Dress LOTUS
“No mud, no lotus” Thich Nhat Hanh
The Lotus Dress is a romp in the park, a glimpse of joy in the shadows, a promise of a sunny day. Worn as a dress or tunic, alone or with leggings/pants, sleeveless or over a fitted winterizing long sleeved top, the lotus dress will keep you blossoming out of the mud in any season.
The red ( ‘heart’ ) lotus symbolizes pure love and compassion.
The blue ( ‘bluejay’) lotus symbolizes victory of the spirit over the senses.
The pink ( ‘hopscotch’) lotus symbolizes enlightenment.
Please pick the lotus colour of your choice.
Piano Pants LACE
Wrap around Piano Pants are amazing. Wide legged pants emerged in the 40’s and strode through the 60’s and 80’s right through to today. Walking in these pants, the folds undulate vertically (piano keys) while the lace migrates the pleats with an organic flow of water like threads.
Easy to put on and adjustable at the ribcage, the pants fit snugly right under your breasts and then fan out in decadence. Translucent, the shadow of your legs can be seen beneath the water or dancing along the keys.
Piano Pants DOT
These translucent wrap around pants are made from recycled curtain sheers: washed, cut and sewn into a blank structure . A paper canvas is painted with ‘coal’ dye, screened with clear polka dots and pinned onto the blank pants with the pleats carefully set. A large red dot is inserted on the bottom left, the Dahlia Drive name is hidden and the sandwich is heatset.
The heating process makes the pleats and dye permanent. These pants can be washed and dried by machine! Wear over boy shorts, bathing suits or tights. Couple them with a snug top and Tree Kimono, Tree Hatori or the First Question Swing Top.
Bustle Dress TREE
Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause.
Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward.
Bend to the winds of heaven.
And learn tranquility.
A divine structure. A massive painting is needed to create the full landscape of the Bustle Dress.
Inspired by 1930’s dressing gowns; snug in the bosom, open in the front, flaring out in movement. Elegant and sexy; a feminine landscape that captures all the geographic curves.
Smock LOTUS
No mud, no lotus. Thich Nhat Hanh
With just one button, the Smock is Dahlia Drives most popular garment. Flattering on every shape and size, it can transform any outfit quickly and profoundly into a beautiful flower. Pair with a fitted short or long dress, leggings or jeans, summer shorts or evening gown. Winterize it with boots and a long sleeved top to contrast its flow with fitted texture or wear it to the pool over your bathing suit! Travels light and small, does not wrinkle and the pleat in the back is permanent, animating the lotus wherever you go.
Smock TREE
The Smock, with its delicate triple collar, is simple, elegant and light. One button and you are ready to go. In front, your silhouette can be seen through the printed scrim of black (coal) brush strokes and resisted moons; a mysterious vision in the deep forest. On the back, a tree is printed with the sun (a heart dot) among its branches. As the smock swings, the pleat responds and the tree is animated.
Raven’s Eagles Polka Dots to Yáahl, G̱úud, Tsai
‘The relationship between Haida Artists and Haida Gwaii is rather like the formline of Haida art- the black line may thicken or thin but it always remains connected.” Marianne Jones of the Taas Lanaas people “Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art” VAG 2021 brings transformation to Ravens, Eagles, Polka Dots. The Truth and Reconciliation […]
What’s in a name?
Born in Eagle Rock, California, next door to the Chesiks (who had an endless supply of orange gummy slices),across the street from the Harsh’s, the second youngest of 5 in a family of 7.
Yáahl Raven Piano Pants
Wrap around Piano Pants are amazing. Wide legged pants emerged in the 40’s and strode through the 60’s and 80’s right through to today.
K’úunaay hl áangaa tlajuuhldáa! Change your pants! Walking within them, the folds undulate vertically (piano keys) whileYáahl Raven dances across the pleats without breaking the surface. Easy to put on and adjustable at the ribcage, the pants fit snugly right under your breasts and then fan out in decadence. Wear over boy shorts, bathing suits or tights.
Travel! Háaníisgwáa! Take big strides and feel the wind follow you. Flash some leg.
G̱úud Eagle Piano Pants
K’úunaay hl áangaa tlajuuhldáa! Change your pants!
Wrap around Piano Pants are amazing. Wide legged pants emerged in the 40’s and strode through the 60’s and 80’s right through to today. Walking in these pants, the folds undulate vertically (piano keys) while the dots and G̱úud Eagle migrate the pleats superficially. So much to see, so little time.
Easy to put on and adjustable at the ribcage, the pants fit snugly right under your breasts and then fan out in decadence. Translucent, the shadow of your legs can be seen below the starry sky dancing to the beat of the G̱úud Gúujaawée Eagle Drum.
The pleats and dye are permanent. These pants can be washed and dried by machine! Wear over boy shorts, bathing suits or tights. Take big strides and feel the wind follow you. Flash some leg. Let your eagle drum play!
Colour as shown.
