Long-time friends and collaborators photographer Bianca Theron and stylist Melissa Maxted-Henderson met one morning to discuss a commercial project and found themselves yearning to explore something more personal and naturally landed on the idea of negotiating the female role in society. "We're talking about 'lady', the gender, not the sex," explains Maxted-Henderson, of the title of their project, Lady Like."How elements of being a 'lady' to this day ultimately mean 'to be less then yourself', so we played with old-world feminine textures like lace and vintage underwear to misinterpret yet emphasise the materials that our identities are built out of."The frequent collaborators did what they do best - they shot incredible black and white imagery, styled to the hilt, focusing on the models' own movement and narrative of the feminine rather than the clothing.Once the selection was made they brought in more female voices to add additional "make up" to the concept, including fashion designer Anmari Honiball, who stitched her interpretation across the paper and prints in her signature style of free-flow femininity, and the illustrative adornment of Aletti Marx, whose bead-like, acrylic-paint snakes and screen-printed mud-cloth patterns explore the duality of being a woman.Maxted-Henderson said: "The title of the project is intentional. We've all experienced the misrepresentation of the term 'lady' in different ways and although our experiences are diverse we've all played the roles and are aware of them in our lives."\MATERIAL GIRLS: 'Lady Like' emphasises the fabrics that define and restrict womenThe end result of the investigation is an exhibition that examines the idea of femininity through collaboration, photography, stitching, paint, fabric, poetry and clothing. But it's the manipulated sheer- fabric prints that steal the heart of the viewer as they cascade in a zigzag line across the room, forcing you to manoeuvre past them and physically interact with them.By interacting with the work the viewers add themselves and their ideas of what defines a lady to the narrative, adding an additional layer. This lends a level of sophistication to the work that's not often seen in artistic fashion explorations, making it a must-see for any art enthusiast or lady lover.See it for yourself at Bubblegum Club until tomorrow and then at 27 Boxes in Melville until October 31...