Heilala Creations

Our little cultural photoshoot came about with the idea of fusing together both contemporary and cultural designs together. Combining a contemporary piece of clothing (the corset) with Tonga's national and revered flower - Heilala. Thus, giving us the heilala corset. My beautiful little sister Sarah is seen here showcasing our design.

Our Heilala corset was created with thousands of handmade heilala flowers using polymer clay, and then individually hand sewn into this masterpiece.

A labor of love that was worth the many hours bringing my vision to life.