“The Silence of the Sea” lensed by Gilles Bensimon

Gracing the pages of Vogue China’s January 2016 issue, Ming Xi heads to a dreamy outdoors setting for this fashion editorial. Photographer Gilles Bensimon captures the Chinese model in her natural beauty against the backdrop of the silence of the sea. 

Source: http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/ming-xi-natural-beauty-vogue-china/

“Dancing in the Soul” lensed by Daniel Jackson

Dancing in the Soul, Daniel Jackson photographs top Chinese Models Liu Wen, Sui He, and Ming Xi in an emotive and moving editorial alongside ballet dancer Justin Peck for Vogue China. Wearing clothes that look as light as air, Liu, Sui and Ming tap into their inner dancers and move with a sensual and balletic grace.

Source: http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/liu-wen-sui-he-ming-xi-daniel-jackson-vogue-china-may-2012/

“Body in Disorder” by Liu Zhangruipi

Asiatorialist Highlights New Chinese Designer: Liu Zhangruipi

A graduate of both Donghua University and Japan’s Bunka Fashion College, Shanghai-based designer Liu Zhangruiyi's approach is one of constant exploration.
This collection, entitled 'Body in Disorder' was inspired by the concept of a distorted body image; expressed through the combination of broken lines, overlapping sheers, seemingly misplaced details and creative layering.
Zhangruiyi's use of smooth, yet unusual lines in delicate white fabric distort the body with a delicacy and attention to detail that play with the idea of illusion with grace.

Source: 

http://taotales.com/BODY-IN-DISORDER

Huishan Zhang

Asiatorialist Highlights New Chinese Designer: Huishan Zhang

As a Chinese-born, London based designer, Huishan has mapped out his signature style, finding inspiration and direction thorough his national identity. Creating a luxurious brand where Easter heritage meets Western influences, his collections create a romantic and sophisticated philosophy with timeless feminine details and design sensibility.

Source:

Huishan Zhang

http://www.huishanzhang.com/

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-watches/article/1356866/winning-designer-huishan-zhang-adds-esteem-made-china

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/womens-style/17880/the-finest-of-china-huishan-zhang.html

http://www.brownsfashion.com/blog/5104/

Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.

Preview: The Costume Institute's spring 2016 exhibition, curator Andrew Bolton will explore how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear. 

Source:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2016/manus-x-machina#

”Full Moon Story” lensed by Kim Kyoung Soo for Vogue Korea

A pictorial celebration artistically captured by Kim Kyoung Soo to re-actualize the traditional Korean Costume known as the “Hanbok.” An elegantly staged breath of visual poetry, filled with a softness that emanates and astonishes. The imaginative compositions instantaneously put the viewer in a contemplative state of mind. 

"During the National traditional festivities called 'Chuseok', many Korean people used to wear the hanbok. I wanted to show this typical ambiance with both a lyric and modern touch. I wanted a neutral stage; only shadows and reflections mattered to me: Colours, faces and models were enhanced by cold and light tones creating an almost surreal feeling." - Kim Kyoung Soo

Source:

Vogue Korea

http://www.all-about-photo.com/photographer.php?name=kim-kyung-soo&id=460

Tokujin Yoshioka Creates Transparent Mannequins for Issey Miyake Exhibition

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created an installation of see-through bodies as part of a major exhibition of work by fashion designer Issey Miyake. Yoshioka's cEach mannequin is made from 365 layers of laser-cut acrylic plastic, stacked up in horizontal and vertical layers to from the shape of a woman's body. "A simple piece of cloth is transformed into a beautiful form as it is worn by human body, which one could not even imagine the original form." said Yoshioka of his former mentor's designs.

Source: Dezeen Magazine

http://www.dezeen.com/2016/03/15/tokujin-yoshioka-transparent-mannequins-issey-miyake-exhibition-national-art-center-tokyo/

 

Issey Miyake Exhibition at National Art Center in Tokyo

Forty-five years of innovative fashion and design by Issey Miyake are on display, promising an "unprecedented" insight into the fashion designer's career from 1970 to today. Miyake, 77, is best known for his origami-like garments, technological development of textiles and unique approach to fashion. From the brand statement, "Miyake has always explored the relationship between a piece of cloth and the body, and the space that is created as a result, unrestricted by any existing framework… he persistently undertakes research and development to create clothing that combines both innovation and comfort."

Source: dezeen magazine

http://www.dezeen.com/2016/03/16/the-work-of-miyake-issey-exhibition-opens-tokyo/

 

“Forest of Light” installation by Sou Fujimoto

Sou Fujimoto unveils “Forest of Light” installation for COS during Milan Salone del Mobile 2016

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has used spotlights, mirrors and specially composed sounds to create “Forest of Light”. The installation explores the concepts of interaction and perspective and is hosted within the cinema arts building dating back to the 1930s. using dynamic sound and light, the dark space is illuminated by tall cones that simultaneously interact with visitors’ movements.

