LEMAIRE presents NINE FRAMES, a film exploring the “interplay of clothing and cinema.” The film unfolds across nine vignettes, each exploring a distinct emotion or gesture through silhouettes from the Fall/Winter 2025 collection.
The cast features actors from the LEMAIRE community—Doona Bae (Cloud Atlas, Broker), Erwan Kepoa Falé (Atlantique), Julie Anne Stanzak (a longtime performer with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch), Jussi Vatanen (The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki), Mame Binta Sané (Les Misérables), and Viktoria Miroshnichenko (Beanpole)—brought together by the individuality of their creative paths.
They move through the garments and settings with quiet assurance, engaging the camera with ease and subtlety.Shot on 35mm, the film emphasizes the tonal and textural qualities of analogue imagery.
Extended takes create a feeling of real-time observation, allowing emotion, space, and duration to develop without interruption, and fostering a sense of closeness between viewer and subject. LEMAIRE’s clothing functions as a cinematic instrument, amplifying character and gesture with understated narrative depth.
Structured as a series of fragments, Nine Frames encourages a non-linear experience in which meaning is assembled by the viewer. A printed book and physical installations at the Elzevir, Hannam, and Ebisu stores extend the film into tangible form, offering a continuation of its atmosphere beyond the screen.