I've always been keen on recycling, reusing, re-purposing...reinventing...and I've always, always been a bit of a hoarder. A few months back, the bags of Tré Lilli scraps were beginning to trip me up as I moved from room to room and after a major brainstorming session, these colorful little necklaces were born.
I like them especially because for now, they chronicle the evolution of Tré Lilli fabric design. Having completed three art festivals in the last month, I managed to move several necklaces and customers enjoyed seeing similar color palettes in the necklaces and the garments for sale in my booth.
Always a fan of image research, I recently became obsessed with all things "Ballets Russes" and feel that the necklaces are an extension of that inspiration. The Ballets Russes, with Sergei Diaghilev as artistic director, became the kind of cultural phenomenon that reaches mythic proportions. At times the directors, choreographers, costumers and designers made incredible beauty from meager resources and this simplicity is what Tré Lilli aspires to, beginning with Ballets Russes necklaces. Furthermore, we are partial to one-of-a-kind creations and these necklaces are no exception.
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