Concept Collection — Project 02 of 6
Persian Nostalgia
A personal collection translating motifs from Persian textile heritage — termeh paisleys, hand-block prints, deep saffron and pistachio — into contemporary silhouettes.
Role
Fashion Designer & Stylist
Timeline
6 weeks
Client
Personal Collection
Materials & Techniques
Termeh-inspired jacquard, hand-block print, silk velvet
Overview
Heritage, redrawn
Persian Nostalgia began as a sketchbook of childhood memories — the patterns on my grandmother's tablecloths, the colours of Yalda nights — reworked into a small capsule collection. Each piece borrows one motif from traditional Persian textiles and rebuilds it at a new, modern scale.
The Challenge
Honouring a motif without freezing it in the past
Traditional Persian patterns are instantly recognisable, which made it easy to slip into costume rather than clothing. The challenge was extracting the essence of each motif — a paisley curve, a border repeat — and letting it breathe inside a modern garment shape.
The Approach
Pattern first, silhouette second
I started from archival references and hand-drew simplified versions of termeh paisley and boteh motifs, then worked with a local block-printer to translate them onto silk and cotton bases in a muted, contemporary colour story.
Construction stayed deliberately simple — wide trousers, unstructured coats, bias-cut slips — so the prints could carry the narrative weight while the shapes stayed wearable for a modern wardrobe.
Gallery
Selected frames from the persian nostalgia shoot.
5Pieces in the capsule
3Archival motifs reworked
6Weeks from sketch to sample
Results
A collection that travels
Persian Nostalgia has become a talking point in client conversations and the collection I return to most often when explaining my design philosophy — heritage as a starting point, not a costume.