Party Girl
Penny Sage
October 2025
To celebrate the opening of Penny Sage’s Great North Road store, Briana painted a series of irises, inspired by the fabrics in Penny Sage’s latest collection - SS25/26
Party Girl Dress in Orange and Aqua Silk Dupion, 2025
Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm
Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm
Pam Dress in Blue and Plum Silk Dupion, 2025
Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm
Paz Cardigan in Grape Silk Cotton, 2025
Oil on canvas, 500 x 400mm
Oil on canvas, 500 x 400mm
Delphine Hat in Chartreuse Silk Dupion, 2025
Oil on canvas, 500 x 400mm
Oil on canvas, 500 x 400mm
Ondine Dress in Pearlescent Silk Yoryu, 2025
Oil on canvas, 250 x 200mm
Oil on canvas, 250 x 200mm
Party Girl Dress in Orange and Aqua Silk Dupion photographed in Karaka Bay
Paz Cardigan in Grape Silk Cotton, photographed in Scorching Bay
Pam Dress in Blue and Plum Silk Dupion photograhed in Karaka Bay
I planned this series of paintings in late August, sitting under the light shade of trees on the bank of a grassy cliff overlooking the sea. Sweet white flowers covered the trees, and delicate yellow flowers on long stems floated in the grass, petals backlit by the sun. I could hear the water lapping at the shore below and the sea was glittering and blue; reminding me of the iridescent blue fabric of Penny Sage’s Sea Anemone Party Girl Dress, which caught my eye and inspired me when I first saw the SS25/26 lookbook. One week until spring and there was a fresh warmth in the air. Birds were chirping happily in the trees and bees hummed around the white flowers in the tree’s branches. In the distance, the snow capped mountains melted gently in the sun.