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NEW Paolo Sebastian collection ‘The Wild Swans’ unveiled

The wonderful NEW Paolo Sebastian collection merges fashion, fairytales and female empowerment.

Photo credit: Simon Cecere

Iconic Paolo Sebastian founder, Paul Vasileff has announced his latest collection, The Wild Swans, with an exquisite merging of fairytale, fashion, and female empowerment.

The thirteen-piece collection was unveiled by Creative Director and Designer, Paul Vasileff, during the prestigious Closing Runway of the 2022 Melbourne Fashion Festival, marking the designer’s third partnership with Australia’s largest fashion event to showcase his latest endeavour.

The Wild Swans is a powerful reminder of the brand’s ability to infuse each collection with artisanal excellence and sophisticated, relevant storytelling.

Inspired by the Danish fairytale written by Hans Christen Anderson, The Wild Swans collection is an homage to the act of selfless love, the courage of the voiceless and the beauty found within everyday moments.

“This story is full of fascinating elements and intricate imagery, but it is the brave, selfless heroine at its centre that I think truly makes it shine.

“The collection is a depiction of the dualism between dark and light, the powerful and the powerless, and the many facets of these opposing forces that exist within all things. Elisa is an innocent victim, but her quiet strength and fierce determination make her a force to be reckoned with.

“Our nettle-inspired dresses immediately stood out when we began creating the collection.

“The nettles were a painful thing endured by Elisa, but they were also what enabled her to break the curse. We translated this idea into embroidery using rope cord and a beading technique to emulate the feeling of the woven nettles.

Standout pieces of the The Wild Swans include the feather covered Opera coat, inspired by Elisa’s unyielding courage and sacrifice, and a statement feathered ball gown with hand-dyed ostrich feather plumes that cascades to the floor, evoking the Princess’s purity, as well as the power of true sacrifice and great transformation.

For more information, visit the Paolo Sebastian website here.

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