The darling Ale of Rosaspina Vintage has just put out her first collection of vintage-inspired garments! They are to-die-for! I adore the collar and bow on the tops and the simple pleats in each of the skirts. Her collection is really amazing and the story behind it is even more precious. I'll let her tell the story...
" Once upon a time, there was a little girl who spent her entire days drawing. Her greatest love was animation, but before being able to understand that it might have become her future job for real, she used to say that when she grew up she wanted to be a fashion designer. My grandmother still keeps the booklets I made while spending my summer holidays in her house in Sicily: she is an exceptional seamstress and whenever she was at her sewing table I would sit next to her, drawing little fantasy collections (the hidden message was actually "granny, pleeease make me ALL these dresses!"). And in those drawings you could find full skirts, pretty collars, bows and romantic frocks cinched at the waist...
A few months ago, after having deeply enjoyed working with my mom on my wedding dress, I decided that it was time to make that dream come true and we joined forces once again to create a vintage inspired clothing collection. I designed the garments and my mom brought them to life, using uniquely 1950s and 1960s fabrics from my grandmother's handsome archive. Three generations for one dream that I literally couldn't wait to share with you.
Our collection will feature limited edition and mostly one of a kind numbers, we decided not to go for a serial production in order to keep our project a little more precious, but making sure that for every size there is going to be something special and unique. "
The online shop is now open, so be sure to have a look! If you haven't already visited her blog, you can find more "behind the scenes" posts here. Congrats Ale!
