An: Filip and I knew Inge already, since we were students at the Fashion Academy of Antwerp. We’ve worked with her from the very first season (in fact even while we were students) and we became very close friends. Her raw and instinctual approach towards makeup is a perfect match with our work.

Inge: They show me a mood board, fabrics, the type of woman they’re looking for. An and Filip create [the AF Vandevorst] world using all their senses, and that's what they translate in their collections. It gives me a lot of freedom in creating the right look for each collection.

An: We always come together with Inge, and her husband and photographer Ronald Stoops, a few weeks before to talk about our inspiration and share our visions. These are always very lively, energetic, passionate and inspiring moments, which we cherish a lot. They are great artists and we love them truly.

Inge: The looks for this film were inspired by a woman who is totally free. She would prefer to go to a music festival with her friends instead of marrying. Knowing their clothes, I then see a woman in my head-that’s the way I primarily work.

An: It is about breaking out, feeling free, liberated. We felt we could bring the story to life in a much more refreshing way by translating its spirit in a short film instead of on a runway. We really wanted to put our soul in the concept. We contacted [director] Dirk Braeckman, as he has this mystical way of looking at the world and capturing it in an intriguing way.
There are two texts [used as voiceovers]. “First Kiss” by Tom Waits and “Words of Advice For Young People” by William S. Burroughs. Dirk came up with this idea. As Burroughs is known for his rebellious writing, we immediately agreed. We like the innovative and deconstructive structure in his work, his rawness and the cut-up technique he used in some of his texts. And he had a great sense of humour!

“It is about breaking out, feeling free, liberated. We felt we could bring the story to life in a much more refreshing way by translating its spirit in a short film instead of on a runway.”

Inge: [The beauty look] is all about the skin. She feels good and doesn't need a lot-a good cream, sun protection, retouching where it is necessary and highlights . She is the raw, minimal, fresh and good-looking AF Vandevorst woman.

An: We wanted to work with a naked face, to show a raw, minimal beauty. We used white doves in the beginning and end of the movie and we had a print on silk with doves. When we read these words in Tom Waits’s song, it gave us goose bumps, as it all made perfect sense: “And she cut two holes in the back of her dress
/ and she had these scapular wings
/ That were covered with feathers and electrical tape…” We didn’t want to put music on the film because we didn’t want the mood of a video clip. The content is poetic, raucous, humorous-perfect ingredients!