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She was never meant to blend in.She was meant to feel like she belonged here. 🌿Inspired by the beauty of nature, this ca...
08/25/2026

She was never meant to blend in.

She was meant to feel like she belonged here. 🌿

Inspired by the beauty of nature, this caftan carries the softness of the earth, the richness of Moroccan craftsmanship, and the quiet power of a woman who is deeply connected to herself.

A little piece of a fairytale, made to be lived in. ✨

Model:
𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏

Photos:
Tifawin Vision

Edited by
arianne.laforge


Lately I genuinely thought I was losing interest in everything I’ve been building.I’d look at my page and think… ugh.And...
08/23/2026

Lately I genuinely thought I was losing interest in everything I’ve been building.

I’d look at my page and think… ugh.
And I started wondering, “Maybe this just isn’t meant for me anymore.”

But when I actually sat with it, I realized:

I wasn’t losing passion. I was accumulating pain.

The disappointment of putting so much into something and not seeing the results you hoped for. Creating, posting, launching, trying again… and waiting for people to finally see what you see.

And I think creatives and entrepreneurs experience this differently because our work is personal.

When the business isn’t growing, sometimes it starts feeling like we aren’t growing.

And neuroscience makes this even more interesting. Our brains constantly predict rewards. We put in effort expecting something in return. When that reward repeatedly doesn’t come, the mismatch can affect how rewarding the work feels.

Eventually you might think:

“I don’t care anymore.”

When underneath it is:

“I don’t want to be disappointed anymore.”

Learning about the nervous system has taught me to ask a different question:

Do I genuinely want to quit… or am I just exhausted from hurting?

Because those are two completely different things.

Sometimes we don’t need to force ourselves to be passionate again.

Sometimes we just need to admit:

“This hurts because I care.” 🤍

Straight out of a fairytale 🌳 Rooted. Soft. Wild. Connected.The Connected Woman. 🌿A collection inspired by the forest, f...
08/21/2026

Straight out of a fairytale 🌳

Rooted. Soft. Wild. Connected.

The Connected Woman. 🌿

A collection inspired by the forest, feminine energy, and the magic of coming home to yourself.

Welcome to the fairytale.

Model
arianne.laforge

Mua
Makeup Artistry

08/20/2026

Lately I’ve been grieving versions of myself that I thought I had already let go of.

And honestly… it’s confusing.

Because how can you miss a life you know you’ve outgrown? How can you feel nostalgic for a version of yourself you don’t even want to become again?

I think I’m finally understanding that sometimes growth doesn’t feel like excitement. Sometimes it feels like grief.

Our brains are wired to find comfort in what’s familiar. The people, patterns, dreams, identities and even emotional states we’ve known for years become part of our internal map of “me.” So when we start changing, our brain has to catch up.

And maybe that’s why I’ve been feeling so emotional lately.

I’m not necessarily mourning what I lost.

I’m mourning who I was when I had it.

The girl who wanted certain things.
The woman who made certain choices.
The versions of me who survived things I didn’t know how to process at the time.

I can look back at her with tenderness without needing to become her again.

And maybe that’s the part of healing nobody talks about.

Sometimes Allah doesn’t ask you to get your old self back.

Sometimes He asks you to release her.

And maybe the grief is simply the space between who you were and who you’re becoming.

So if you’ve been feeling nostalgic, emotional, confused, or strangely attached to an old version of yourself lately…

Maybe you’re not going backwards.

Maybe you’re just saying goodbye. 🤍

08/19/2026

She was never meant to be separated from nature. 🌿

There is a part of every woman that remembers the forest.
The softness.
The wildness.
The intuition.
The quiet power of simply being.

She does not chase.
She does not force.
She blooms.

Wrapped in silk, surrounded by trees, she becomes a little closer to herself like a dream returning to the body. ✨

BLOOM — a collection inspired by the woman who reconnects with herself, and in doing so, reconnects with the earth.

For the woman who knows that femininity is not something to perform.

It is something to remember. 🤍🌿

Models:
𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏
arianne.laforge

Mua:
Makeup Artistry


Bloom 🌿A woman who is deeply connected to herself becomes deeply connected to the Earth.She listens to her body.She hono...
08/17/2026

Bloom 🌿

A woman who is deeply connected to herself becomes deeply connected to the Earth.

