Japan is Albane's key source of inspiration. Stripping the superfluous except for that which is essential and necessary is her approach. "Since there are only a few lines, it absolutely has to be in the right place." A musical equivalent would be pieces composed by Bach in which seemingly simple series of notes if played incorrectly would amplify the most minute imperfections..

In search for the purest of forms and precision in silhouettes, she works in a more sculptural and experimental manner. Rather than following the classic process of fashion design, she starts from gestural sketches that evoke a certain emotion and motion, then goes straight into constructing volume. She describes it as "creating an installation" on a mannequin. She then photographs the installation, reworks the images to find that line or volume that she wishes to bring forth, then retransforms them in three dimensions. Now she has a library of about 400 patterns, which she can readapt and transform to create new silhouettes.

Albane does not fully identify with the label "fashion designer," as her path, process, and influences have been anything but traditional. Rather, she considers herself a "maker of clothes." Likewise, rather than succumbing to the typical time pressure associated with this industry, she prefers to create time and space to reflect and draw inspiration from elsewhere.

After an initial pursuit and a diploma in textile engineering, Albane shifted her focus to applied arts in textile while dabbling in contemporary dance. Upon the encouragement of a friend who had a dance company, Albane started to design costumes for the dancers, which eventually led to designing for more companies. Given the inherent nature of dance and its vast vocabulary of movements, it was essential that the costumes allowed freedom. The principle that clothing should never obstruct movement—whether it be walking or sitting— has shaped her approach.

Albane sees clothing to be more than what meets the eye. It is also a story. Drawing inspiration from the novel Silk by the Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, her recent personal and artistic project Noces de Soie combines the notions of imaginary voyage and multidisciplinary collaboration to create an experiential live event around a piece of clothing. Silk is a story of a man who was sent to Japan to find silkworms to bring back to Ardèche, a region that had suffered a disease of the species, at the end of the 19th century. Taking cue from the four 3-month journeys undertaken by the protagonist of the novel, Albane made four jackets to represent his voyages.

The material of mud silk that possesses a special fabrication process and a particular bristling sound, earthy tones inspired from the novel's illustrated version, the notions of seasons and travelers' coats, words, landscape drawings, photography… all come together into an interpretive and highly experiential collection.

"This silk material and the sound it makes is like an instrument. It evokes sounds of wind and movement which is associated with the idea of a traveler."