The Modern Muse

This photoshoot is everything that Mod Muse is. Mod Muse is a brand that blends timeless feminine design with modern edginess. Think leather and lace; soft romance with a bite.

The Modern Muse

📸: @autumnschoolman (@_modmuse_)
🪽muses: @natalieinthecity_ @madison.bianco @bakedtaki @jarcor__ @unnamedmaincharacter @luiseebeling 
👢Styling: @jemtools @_modmuse_ 
💍Wardrobe (all secondhand): @_modmuse_
🪟location: @jakeandluluco 

Mod Muse has led me to the most beautiful people and the most unexpected opportunities. In just a year, I’ve grown in ways I never imagined. For the first time in a long time, I feel genuinely proud of where I stand.

Fashion has always been my first language—but Mod Muse became something deeper. It’s more than fabric or aesthetics; it’s an extension of myself shaped by sustainability, creativity, curation, and individuality. I’m endlessly grateful to offer a space that honors the divine feminine with an edge.

That’s what Mod Muse is at its core: a celebration of femininity in all its forms. Softness with grit. Romance that bares its teeth. Leather tangled with lace. Clouds stitched with lightning. And the women in this shoot embody that strength and tenderness intertwined.

I want Mod Muse to be a place where everyone feels beautiful, where fashion becomes a language that reveals who you are without a single spoken word.

This photoshoot holds so much of my heart. Every piece you see was hand-sourced, secondhand, chosen with intention. Every detail is a thread in the story of Mod Muse.

HUGE thank you to @jakeandluluco for letting us take over their beautifully curated storefront at @design.at.329 and letting us use so many of their vintage props.

I’m so grateful to be creating something that inspires you too. Thank you, truly, for being with me on this journey. Love you so much.

Xoxo,
Autumn
Mother Muse

p.s. I couldn’t do any of this without my love @bylandurrus behind the scenes. you’re my forever muse. I love you ♡