Mastani

Building brand story through campaign

Mastani is a boutique Melbourne fashion label that celebrates the strength, beauty and modernity of women through thoughtfully crafted collections and campaigns.

Scope

  • Brand Art Direction
  • Campaign Art Direction
  • Campaign Strategy
  • Full Service Production

Credits

  • Summer Campaign:
  • Photography by Will Davidson
  • Styling by Kate Darvill
  • Hair and makeup by Jenny Kim
  • External producers MAP LTD

 

  • Autumn/Winter Campaign:
  • Lcoation photography by Nicole Bentley
  • Styling by Jillian Davidson
  • Hair by Lok Lau
  • Makeup by Kellie Stratton
  • Studio photography by Tracey Lee Hayes
  • Styling by Megha Kapoor
  • Hair and makeup by Kylie O’Toole

Rooted in the founder’s Indian heritage and progressive aesthetic, Mastani’s launch campaign was conceived as a blend of place, craft and feminine power. Ortolan collaborated with New York–based photographer Will Davidson to shoot the campaign in Jaipur, creating a visual world that felt both cinematic and deeply connected to origin.

Our creative brief was to express feminine strength through a narrative that connected product and place. Davidson’s ability to capture power and beauty with cinematic nuance was central to achieving this. Shot in a 475-year-old palace using only natural light, and supported by a world-class crew and talent, the campaign launched the brand with a resonant message of heritage, modernity and bold, feminine confidence.

For Mastani’s Winter collection, new textures and sculptural forms informed the creative direction. On location, we built a visual world where the garments felt born of their environment — structural, tactile and tonal. A complementary studio component brought focus to the contrasting details and craftsmanship of the collection, creating a cohesive yet layered expression of the brand.

Ortolan acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand.