The Psyche Collection

The Greek word Psyche translates to “butterfly.” I was a sophomore in high school when I read Till We Have Faces by C.S Lewis, an allegory of Christ and his bride through the Greek mythological story of Cupid and Psyche. I received a call from Charlotte Seen stating the next show's theme was butterflies. I automatically reflected back to the novel. From this, I was inspired by Japanese origami butterflies and created a seven-piece fashion collection, The Psyche Collection. Constructed from hand-selected, white magazine papers such as The Loop, QC Exclusive, Charlotte Living, and South Park Magazine. Stacking up to Vogue and Pret-a-Porter, just to name a few.

Butterfly Tale

This dress is inspired by colour and has multiple varieties of paper from Vogue Magazine, The Loop Mag, Pret a Porter, South Park Magazine, and the Charlotte Magazine. Her butterfly top is jeweled with chiffon flowers and butterflies each placed strategically throughout. This took around 2 months to complete and has over 120 handcrafted butterflies.

Deconstructed Monarch

This design was influenced by the loss of a friend's father. Monarch's remind people of the love and loss one goes through when remembering their beloved. Butterflies can be any color, but it’s the things they effect.

Butterfly Koi Jacket

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Butterfly Koi Jacket

This design was influenced by the loss of a friend's father. Monarch's remind people of the love and loss one goes through when remembering their beloved. Handcrafted canvas jacket emphasized by a hand-painted monarch butterfly. The Koi fish highlight the blues and oranges throughout the jacket..

Simple Love

Simple Love, not everything in life needs to be complicated. This deep V neck, halter white jumpsuit is the perfect example of simple yet elegant. The tail of the dress is made of tulle and hand sewn in place. It is detailed with flowers, peals, and butterflies

Emerging Chrysalis

During my sketches, I had an idea of the back of a blouse emerging with butterflies illustrating a butterfly hatching from its cocoon.

Till We Have Faces

This design is made out of coned paper with a themed poem for the collection. Each poem is hand placed strategically to geometrically shape the skirt.

Till we have faces

By: Adaline Griffin

The light fades away from the

Sky leaving nothing but stars

The shadows of

What used to be has now been

Masked by the dark

Light beams through the black

White and yellow streaks glow

The shadows from hidden objects

Reappear, the light molds

The figure, the ominous soul

Into a burning desire

That only immortals

May behold in

Their eyes, no longer could she

Wait. Now was it or never.

Regret sunk in and without

A cause a small burn

woke the being into wake

Wings flapped

He fled, she saw that her love

Flew away with her heart...

Psyche Wedding Gown

. The most recognized piece is the Psyche Butterfly Gown. The “wedding dress” is constructed from hand-selected, white magazine papers such as: The Loop, QC Exclusive, Charlotte Living, and South Park Magazine. Stacking up to Vogue and Pret-a-Porter, just to name a few. I wanted to create an ethereal wedding-inspired design made out of sustainable material. The skirt is fabricated from over three-hundred hand made and placed origami butterflies varying in shape, quality of paper, and size. The complimentary top is created with two large butterflies adhered to a white tube top with baby breath accents. The Psyche Gown has been shown twice in Charlotte fashion week, graced an article in The Loop Magazine, and featured in Voyage Raleigh and Fashion Republic Magazine in LA. The Psyche Collection, as stated previously, debuted in June of 2021 and marked my beginning of AG Designs leading up to Adaline and Company. From one influential book impacting my life, the Psyche Gown and collection arose and produced the foundation of my fashion career.