Memoria

Memory ebbs and flows with the waves.

A moment captured on the beach,
translated into form,
and brought back to life by the sea.

Nicky Conti in the distance on Coney Island Beach, wearing the Memoria couture piece and moving a long scarf as a wave rises behind her
Nicky Conti in the distance on Coney Island Beach, wearing the Memoria couture piece and moving a long scarf as a wave rises behind her
Nicky Conti walking along the shoreline at Coney Island Beach wearing the Memoria couture dress looking out toward the water

Memoria reflects

the quiet

strength of

returning —

where memory

connects who we

were with who

we are becoming.

Close-up of Nicky Conti wearing the Memoria couture piece, looking toward the sea on Coney Island Beach
Side view of Nicky Conti wearing the Memoria sleeveless full length couture dress with a shoreline print, the fabric wrapped with a long scarf on Coney Island Beach
Distant view of Nicky Conti walking along the shoreline at Coney Island Beach, photographed from the pier where the original image was captured

From paper,
to stitching the shoreline into form,
to moving with it by the sea.

Estelle Chatorrier and Sarah Esmoingt reviewing a doll-sized paper prototype of the Memoria dress during development
Sketch of the Memoria dress design inspired by a photograph of the Coney Island shoreline
Sarah Esmoingt selecting thread colors using a sample print of the shoreline photograph on poly crepe fabric for the Memoria dress
Nicky Conti during a fitting, smiling and turning to view the Memoria dress in the mirror