THE “STOP WATERING DEAD FLOWERS” COLLECTION BY NEITHAN HERBERT DRAWS FROM A DEEPLY POETIC AND SYMBOLIC EXPLORATION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF FLOWERS, PARTICULARLY THE POINT OF THEIR WITHERING. THIS PHASE, WHERE THE VIBRANT ENERGY FADES AND THE PETALS DROOP, REFLECTS BOTH BEAUTY AND LOSS, SERVING AS A METAPHOR FOR LETTING GO OF THINGS THAT NO LONGER SERVE GROWTH. HERBERT’S DESIGNS ECHO THIS TRANSIENT NATURE, CAPTURING THE TENSION BETWEEN DECAY AND RENEWAL.
THIS WITHERING OF FLOWERS, OFTEN SEEN AS A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY FADING, BECOMES A CENTRAL THEME. NEITHAN TURNS THE DELICATE FRAGILITY OF PETALS AND THE SOFT, MUTED TONES OF DECAYING BLOOMS INTO INTRICATE, FLUID SHAPES WITHIN THE GARMENTS, GIVING A MELANCHOLIC GRACE TO THE PIECES. EACH DESIGN IN THE COLLECTION MIRRORS THE WAY FLOWERS LOSE THEIR BRIGHT COLORS AND WILT OVER TIME, BRINGING AN ETHEREAL, HAUNTING BEAUTY TO THE RUNWAY.
THE CUTS AND SILHOUETTES OF THE COLLECTION MIMIC THE NATURAL FOLDS, WRINKLES, AND CREASES THAT FORM AS FLOWERS DIE, SHOWCASING HOW EVEN IN DECLINE, THERE IS COMPLEXITY AND DEPTH. THE NEUTRAL AND FADED PALETTE USED IN THE COLLECTION ALSO RESONATES WITH THE SERENE, SUBTLE CHARM OF DYING BLOOMS. THROUGH THESE ELEMENTS, NEITHAN OFFERS A REFLECTION ON LIFE, IMPERMANENCE, AND THE QUIET BEAUTY IN THINGS THAT ARE PAST THEIR PRIME.
PHOTOGRAPHY MYRIAM TISBO ART DIRECTOR & STYLIST LORRAINE BETTA MODELS LUNA, LENA, ALINA, ELEONORA & MIU MAKE UP SERENA PLACIER HAIR ILARIA PIGHI LOCATION MILAN, ITALY.