The When Life Gives You Lemons Collection
Encouraging optimism and a positive can-do attitude during times of misfortune and difficulty, when I think back to periods of time spent alone designing this collection during 2020, the phrase ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ always seems to come to mind. A quote to encourage optimism when faced with life's challenges by turning them into something positive rather than dwelling on the problem, it provided me with an incentive to work with what I had as I found life as we knew it flipped upside down!
Coinciding with the change in season, both in nature and in life, 100% silk scarves are accompanied by hand drawn illustrations by guest artist Molly Martin. The first of a series of collaborative SSAW x DARN designs celebrates spring and a super special capsule of Chemises has been brought to life using my own personal collection of vintage French linen, which I have been collecting since I was 8 years old - they really are something to be treasured!
In between solo dance parties, video catch ups with loved ones and drawing sessions that kept my spirits high, I began to daydream about how these new ideas would come together to bring others joy and invigoration, as they did for me during their creation. With this in mind, the collection features a selection of accessories and womenswear that captures the DARN ethos and identity; functional, bold products for those who are elegant but not graceful, playful but not silly.
I hope that you love the collection and that the pieces bring a spring to your step as the year continues…wherever it may take us!
Love, Amelia x