Birth of Venus

A KALTBLUT exclusive editorial and fashion film taken from our new digital issue. Creative Direction and Design by Arabella Romen. Photography and Postproduction by Rianon Vran. Videography and Video Direction by Toto Stoffels. Model is Kat Grube signed at Vivamodels.

What are society’s beauty standards and how can
one free oneself from them?

Even before humanity was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a trend of people increasingly escaping into virtual worlds and alienating themselves from reality. Much like various other trends, social media is also reinforcing this escapism and the creation of virtual realities and false personalities.

Arabella Romen is a Berlin-based fashion designer who graduated 2021 from Akademie Mode & Design (AMD) in Berlin. Fashion has always been one of her biggest inspirations.

In a time when everything seems possible, it is even more important to ask what fashion actually still stands for. It is the reason why she often deals with socially difficult topics in her work in order to create added value.

Leather Blazer by Arabella Romen
Trousers by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Coat by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Coat by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Coat by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Coat by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Leather by Balzer Arabella Romen
Trousers by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Leather by Blazer Arabella Romen
Trousers by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Other Stories

In her final collection “Birth of Venus”, the liberation from social stigmatisation is shown. She takes up escapism in fake realities and plays with sexuality in her own unique way.

The birth of Venus serves as a stage to celebrate the new beginning of a visual release of stigmas. In the collection itself, sexuality is explained in a different way through various transmitters such as the optics of a birth through slippery designed prints and sexually represented flowers. The idea is to combine human needs and virtual dimensions to create a mental safe-space.”

Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Fake Fur Coat by Arabella Romen
Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Fake Fur Coat by Arabella Romen
Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Fake Fur Coat by Arabella Romen
Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Fake Fur Coat by Arabella Romen
Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Blouse by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

 

Vest by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Vest by Arabella Romen
Dress by Arabella Romen
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Shoes by Maison Margiela

Creative Direction and Design by Arabella Romen / Instagram: @arabellaromen
Photography and Postproduction by Rianon Vran / Instagram: @rianonvran
Videography and Video Direction by Toto Stoffels / misstotorodgers.com / Instagram: @miss_toto_rodgers
Sound Design by Anton Filatov / Instagram: @antoonfilatov
Styling Assistant/ Hair and Make-Up: Nadine Sahm / www.nadsstudio.com / Instagram: @nads.studio
Model is Kat Grube signed at Vivamodels / Instagram: @katjagru_ via and @vivamodelsberlin
3D Design by Hany Braisch and Hatice Keya / Instagram: @hany_b___ and @keyaha_
Red Flower Textile Print Collaboration: 3D Design with @11v151131_m06
Sculptural Artwork Base with Stefanie Grau & Arabella Romen / Instagram: @arabellaromen, @11v151131_m06 and @stefanie_grau

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