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Title: AURÉLIA - Vintage Mughal Botanical Archive I built AURÉLIA, a luxury fashion campaign that transforms 19th Century Mughal floral engravings into modern luxury products - Perfume bottle, Handbag, Heels and Jewelry in vintage gold botanical archive style. I created my own custom style in Recraft: AURÉLIA - Mughal Botanical Archive. My concept was - What if 1890s Parisian botanical prints were made for a Mughal queen today? Reference: Met Museum Archive Tool: Recraft.ai #recraftstyleschallenge
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Love this. Giving chai wallas and porters that old portrait treatment again feels really respectful. The borders are beautiful.
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