Immortelle Society Papers
The Early Years of Immortelle: 2018 - Taking Root
In 2018, Immortelle stopped moving. This was the year the work chose to remain. I purchased the structure that would become Immortelle’s permanent home within the Ohio Renaissance Festival grounds...
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The Early Years of Immortelle: 2017 - The Year of Luna
Luna entered Immortelle at the precise moment permanence became necessary. By the end of the 2016 season, it was clear that the work could not remain provisional. What had begun beneath an acorn t...
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The Early Years of Immortelle: 2016 - The First Season
In 2016, I applied as a guest artist to the Ohio Renaissance Festival and was granted two guest weekends to present my jewelry. I arrived with no expectations beyond showing my work honestly. By t...
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Stays vs. Corsets: A Clarification
The terms stays and corset are often used interchangeably in modern language, yet historically they describe distinct garments with different purposes, constructions, and cultural contexts. Underst...
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Immortelle Bijouterie is built on the belief that nothing of value is accidental. Every garment, every piece of jewelry, every stitch and structural decision exists by intention. We do not design t...
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Madame Mortelle is not an aesthetic.She is a practice. Where Immortelle is concerned with form, lineage, and endurance, Madame Mortelle inhabits what lies beneath — the ritual, the memory, and the ...
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Society Papers
A record of dress, decorum, and the private languages of beauty.
The Immortelle Society Papers exist to observe what is worn, what is chosen, and what endures. Drawing inspiration from the salons, ateliers, and private correspondences of earlier centuries, The Immortelle Society Papers chronicle the intersections of history, design, and personal refinement. Each entry is composed with restraint and discernment, honoring the lineage of dress while allowing it to live, breathe, and evolve.
Overbust Corsets Designed for Stomachers
Immortelle overbust corsets are intentionally designed to accept stomachers, honoring a centuries-old tradition of modular European dress while offering modern versatility and refinement. Historica...
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Corsetry as architecture. Dress as presence. An Immortelle gown is not a dress worn over a corset. It is a corset gown—conceived as a unified garment from the first line drawn. Structure and silhou...
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The Early Years of Immortelle: 2022 — Resolve
If 2021 was the year Immortelle learned how to be seen,2022 was the year she learned how to stand when tested. This was a year that asked difficult questions — not of the work, but of its keeper. ...
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