AN INTRODUCTION TO HER
Our debut campaign introduces a woman who moves through the world with quiet authority. Each piece reveals a different expression of who she is and what she carries.
Built around the body of the African woman, the collection explores structure at the hip, precision at the waist, and intention at the shoulder. The collection moves through a considered palette of rose gold, ivory, burgundy, and black, evoking feelings that shift from warm and confident to quietly dangerous.
An Introduction to Her by Sadiq Adams, is not just a collection. It is the portrait of a woman that is composed, alluring, and impossible to overlook.
LOOKS
LOOK DETAILS
CREDITS
Models: Sabina & Beth, Photography: Peter Stone, Film: The Oyagha, Hair: Nifemi, Make up: Isime, BTS: Hillary, Styling: Yomodaj, Production: The Conundrum company
LOOK 1 DETAILS
The collection opens in rose gold raw silk. An avant-garde structured silhouette with an elongated straight neckline that frames the collarbone with architectural precision. The hip is highly sculpted, almost exaggerated, a deliberate celebration of form. Pearl embellishments sit across the bodice, catching light discreetly. It is the collection’s opening statement, warm and luminous.
LOOK 2 DETAILS
The second look arrives in black. A structured suit jacket in duchess satin, its surface covered entirely in crepe rose petals, front and back. The jacket is severe in construction and romantic in detail. The tailoring is precise, masculine tailoring softened by nature. Power dressed in flowers.
LOOK 3 DETAILS
The third look is the collection’s most provocative. A short black velvet tube dress, minimal in silhouette, with sculpted three-dimensional roses cascading down the left side and dissolving into the fabric. The rose motif is no longer decorative, it has become architectural. The dress is restrained in shape, but it creates a presence that’s hard to ignore.
LOOK 4 DETAILS
Ivory satin follows as the collection’s moment of deliberate restraint. A sweetheart neckline and structured bodice meet a clean, contemporary skirt gathered into a center slit that reveals without explanation. Nothing is excessive. Every line is intentional. It is the most restrained look in the collection, and perhaps the most quietly radical.
LOOK 5 DETAILS
The fifth look returns to raw silk, now in deep burgundy. A mermaid silhouette with a canoe neckline and sleeveless structure frames the shoulders and collarbone in one clean movement. The bodice features compressed gathered pleats that create the impression of fabric held under tension, almost sculptural, as if the silk itself is alive. Draping from waist to hip follows the body’s natural architecture before giving way to a trained hem. It is the collection’s most sensual piece.
LOOK 6 DETAILS
The collection closes in black. The finale is a corseted off-shoulder mermaid gown in heavy crepe, hand-embellished with beads and pearls over hours of meticulous work. The embellishment covers the bodice and skirt in a density that only becomes apparent up close, catching light differently with every movement. It is the collection’s most powerful piece.
