Nat Della Selva

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Collection name: NEIGHBORHOOD
Collection in three words: Useful. Textured. Nostalgic.

Instagram: @natdellas
Email: natdellaselva@gmail.com

With her collection NEIGHBORHOOD, Nat Della Selva gives homage to the people who raised her, including both family and neighbors from her childhood in a tight-knit community in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was reminded of that time during the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, and tapped into it for the collection. “During isolation, people reconnected with their neighbors and leaned on each other for support. This experience reminded me of my childhood,” she says. The resulting collection has a strong emphasis on community; every piece is made using techniques that could be replicated at home. Viewers can expect plenty of knits as well as naturally dyed and reclaimed textiles from Della Selva’s youth, in rich tones of olive, cranberry, and chartreuse contrasted with pale pink, and ecru. Together, they evoke a useful, textured, and nostalgic feel. Della Selva says she’s always been a maker. “My mom was a florist for part of my childhood. I would often spend time at the flower shop making little corsages, or playing with rose petals. I always dressed outrageously, and I guess the two (making and clothing) came together to be known as fashion,” she says.