Violetta: The Early Days
After Violetta launched in 2016 with a SS16 fashion show in her home. She invited friends, family and clients to her home for Breakfasts and to try on dresses.
Francesca’s first studio in Notting Hill where you can see boards of inspiration images, samples, fabric cuts and paint.
Burmese print collection treasures from a trip back from Burma in 2017.
Francesca’s mother, Annabella was the inspiration behind her first collection. The prints were painted based on photographs of her. This particular print was inspired by her in rollers at the hairdressers. Here she is in LA with her Alice and Olivia bag.
Francesca in her studio with her Burmese print collection (2017) in the background.
Starting to paint the collection here. Francesca uses gouache paints for their vibrant quality and the ease in which they bring when travelling.