She listens to her body.
She honors her rhythms.
She allows herself to grow, soften, shed, and bloom.

Like nature, she was never meant to be rushed or forced into becoming.

Bloom was created for the woman who remembers that she is nature too. 🌸

Connected to her body.
Connected to her essence.
Connected to the Earth.
Connected to herself.

Wear your becoming. 🌿

Models:
𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏
arianne.laforge

Photos:
Tifawin Vision

Mua:
Makeup Artistry

08/16/2026

I think this is why I never gave up on my business.

I genuinely love creating. I love taking something that only existed in my head and slowly watching it come to life the mood, the clothes, the set, the details, the whole fantasy world.

Creating content makes me feel so alive. And honestly, I think falling in love with the process is what kept me going when the results weren’t there yet.

I’m not just building a business. I’m bringing the world I imagine to life, piece by piece.

Models
arianne.laforge
𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏

Mua:
Makeup Artistry

08/14/2026

Because our bodies are nature. We are not separate from the Earth we are part of it. And just like nature, we have seasons, cycles, expansion, contraction, rest and renewal.

BLOOM

Inspired by nature, created for the woman who is connected.

Connected to her body.
Connected to her intuition.
Connected to her rhythm.
Connected to the earth beneath her feet.

Because we were never meant to live disconnected from ourselves.

Like nature, we are allowed to change, to rest, to grow, to shed, and to bloom again.

This collection is for the woman who is coming home to herself.

Model:
arianne.laforge

Mua:
Makeup Artistry

SHE IS CONNECTEDUne collaboration entre deux univers qui se rejoignent autour d’une même intention : vous aider à mieux ...
08/12/2026

SHE IS CONNECTED

Une collaboration entre deux univers qui se rejoignent autour d’une même intention : vous aider à mieux vous comprendre et à vous reconnecter à vous-même.

Le 13 septembre, on se retrouve chez Versa Loft pour une expérience autour de la neuroscience, du système nerveux et de la reprogrammation du subconscient.

On va parler de ce qui influence nos pensées, nos émotions, nos comportements et nos réactions, mais surtout apprendre à créer une nouvelle relation avec soi-même.

Un espace pour comprendre, ressentir, déconstruire certaines choses et revenir à soi.

SHE IS CONNECTED
13 septembre
Versa Loft, Montréal

Les billets sont maintenant en vente.

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SHE IS CONNECTED

A collaboration bringing together two worlds with one shared intention: helping you understand yourself on a deeper level and reconnect with who you are.

On September 13th, we’re coming together at Versa Loft for an experience centered around neuroscience, the nervous system and subconscious reprogramming.

We’ll explore how our thoughts, emotions, behaviors and reactions are shaped, and most importantly, how we can create a different relationship with ourselves.

A space to understand, feel, unlearn and reconnect.

SHE IS CONNECTED
September 13
Versa Loft, Montreal

Tickets are now on sale.

08/09/2026

Hier, j’ai eu la chance d’être invitée comme conférencière à un moment rempli de douceur, de partage et de reconnexion. 🤍

Nous avons commencé par un atelier de crochet 🧶 un véritable atelier de patience, de présence et de reconnexion à soi. Prendre le temps de ralentir, de créer avec nos mains et simplement… revenir à soi.

Nous avons ensuite ouvert la discussion autour de sujets qui nous touchent profondément : la honte, la peur du jugement, les traumatismes et ces blessures parfois invisibles que nous portons en tant que personnes nées ici, mais issues de familles et de cultures différentes.

Parce que parfois, notre entourage voit notre vie et pense que nous avons « tout pour être heureux », alors qu’à l’intérieur, nous portons des histoires, des attentes, des blessures et des pressions dont personne ne parle.

Merci infiniment à Oumou DIAKITÉ et Sama Mental - Halimatou Khalima Gadji de m’avoir invitée et d’avoir créé cet espace où nous avons pu parler, ressentir, apprendre et surtout nous reconnecter à nous-mêmes. 🤍

Des conversations comme celles-ci nous rappellent que nous n’avons pas à porter nos histoires seuls.

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