

Meadow-A-Go-Go

Created with Illustrator

Collection created in response to WGSN's Disco Prairie trend forecast for the SS26 season.