Crickets chipping. Thunderstorms roaring. Wild monkeys howling. You've entered the rain forest, a place of extreme beauty and exotic life and details to it all. Blinded by the colors and the shapes of everything around you, you continue on guided by the light above you. You feel the wind crawling through each hair strand, the fresh droplets of water caressing your skin and each leaf as you sway through and on. Suddenly, blinded by light, you stop and it all becomes white. Engulfed by the previous feelings you look for a sign of life or movement. Any sign really. Then it stops. All you can see is a beautiful creature of long hair and pale skin. As you approach and get closer and closer, you feel the wind, the water and the sounds once more although you are almost all alone in a white existence. You see her standing in front of you, some sort of Amazonian creature extending high above and although feeling inferior, you are not frightened but in awe. Delicately and slowly, she moves her arms revealing a series of detailed and simple garments, all adorning her exotic nature. As her hands extend down, she stops and remains there in an almost statuesque way.
She opens her eyes and she opens yours. Suddenly, you understand.
It is curious how a set of pictures can expose so many feelings at once. Indescribable ones that sometimes cannot be explained other than through a short story such as the one above. As humans we are taught to perceive white from black and black from white. We are taught of certainty and overall, the way things should be. Yet life as one knows it is a lot more complex than so. White is not white when seen through a prism, as that beacon of light suddenly becomes an array of all colors known to mankind. Scientifically, this is no more than that but as humans we are also taught to be curious and insightful. What if every individual was given such a prism and taught to see the colors in all that is white? If every human was able to see the beautiful nature of simplicity? Some may see chaos but peace comes to mind a lot quicker. Just as that, Henrik Bülow captivates the viewer's eye by coming with something as simple as light yet so much more insightful at the same time. In a soft array of colors he manages to capture a sense of detail in movement, expression and dynamic and exposing the beauty of white simplicity. Long and exotic Caroline Brasch Nielsen extends through each shot as an almost mystical woman captivating each shot with awareness of her body and incredibly enough, every piece of hair. Although firm eyed and determined, she reveals a whole untold story as each page is turned adding only to that mystic nature created by all other elements. This is indeed a jungle of stories, details and overall feelings. Dansk Magazine presents you a new Danophile way to look at life. Tales of simple and complex beauty. Dansk Tropics.
When searching online for the word Danophile, few definitions arise yet it is easily decomposed to Dano and Phile. One that loves that of danish nature. This is no language lesson but it is vital to understand the whole meaning of the editorial. It is no coincidence that Danish design is not only portrayed throughout the story but revealed as an example of detailed and versatile design. Spon Diogo and Stine Goya come with simple lines on simple designs. Just as the silhouette of tall trees extend out into the sky, the lines on the Spon Diogo dress caress the body creating a feminine allure without needing any use of cleavage. Similarly, the unpredictability of the jungle's weather acts as a metaphor to the versatility of such a dress as the use of wool-like material only emphasizes its' use at different times on a season. And as fall and winter approach, the use of jackets may sometimes be overrated. Instead, Stine Goya opts into another idea with the use of a cape. Aligned with a simple black line, the cape is not only an illusion into a waterfall as it gently falls down the model but it is also in touch with that feminine caress as it opens up in a way that is revealing to a woman's body yet not sultry. A fair balance between simple and playful.
As each flower blossoms up into an array of shapes and sizes, Noir And Barbara I Gongini use that delicate touch and make intricate creations in black. Through the use of fragile tulle, the latter named creates a dress filled with asymmetry and detail. The way it falls emphasizes on different parts of a woman's figure than the typical ones. Caressing a woman's body, the dress is a futuristic web that is almost a bit tribal yet again womanly. Meanwhile, Noir as on its design name uses the power of black into a powerful jacket filled with a sense of tropical exotic nature. As the jacket opens up at the hips it not only extends but it ruffles creating an illusion of vivacious curves. The plunging neckline is a romantic addition as it creates an inner silhouette. It is the use of fantasy, attention to detail and femininity that make these designs as complex and beautiful as a wild flower growing against the rough and moist weather of the forest. And metaphorically speaking, such a woman capable of wearing such designs acts as a wild flower thriving in a cement jungle, evolving and becoming more complex as time goes on.
What sort of womanly jungle paradise could be complete without shoes. It is funny indeed but sometimes beauty is not only that of seen face to face but rather in the most unusual places. Using danish Camilla Skovgaard and swedish Acne, the choice of shoes is the ultimate cherry on top on each shot. The combination of knee-high spats by Noir and the creative design of Camilla Skovgaard works perfectly as it not only reveals a leg's length and elongates the figure but creates a sort of leather fantasy adding a bit of roughness to an otherwise look. Meanwhile, Acne has always been a master of creating shoes balancing that urban nature and futuristic design. In this case, the strap on the wedges creates for that same sense of roughness described above. On the other hand, the fur adorned shoes relate to that tribal sense as they surround each shoe. Yet it is the use of a shortened heel on the back side ála Nina Ricci FW09-10 that make this a best seller. Ingenuity in a shoe. Genius.
Some people may see it as ironic calling a scandinavian girl for an Amazonian woman but it could not match any more. From her exotic cheekbones to her highly defined lips and extremely long limbs, Caroline Brasch Nielsen @ Elite is the culmination of such a person. That is why with the combination of such wild, voluminous hair, there is such an exotic nature to her. It is indeed captivating to see a statuesque feeling from her from shot to shot and her long legs not only add to that same feeling but create a powerful stance representative of that strong woman surrounded by the wild nature of her city. Models may come and go but rare flowers grow once every so often. Here is one on its way to fully bloom.
Simplicity is such a subjective term because it simply applies differently to each and every person. A simple life may be filled with thrilling details every minute and it is such that must be treasured. A simple shoot may be seen as such: Pretty girl, pretty clothes and pretty pictures, but it only takes a peek through that spectrum to reveal a whole different world unseen to the naked eye. This time a Dansk Tropic. Next, your own fantasy.
Image Source: Scanned by AX80.
