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PALIMPSEST

COLLECTION 18 | Palimpsest

Written, erased, and rewritten, Palimpsest carries the traces of what came before. Memory lingers beneath the surface; the past remains visible, shaping who we become. Identity, accumulated over time and worn with intent.

Pa·luhmp·sest (noun) 

A surface written over but never fully erased, where earlier marks linger beneath the present text. 

A metaphor for layered meaning - a place, person, or idea shaped by what has come before, carrying memory forward rather than leaving it behind.

Palimpsest is an ode to memory as material - a living record of what is written, erased, and rewritten over time, drawing on the manuscript that bears traces of all it once was beneath the surface. Rooted in the idea that identity is shaped not by erasing the past but by letting it remain visible, the collection moves between permanence and impermanence, with silhouettes that are fluid yet considered, and a palette drawn from aged ivory, faded navy, and the red of an old annotation.