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"A Fall to Earth", abides to the same ballad previously sung by Lunar Mare. Yet, Melbourne-based Estelle Dévé’s third collection subscribes to a different kind of space opera; a retro-celestial archetype imagined by science fiction visionaries of Seventies music and film.
Reminiscent of pieces fallen from space shuttles disengaging from the heavens, "A Fall to Earth" blends leather, crystallized water and silver-plated silver to compose a penetrating, chilly architecture. This haunting sanctuary of crystal and rock formations echoes the exotics of a lonely Arctic tundra- but secretly alludes to a distant, intergalactic odyssey.
Dévé’s trademark method of dramatics is now doused with ethereal tranquility. Bangles are digitally bounded with formations previously reserved for reefs of stone. The simplistic shapes of ID bracelets and necklaces are accented with cut crystal details, while otherworldly, luminous structures adorn the ears like a Delphic stalactite. Despite the more terrestrial nature of metals and black leather, every piece from "A Fall to Earth" is a miniature voyage to more supernatural hemispheres.
Enigmatic and minimal; glacial yet subliminally romantic. "A Fall to Earth" showcases Dévé’s nonconformist style of colliding popular culture with organic materials, and concluding them with sublime statements of unusual yet exquisite innovation.
Words: Annisah Tengku
Lookbook photography: Jessie French
Art direction and layout: Estelle Dévé