While browsing the Art Institute of Chicago arms and armor collection, I found objects that were once the most advanced protective design of their time. I wondered what these master armorers would create if they lived today, when what we protect most is not our bodies but our belongings on the road. Using these public domain references, I built a Recraft Style and launched AVENTAIL, a fictional luxury travel house named after the chainmail curtain that once guarded a knight’s neck. The collection includes engraved steel suitcases, a riveted carry-on with chainmail panels, a gilded backpack and an evening clutch, presented through a fashion campaign, a flagship store and city billboards.

This is how the store would look like 😊

What if the Old Masters designed sportswear? While taking part in the Recraft contest, I started thinking about how to mix classical painting with modern brands. I experimented with 18th–19th-century oil painting aesthetics and thought: why not take this idea further and create an entire sportswear brand around it? Classic art, modern athletes, contemporary fashion. A little unexpected? Maybe. But that's what makes it fun! So, I created a sportswear brand concept that brings these two worlds together. The result is right below 👇

Recraft project: https://www.recraft.ai/project/ae17a521-566c-457e-9482-d4b94157111f

Recraft Style: https://www.recraft.ai/styles/ad18be45-ba13-4470-87d4-304caf063f96

Social posts: LinkedIn / X

Archive references:

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.2392/

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.887/

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.9/

Sick art direction