Lace, feathers, silk, pearls. With Mohini, there is so much to discover within one colour. Black lets you notice the things that might otherwise go unseen: the intricacy of a pattern, the line of a silhouette, the glimpse of skin beneath lace. Your eye begins to follow the details, and slowly, a woman comes into view.
If you asked me who Mohini is, I’d tell you she is elusive, sensual and completely comfortable in her own company. She enjoys being herself without needing to explain herself. There are things she chooses to reveal and things she keeps entirely her own. Before I even began designing, I was already imagining her: how she would move, where she would go, how she would feel standing alone beside the sea. That feeling became the starting point for the collection. I wanted the clothes to hold something of her mystery, with details that draw you closer and give you more to discover.
Lace offers glimpses of skin through intricate patterns. Feathers bring volume and movement to cuffs and hems. Silk catches the light, allowing black to shift with the body, while pearl details trace a path across the silhouette. Each element reveals another side of her. Together, those textures create different ways to inhabit the same mood. There is the drama of a feather-trimmed mini, the intimacy of sheer lace, the confidence of a long, fluid silhouette. I want you to feel that pleasure when you get dressed: noticing how a sleeve falls, how a neckline frames you, how the fabric moves when you turn. That moment when you linger in front of the mirror because you like what you see. You feel sexy, and you let yourself enjoy it.
Taking Mohini to a black beach in Spain was an extension of that feeling. I had imagined her somewhere vast and almost otherworldly, where she could be alone and entirely at ease. With its dark volcanic rocks, open water and overcast sky, the beach had the simplicity and drama I wanted. There was so little colour, yet so much to look at. It felt like the collection itself. Against that landscape, the details took on another life. The delicacy of lace met the roughness of rock. Pearls caught the eye against black silk, echoing the pale sea foam behind them. Feathers moved in the coastal air. Everything I had considered in the design process was suddenly in conversation with the place I had pictured her in.
Our photographer told me they loved that we hadn’t simply put a party collection into a party scene. That stayed with me because I felt the vision had been understood. When I create a campaign, I want you to feel the world that existed in my head before there was a finished garment. The woman, the atmosphere, the emotion that made me want to design it in the first place. She’s not a cliche, she’s a force within herself, she doesn't follow what everyone else is doing, she creates her own ways.
Of course, bringing that world to life meant fitting a great deal into a very short window. Seven looks, five hours and a small but mighty team. Behind the stillness of the photographs was a shared effort to give every look its moment. Everyone’s contribution lives somewhere in those images, and seeing them now brings back the satisfaction of watching something imagined become something real.
That is also the hope I have for you when you wear Mohini: that a version of yourself you’ve imagined feels a little more within reach. Perhaps you already know her well. Perhaps you are finding your confidence again, or allowing yourself to dress with more boldness, more sensuality, more pleasure. She is there in the lace you’ve always wanted to wear, the feathers you keep coming back to, the silhouette that makes you stand a little taller. I want Mohini to give you room to enjoy that woman. To trust your taste, to feel assured in your own company, to leave a little mystery where you choose. And when you catch your reflection, I want there to be a moment of recognition: I’m THAT girl.
