Résistant & Résilient

Résistant is an editorial inspired by the feeling of resistance when confronted by change in one’s life. The editorial depicts the idea of letting go of old ideas and ways of being that are no longer aligned with the direction in which we are headed. It enables the viewer to choose to embrace the possibilities of who we want and ought to become. The first image in the series shows the model holding herself, showing restraint. Though, as the editorial evolves, the elements force her to let go, and so she does, embracing the change that is thrown her way.

With the global context of the novel coronavirus, we find ourselves in a transitional phase. Our habits of old: our ideas on society and ways of being need to be challenged and rethought. The way we do and the way we be need to be reimagined. There is resistance to letting go of daily routine pre-pandemic. But with new challenges, we must evolve along with the virus, shaping and moulding our new behaviours into our new daily lives. The world has been slowed. We have been afforded some time to breathe: to reflect on what has been and to ponder and plan what is to come. Our individual worlds will, inevitably, shape the evolution of the whole. We will have to adopt new habits, new behaviours and new ways of seeing ourselves in this big wide world. We will need to fight resistance with resilience, putting one foot in front of the other as we move into our new world.

Alice band Stefania Morland Jacket Piacenza Cashmere

Dress Kat Van Duinen

Shirt Good Good Good Pants Good Good Good Crop-Top Good Good Good Earrings Kirsten Goss opposite page Dress (under) Stefania Morland Dress (over) Kat Van Duinen Earrings Kirsten Goss

Dress Kat Van Duinen

Shirt-Dress Kat Van Duinen Pants Stafania Morland Earrings Kirsten Gos

Model Geenah P. (Represented by Fanjam Model Management) Photography Nicolas Burri (Assisted by Rubinho Darcio) Styling duo Buck Whaley & Tandekile Mkize Hair & Make-Up duo Tomas Moucka & Richard Kročil Royal Dress-Jacket Stefania Morland Earrings Kirsten Goss