Just like the many knots woven into a sweater, Pauline Dujancourt could not have created her collection alone.
Dujancourt honors her tight-knit team that handcrafted all the intricate pieces by naming her final dress after her main knitter in Peru. Elizabeth crocheted the complicated, small flowers that intertwined down the purple mesh of the Eli gown. “It’s quite a beautiful process, although it’s laborious,” said Dujancourt.
Soft alpaca knitted tops, infused with flowing tulle strips, created a magical illusion with movement. Like smoke, they fizzled out behind the models.
This trick isn’t witchcraft, but it was inspired by them. Dujancourt’s studio happens to consist of only women, which made her think back to a time when women-only communes were illegal.
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She asked herself: “What if we would have been born in the wrong place, in the wrong time, what would have happened to us?”
Criss-crossed knitted tulle was a constant theme throughout her collection. Its knots portrayed something more than decorative patterns: the connection that runs throughout her whole team.
Dujancourt hopes to one day share pictures of the women who help create her collections. “It’s a way for them to get their independence. We just wanted to celebrate them, because they’re incredible.”