The architect – known for his his gridded and latticed architectural structures – chose not to include any physical objects, and instead opted to use "only light" due to the short time period for the installation."The reason why we finally didn't use any physical things – only light – is kind of a representation of a really short moment," he said. "It happens there, and then it's gone without anything left."

Source: 

Dezeen.com

http://www.dezeen.com/2016/04/12/video-sou-fujimoto-forest-of-light-for-cos-milan-design-week-2016-movie/

“Silken Reverie” lensed by Alvaro Beamud Cortés

Alvaro Beamud Cortés has two lives that intersect often, such as the stories he tells through his fashion photography and his passion for travel. Alvaro’s eye for detail has enable him to convey beauty, style and a fresh point of view. 

Source: 

Men's Folio

http://mf.inluxe.cn/silken-reverie-dolce-gabbana-fall-2012-loungewear/

Photography: Alvaro Beamud Cortes courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Loungewear
Art Direction & Styling: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
Models: Fei Wang, Hao Yun Xiang, Jerry Fu, Jae Yoo, Rock (Ji Huanbo) and Zhao Lei

"When The Lights Turn Out" lensed by Txema Yeste

Txema Yeste enters an exotic world of the unknown, to explore the secrets of China. Each image invites a theme of the extreme, portrayed with passion and the art of excess exploded. Designs set forth a decadence of display as sun bleeds through the windows and haute heat burns through the page. His stunning pictures are the combination of high-end technique, a sophisticated imaginary world and a perfectionist eye. 

 

Source: 

Numéro China June/July 2015

Txema Yeste

http://txemayeste.es/

http://txemayeste.es/when-the-lights-turn-out

http://fashioncow.com/2015/06/nastya-sten-by-txema-yeste-for-numero-china-junejuly-2015/

Stylist: Tim Lim

Model: Nastya Sten 

 

 

"East of Eden" lensed by Mert & Marcus

Revisited: “East of Eden” lensed by Mert & Marcus. The most radical statement of the season is also the most traditional. Don a kimono and let the drama unfold. -  W Magazine March 2013. 

Source: W Magazine. March 2013

http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2013/03/geisha-inspired-spring-fashion-ss/photos/slide/1

Styled by: Edward Enninful

Behind the Scene: 

http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2014/10/east-of-eden-edward-enninful-w-stories/

Models: Yumi Lambert, Xiao Wen, Ondria Hardin, Saskia De Brauw

 

"Go East" lensed by Steven Meisel

Revisited: “China: Through The Looking Glass”. In celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition, Vogue explored Western pop culture’s depictions of China throughout film and fashion. The exhibition explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. In this collaboration between The Costume Institute and the Department of Asian Art, high fashion is juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, including films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery. Through the looking glass of fashion, designers conjoin disparate stylistic references into a pastiche of Chinese aesthetic and cultural traditions.

Source:

Metropolitan Museum of Arts 

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/china-through-the-looking-glass

Vogue

http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/13255043/2015-met-costume-exhibit-china-through-the-looking-glass-dresses/

Model: Sun Sun Fei

"China Girls" lensed by Mert & Marcus

“China Girls”, a provocative 1920‘s inspired editorial from Interview magazine lensed by Mert & Marcus: fashion photography's reigning auteurs.  

Their photographs encompass a wide range of styles and influences. What they tend to have in common, besides a digitized glaze, is a fascination with a certain kind of woman. “A woman that’s quite sexually charged, confident, not too over the top… women with a meaning, a you-don’t-have-to-talk-or-move-too-much-to-tell-who-you-are kind of woman… Even if the subject is innocence, I like to see something powerful” - Mert and Marcus

Source: 

https://models.com/work/interview-by-china-girls

http://www.fordmodelsblog.com/editorials/tao-okamoto-crystal-renn-interview-march-2011/

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/09/27/the-shoot

 

Models: Tao Okamoto, Fei Fei Sun, Kristina Salinovic, Crystal Renn

 

 

"Maximum Bandra" lensed by Bharat Sikka

On the rise: India has entered a new state of existence – spirited, spunky and raring to go. It’s where the winds of change blow strongest – but not at the risk of uprooting traditions. Bharat Sikka captured the Indian beauty in Bandra, an electric pocket of cool in the heart of Mumbai, where the heritage and the hipster come together in a magical tableau.

Source:

Bharat Sikka  http://www.bharatsikka.com/

Vogue India 

Model: Bhumika Arora

 

"Beyond Borders" by Ruven Afanador

Ruven Afanador, a photographer of limitless imagination, powerful vision and profound sense of self. His work is distinguished by an opulent classicism nuanced by an irreverent point of view. His idiosyncratic visual language is informed by the fierce emotion and lavish style of his Latin American heritage, filtered by an exquisitely mannered elegance saturated with singular erotic charge.

Source:

Ruven Afanador http://ruvenafanador.com/

Vogue India Feb 2016

Model: Bhumika Arora