Collection No. 26- Falloween 2025

Some collections feel good to remember. This one makes me genuinely happy. 🍂

When I think back to Falloween 2025, I think about having Augie with me, being full of ideas, and finally finding a really good groove again. Not just with making the pieces, but with everything that surrounded them: creating content, taking photos, posting, marketing, and getting the collection out into the world. There was so much creative energy in the studio, and I remember how good that felt.

That memory means a lot after the difficult stretch that came before it. June 2025 was the first collection I'd released in about six months, during a time when grief and depression had made the business side of creating feel overwhelming. Falloween was different. I had the energy and enthusiasm to make the work and share it. I don't want to turn that into a neat story about everything being fixed, life doesn't work that way.. but I do want to remember how much I loved this particular season.

And oh, the designs. Autumn floral crescent moons, gemstone bats, vintage ghostie portraits, a witchy spell book, pumpkin pie, shimmery maple leaves, a ghostie reading a booooook, and even a pumpkin kitty in practically every color. I was mixing cozy fall details with the spooky, gothic, and slightly ridiculous ideas that make me so happy to create.

There were also the rich seasonal textures and more intricate pieces: floral skulls and coffin bats, shimmering mocha and mulberry moons, gemstone accents, and the Nevermore raven skulls. Looking through the collection now, I love the balance of whimsical little characters and the more atmospheric, moody designs. It all feels very much like me.

Falloween had been part of Olive + Arrow's history for years by this point, but this edition stands out as one of my favorites. Not only because I love the pieces, but because I remember the rhythm of making them, sharing them, and having Augie nearby. It is a creative season I look back on with genuine warmth.