GEMDADDYSLIM

“HANDLE WITH CARE” GRADUATE COLLECTION “Handle with Care” is a 3-look ready-to-wear collection that explores sisterhood, nostalgia, and the emotional balance between presence and absence. Inspired by the isolation I felt after my sisters moved away, the collection captures the duality of missing something that isn’t fully gone. Using symbolic objects that they left behind - my sister’s favourite handbag, a lace ribbon, and Polaroid photos - I weave a narrative of connection and change. Techniques such as airbrushing with bleach and using lace as a stencil add a nostalgic, faded quality, like a memory softly imprinted on fabric. The project is contextualized within sustainable practices by primarily using deadstock materials and natural dyeing methods. The photo shoot brings this story to life with a playful and chaotic depiction of sisterhood: bratty, carefree girls running through a grand house, dancing, fighting, and playing in hallways and ballrooms. This visual narrative captures the complexity of sibling relationships—the push and pull of love, rivalry, and unspoken connection that inspired this collection. Thank you to… @scottheldorf (photography) @liamburnettblue (photo assist) @__brendanjones (photo assist) @zara_sofie_ (creative director) @laurentothmua (makeup) @kyraandrew_ (stylist) @finnandrewmedia (videography) @nic.bartholomew (assist) @stormmcinerney (model) @izzyjacobsss (model) @luccy.r (model)

Is this what working a corporate job is like…? 🖇️ Fabulous Em and Izzy in our XS/S corporate sets Thank you to… Photography @scottheldorf Styling @lilbabyshaz Makeup @laurentothmua Hair @hazelsherritt Talent @izzyjacobsss @dragonsweep Assist @nic.bartholomew @sophia.bartholomew Shoes @matea_gluscevic Nails @klawsbykatya

FW ‘25 LAUNCHING SOON @modadesigner__ @loveshyart.club @machinehall Footage by @farissanrd I have so many people to thank for the collection actually making it on the runway. It really did take a village to get this done. In no particular order: Thank you to my amazing stylist @lilbabyshaz . The hours and thought that she put in was above and beyond (as per). The show would genuinely not have made it to the runway without her there in the dressing room 💖💖 Thank you to my little sister, @nic.bartholomew . She put in countless hours installing hardware designing accessories, sourcing and copping general intern abuse 😭😭 To both my sisters for inspiring this entire collections. My muses fr @sophia.bartholomew @nic.bartholomew Thank you to my Nonna for her amazing construction work. This project is something that’s literally impossible for me to have sewn on my own and I am so lucky to have a sewist with so much technical knowledge as my nonna. My auntie Kathie for her extensive patternmaking knowledge and advice 🫶🏼🫶🏼 if you’re wondering how everything fits so well she is why My mum @marisabartholomew for doing all my hand sewing that takes so much longer than it looks. All the diamonte zip pulls are by her! Louie @itsludacris_ss for his many hours installing eyelets and press studs on his holiday from NZ 😭 what better place to vaycay than in the GDS sweatshop The love shy team @bizou.wav @ holly @rosunoble and all the staff volunteers that created this event. Every person who helped me backstage as I was frantically dressing and putting nails on all 7 models - takes way longer than u think @kyraandrew_ @jesstangri @sydneyatakliyan @tasman.banks My fabulous models for nailing the brief better than I could have imagined @lillyysky @mandapanda.chan @elodie.tour @melodypurple11 @diya_prabhakar @marlo.m.h @dragonsweep And so many more people that helped make this happen. I am so so thankful for those that continue to support me everyday. Full vid coming soon. Gemdaddyslim xx

Ideal mowing the lawn fit 🔥🔥 Nuvola on @dayzzi___ Shot by @scottheldorf

Izzy showing us 3 of many ways to wear the Giuseppina modular top in Nuvola 🩶 Online now Shot by @scottheldorf

This could be u… Giuseppina for evaaaaa 🫶🏼🫶🏼 thank u for all the love @rahel_lema_ in Basilico Shot by @scottheldorf

Giuseppina in Basilico @rahel_lema_ Online now 🫶🏼 O/S top, XS/S bottom

OUR VERSION OF A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY BECAUSE WE ARE LIVEEEEEE LINK IN BIO GO SHOP GIUSEPPINA 🌸🌸🤍🤍 Insane shoot thank u to everyone who worked on it: Photography @scottheldorf Photo assist @tomcrafts Styling @lilbabyshaz Makeup @laurentothmua @cassieadamsonmakeup Hair @rebeccadicembre Talent @nic.bartholomew @nancyydaviss @rahel_lema_ @dayzzi___ Nails @nailsbyakayrii Assists @kyraandrew_ @doozle_mcfly

PEONIA! TOMORROW! 🌸🌸 @nic.bartholomew in 2 of the many ways to wear this top O/S top, XS/S bottom Shot by @scottheldorf

Pretty in Peonia! On @nic.bartholomew Tomorrow, 6pm AEDT O/S top, XS/S bottom Shot by @scottheldorf

A vision in white @nancyydaviss Nancy shows us all the ways to wear the Giuseppina set in MADONNA O/S top, XS/S bottom 🤍 Coming this Thursday 27/11 Shot by @scottheldorf

Pina teaches the girls Briscola 🗡️ Coming this Thursday 27/11 Photographer: @scottheldorf Photog assist: @tomcrafts Stylist: @lilbabyshaz Makeup: @laurentothmua @cassieadamsonmakeup Hairstylist: @rebeccadicembre Talents: @nic.bartholomew @rahel_lema @nancyydaviss @dayzzi___ Assist: @kyraandrew_ @doozle_mcfly