The Tivoli Collection springs from my youth, where I spent summers as a performer in a local circus group. I was a clown, an acrobat, and even learned to blow fire! Those summers were rich with fun, play, and excitement. It was this sense of joy and freedom that I yearned to capture in this collection.

I found my way recently into an old millinery and discovered an array of yet-to-be-formed hats from the 1950s. These floppy and fuzzy hats reminded me of Pelle Hermanni, my favorite TV show as a child. Pelle was a bittersweet clown, who despite everything going wrong for him, always came out smiling.

Pelle and my summers with the Tivoli circus are the playful memories unlocked in this collection. Irreverent fun, charm, texture, and color in our often too serious world.