DROP BOOKS Releases ‘Wildness’: A Radical Fusion Of Fashion Artistry

Drop Books—the experimental publishing imprint founded by celebrated designer and editor Jop van Bennekom for TOP Publishers, Amsterdam—announces the arrival of its latest collectible release: Drop 2, First Edition, 2025, titled Wildness. Limited to 500 numbered copies, this edition stands poised to become one of the most sought-after art-book releases of the year.

Following the success of the inaugural Drop Books launch, the second installment deepens the imprint’s dedication to uncompromising artistic collaboration. Wildness brings together two revolutionary figures shaping contemporary culture: Mark Borthwick, the legendary photographer known for his poetic, instinctive visual language, and Duran Lantink, the boundary-pushing fashion designer often heralded as the new enfant terrible of the industry.

A Vision Born on the Runway and Beyond

Shot partially during Lantink’s Autumn/Winter 2025 catwalk show in Paris and expanded across multiple dedicated sessions in the city, Wildness captures a singular moment where experimental fashion meets intuitive photographic expression. Borthwick’s signature softness collides with Lantink’s irreverent, sculptural garments to create imagery that is both intimate and electrifying.

Across 232 pages, readers encounter a world in which the human body, garment construction, and instinctual gesture weave together. Silicone breast-tops, bare-bottomed jeans, reimagined animal prints, and Lantink’s signature hybrid tailoring form the visual vocabulary of the publication—edited and designed by Jop van Bennekom with a precision that elevates the experience from photobook to collectible object.

A Limited Edition Art Object Designed for Collectors

As with every Drop Books release, Wildness is crafted for the discerning collector. The limited edition of 500 ensures rarity, while the conceptual ambition and aesthetic rigor position the publication as an immediate collectible in the luxury art-book market.

Its launch will take place during Paris Photo in November 2025, a fitting stage for a project that merges high fashion, high art, and high craft. Within the global photography and art publishing community, the unveiling of Wildness is set to be one of the major moments of the season.

A New Chapter for Experimental Luxury Publishing

Wildness embodies the essence of a modern luxury collectible: scarce, visionary, and crafted with an editorial precision that speaks directly to an international audience of art and fashion connoisseurs. With Borthwick and Lantink at the helm, the book becomes both a document of contemporary fashion expression and a piece of cultural history in the making.

For collectors, curators, and fashion devotees, Wildness is more than a publication—it is a talisman of avant-garde creativity and a testament to the power of collaboration in the luxury arts.