Ref. 8477 / 2023

The Ethereal Frame

An atelier morning and a midnight walk through the 8th — a study of fabric, wind and motion.

Photography
Elara Vance
Atelier
Maison Lefèvre
Veil
Hand-embroidered, 4.2m
Location
Paris VIII
Close up of a couture wedding veil blowing in the wind

Paris, France

The Commission

It began in an atelier at seven in the morning: a hand-embroidered veil, four seamstresses, and no one else in the room.

By night the same veil was moving across cobblestones under street lamps. We shot the walk at a slow shutter and kept the blur.

The series remains the most requested reference in the studio's portfolio.

Selected Frames

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Black and white detail of a couture veil and the bride's hands with a vintage ring
Atelier, 07:10
Couple walking a Parisian street at night with the veil catching the wind
Rue de Rivoli, 23:48
Black and white close up of a couture wedding veil blowing in the wind
Wind study