Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes of a Model Fitting With Zimmermann

Nicky Zimmermann offers a look into really happens in the days before a fashion show.

A model being fit in an ethereal Zimmermann frock (Photo: Melody Melamed for Observer)
A model being fit in an ethereal Zimmermann frock (Photo: Melody Melamed for Observer)

We all know what a finished and perfected fashion collection looks like as it’s paraded down the runway for editors, photographers and social media savants to see. But before the finishing touches are put on a collection, there are hundreds and thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes work put on the toiled-over clothing.

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The Australian label Zimmermann, which is operated by sister duo Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, but designed by Nicky, let Observer get a peek at the collection just days before it hit the runway on Friday. Filled with ethereal dresses, romantic details and intricate embroidery, these wares were a romantics dream come true.

So take a look at the intricate details on each clothes, the way the model moves in her cornflower blue dress and the attention that is paid to every little factor.
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Nicky Zimmermann fits a model (Photo: Melody Melamed for Observer)

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(All photos shot by Melody Melamed for Observer.)

Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes of a Model Fitting With Zimmermann