10/06/2026
The Glass Swan luxury scarf, taken from my new collection, Fairytale Di Firenze.
Available in two colourways; Crystal/Calcite or Iris/Opal, and in multiple fabrications.
Tranquil in a kaleidoscopic prism of time, The Glass Swan rests in a diffusion of pastel colour. The castle courtyard presents a still life of glinting fruits and glistening glass. Delicate light refracts through filmy bubbles, gossamer flags, glazed orbs and crystalline liquids, piercing yet causing no harm: a symbol of immaculate purity. Glossy, baroque pearls signify preciousness and truth, while crumpled mountains rise from the chalky waters beyond. Tiny insects symbolise nature’s transience.
The Glass Swan was inspired by Italian Renaissance paintings and cultural events alongside beliefs and attitudes of the era; the dichotomy of idealism versus naturalism opening a portal to landscapes of fantasy, a ‘New World’. Glass, bubbles and delicate, translucent fabrics were all employed within Italian Renaissance art as a metaphor or philosophical allegory for the immaculate conception, for light passes through these objects without causing harm. In this vein, Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus were referenced, in tandem with strings and chains of pearls, denoting purity, preciousness and truth. The immediate scene around the protagonist is a Renaissance still life; again, translucent liquids and glass objects are employed for their symbolism, while citrus (known as ‘medicinal apples’) are abandoned half-peeled. Small creatures, such as wasps and snails, act as symbols of the brevity and impermanence of life. Bordered by a satin ribbon, the scene is laid within a fairytale landscape, where pastel palaces and elegant spires extend into the hazy skies from atop the lofty mountains. This is no ordinary view; it is a place where the immortals tread, the state between earth and heaven.
The whimsical text within the design is a play on Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus.
