The story behind the “Planets of the Universe” print
What I learned in the past few years is that you love reading stories about the prints I’ve created and finding about what inspired them.
This is why I’ve decided to share behind the scenes about each print from our collection.
Prints are usually either created in-house by the textile designer, outsourced through freelance designers or bought from print studios.
Fashion brand owners usually don't create their own prints, and this is what makes this brand special as I create both prints for my fashion label and design clothes.
Story behind the print:
Planets of the Universe is actually the print that I’ve reimagined. This print, but in another colour palette, was already used on the jacket and bucket hat. Universe was always the most magical thing to me. I loved watching stars at night and learning about the universe, stars and planets when I was younger. It’s so funny, because I’ve always been a creative type, but for a few years during my childhood I liked science. I remember being obsessed with the microscope my parents gave me, and with books about the universe, and nature, and seasons.
I’ve wanted to recreate a feeling of childlike enthusiasm. This prints takes me back to velvet nights on the porch of my childhood house.
The print is named after the Fleetwood Mac’s (Stevie Nicks) song Planets of the Universe (the demo version from Rumours is fantastic).
On the left, you can see the sketch I’ve created back in 2021. The main inspiration was the universe - I wanted to create an abstract scene, that someone laying on the grass, or on their porch, at night, looking at the sky, at the stars, is experiencing. And you’re not looking at the sky/universe/stars, but you’re looking at your childhood version of the universe. It’s like travelling back to the time, when everything was easier.
I created this design in the Procreate app on my graphic tablet. At first this print was in a brown-orange colour palette, but I later decided I will move towards more “nighty look”. Mainly because I wanted to create a feeling of a magical night, but another reason was that I already had a brown-orange colored print for this collection.
And here’s the print on our finished products. Let me know in the comments which one is your fave! I absolutely love our Planets of the Universe long sleeve top.