From Photograph to Silk

Each Kendalle Bennett piece carries an international story — originating in South Africa, refined in the United States, and printed and crafted in Europe.

Kendalle travels to remote regions of South Africa to photograph wildlife in its natural environment, capturing rare encounters with leopards, elephants, rhinos, wild dogs, lions, cheetahs, and more.

From there, selected images are transformed through composition, color, and scale into bespoke prints inspired by the original moment. The process allows each work to evolve from photograph to artwork, while preserving the essence of the animal itself.

In the case of the African wild dog — one of the rarest predators to encounter in the wild — the markings of the coat become the foundation for an abstract composition, layered with color and movement.

Finally, each print is digitally translated onto silk and crafted into a garment designed to move with the body.

Today, collections are released as curated exhibitions of wearable works, produced in limited quantities and crafted in the United Kingdom and Italy using silk and other elevated materials.

Designed to exist between art and fashion, each piece is created with an emphasis on composition, craftsmanship, and lasting collectibility.