The Making | ‘Esaso’ Dress in ‘Your Mother’ print by Osei Duro
Today we share with you the making of gorgeous print in a perfect shape for spring or summer. Osei Duro make wonderful pieces all produced in Ghana. They make the fabric by hand by different print or paint methods. Today we see the making of one of their easy to wear dresses called ‘Esaso’ in a print called ‘Your Mother’.
Founded in 2011, the ptoject has seen somewhat an experiment. Founders Maryanne Mathias and Molly Keogh have made a sustainable line, sourcing most of their fabrics which then get hand printed, stamped with Batik, tye & dye etc. They explore these print techniques on unexpected fabrics like silk. Using local artisans, their work is simple designs in fabrics worked on by them.
Today they share the making of their ‘Esaso’ dress in a print cslled ‘Your Mother’.
This blue and pick fabric swatch inspires the palette for the ‘Yout Mother’ print.
The dyes are prepared to be hand painted unto a silk linen fabric.
Dye is washed out of the fabric.
The hand painted fabric hung out to dry.
Here is the sketch of the ‘Esaso’ dress.
The toile fot the actual dress is being made to see how the structure of the final dress will look like.
The toile is almost complete.
The dress is now made in the ‘Your Mother’ fabric and the shoot is being set.
Model sits in ‘Esaso’ dress by Osei Duro in ‘Your Mother’.
Closeup of the print and dress.
The conclusion. The ‘Esaso’ dress in ‘Your Mother’ print in front of more of the‘Your Mother’ print.
The team that worked on it
Photographer – Jessica Sarkodie
Model – Nuerki Nortey
Creative Direction – Super Bonjour
Dye House – Juliana Mustapha
Osei Duro deserves all the lauding. They donate any fabric remnants where they can be used again. They try to keep their carbon trail short by sourcing most of their fabric in Ghana, where the garments are then made.
Many kind thanks to Osei Duro for sharing the making of the ‘Esaso’ dress. Visit their website and follow them on Instagram .