"To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable , to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength."
- Criss Jami
Designer Esther Dorhout Mees , shows with her seventh collection ‘Passage’ a collection for women who show their strength through their ulnerability. The collection consists of powerful designer pieces made from organic forms that contrast sharply with hard contours.
Wood as a source of inspiration
The collection is inspired by the living material wood .
How you can tell if it has had a good or a bad year by the annual rings of a tree. A bad year is a delicate moment . A fragile and difficult period , but when the tree grows through it , it becomes part of the core of the trunk and gives it power from within.
The parallel with our human life is the underlying inspiration .
Dorhout Mees merges apparent contradictions in a perfect symbiosis . Smooth and shiny fabrics are gracefully combined with rough textures . Even the cracks in wood are reflected in cracks in the pattern pieces . The clean , straight lines of pants and tops contrast the voluminous folds and flowing dresses . In the knitwear we see this vulnerability and strength woven into each piece . When it grows from very transparent , to thick cocoon -like structures reminiscent of the knots in ancient trunks . The prints developed in this collection consist of subtle patterns of bursting veins that vulnerability and strength of wood.
Dorhout Mees developed this collection 3D printed shoes .
The shoes are designed as portable broken pieces of wood . Unique in color and texture , just as in nature .
The handmade accessories have a real wood finish . Oversized belts, bracelets and clutches fitted with broken pieces of wood complete the collection .
"To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable , to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength."
- Criss Jami
Designer Esther Dorhout Mees , shows with her seventh collection ‘Passage’ a collection for women who show their strength through their ulnerability. The collection consists of powerful designer pieces made from organic forms that contrast sharply with hard contours.
Wood as a source of inspiration
The collection is inspired by the living material wood .
How you can tell if it has had a good or a bad year by the annual rings of a tree. A bad year is a delicate moment . A fragile and difficult period , but when the tree grows through it , it becomes part of the core of the trunk and gives it power from within.
The parallel with our human life is the underlying inspiration .
Dorhout Mees merges apparent contradictions in a perfect symbiosis . Smooth and shiny fabrics are gracefully combined with rough textures . Even the cracks in wood are reflected in cracks in the pattern pieces . The clean , straight lines of pants and tops contrast the voluminous folds and flowing dresses . In the knitwear we see this vulnerability and strength woven into each piece . When it grows from very transparent , to thick cocoon -like structures reminiscent of the knots in ancient trunks . The prints developed in this collection consist of subtle patterns of bursting veins that vulnerability and strength of wood.
Dorhout Mees developed this collection 3D printed shoes .
The shoes are designed as portable broken pieces of wood . Unique in color and texture , just as in nature .
The handmade accessories have a real wood finish . Oversized belts, bracelets and clutches fitted with broken pieces of wood complete the collection .
Film:
Director | Esther Dorhout Mees
Models | Lis at Max Models, Noa at Tjarda Model Management, Josine at Fresh Model Management
Creative Director | Esther Dorhout Mees
Producer | Esther Dorhout Mees
Camera Department | Director of Photography: Ezra Reverda, Focuspuller: Gemma Probst,
Data manager: Yke Erkens
Camera Equipment | CAMALOT
Grip Department | Grip: Paul van Leeuwen
Lighting Department | Gaffer: Luuk Zonnenberg, Bestboy: Mark Kniphorst, Electrician: Jarl Piepers
Lighting Equipment | HET LICHT
Post Production| Editor: Wouter van Luijn, Colorist: Rachel Stone, Compositors: Michiel Krop & Storm Postproduction , Sound Design: Guido Maat
Forrest Decor | Esther Dorhout Mees
MUA | Barbra Oliemans
Hair | Hanneke de Hertog
Special Thanks to | Storm Postproduction Jack Kuijper , Luuk Meijer, Suzanne Eldering, ATELIER 25, Freedom of Creation, 3D Worknet, Het LICHT, CAMALOT, Allard Studio’s
Catwalk | Peter Stigter
Backstage Photo | Fashion Rollers
Editorial Photographer | Jacob van Rozelaar
Editorial Concept | Esther Dorhout Mees
