Her debut collection, Te Mana O Te Moana (Spirit of the Ocean), came in the guise of a rather off-season fall 2011 collection inspired by the sea, the air and the islands of Polynesia. Hesam furthered the Polynesian motifs through the use of an aquatic colour palette of blues, greens and beiges, while the make-up played to the theme by embellishing each model's face with a Polynesian inspired tribal tattoo.
