Taking part in the FLORA

Taking part in the FLORA Technique challenge, I used it as a framework to develop something I’ve been building as part of my ongoing project — Astral Couture.

Astral Couture is a speculative fashion system where garments are not just visual objects, but functional identities designed for future environments.

In this series, I focused on a concept I call “cosmic gardeners” — characters designed for regenerative life on distant moons. Each look combines: – a couture garment as a bio-responsive system – a personal spacecraft as an extension of identity – and “seeding flowers” designed to restore and transform alien landscapes

The goal wasn’t just to generate images, but to prototype a repeatable creative workflow where fashion, environment, and narrative evolve together.

This is part of a larger direction I’m exploring through my work — building cohesive visual worlds where design operates as a system, not a single output.

FLORA made it possible to structure this thinking into a Technique and start shaping it as a tool.

More to come.