Exploring the city is always a huge source of inspiration for me. As is seeing my clothing styled by the folks who actually wear it! Bringing their own unique taste and aesthetic to our shoots.

K wore our cotton linen “Grave” dress in this gorgeous Mana Sama inspired coord recently! We did some exploring in Chinatown and the resulting photos feel like the epitome of 2026 for me and my shop Doll Funeral.

Lately I’ve wanted my shoots to feel as though we just happened across someone dressed incredibly! In the “wild” so to speak. Natural feeling and not as posed and contrived as studio photos. Not that I am above a good studio shoot, it’s just not what I am inspired by this year.

This dress can be shopped on our website or you can swing by my store Doll Funeral in Toronto to try one on in person! 🙂

More photos from this series are here on flickr!

-Tae