Water Dress

This four hand collaboration resulted in a Couture dress which displays a strong technique both in styling and tailoring. At the beginning of their collaboration, the two women were both pregnant, and their work focused on a rather constraining garment for femininity and motherhood: the corset. On the other hand, the thoughtful sewing together of the fabrics gives a new light to this outwardly curbing element. The fabric which is articulated around the corset evokes a shell-like form or the motion of a wave. The drapery and its wavy movement of growing and outgrowing resonate la mer (the sea) and la mère (the mother). Playing with the volumes through their design, Rozema and Schlumberger think about the body, its proportion and its evolution. The tour de force of the garment remains in its construction, revealing softness and strength, sensibility and power, in other words, femininity.