A call, a cry, or an ode, to my mother, my grandmas and maternal figures in my life. But most importantly to my younger self, in her struggle for belonging and acceptance within a metissage of Vietnamese, Pied-Noir and French heritage. This collection is built from memory: Mulberry silks sourced from the same Bến Thanh Market stall my Mother has visited ever since childhood, heirloom buttons passed down through generations of french women, and a mix of donated trims and flawed mother of pearl buttons. I have created this collection to express the complexity of growing up between cultures, the underpinnings and quiet ache of feeling like one is either never enough or too much. Through the eyes of my child self, with a touch of wonder for playing dress-up in my mother’s closet, I explore Identity, craftsmanship whilst embracing raw beauty in imperfections.