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Creative Director BRITTANY TALIAFERRO Photography BRIAN EDWARDS Talent TIANYI WANG
THIS BATHHOUSE LOOKBOOK BRINGS TOGETHER FASHION, BEAUTY AND ART DIRECTION. IT IS INSPIRED BY ANCIENT JAPANESE MYTHOLOGICAL YOKAI (SPIRITS) KNOWN TO SHAPESHIFT INTO ANIMALS AND HUMANS. THE BATHHOUSE IS THEIR PLACE OF PEACE AND YOUR INSIGHT INTO THEIR WORLD. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT IN CREATING AN ESCAPE FOR OUR READERS.
Nephila clavata
YÅŒKAI
(化怪 n. ghost, phantom, strange apparition)
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JORŌGUMO Kanji “Binding Women” A cold hearted and skillful deceiver with a cunning intelligence. She weaves her golden silk web around the feet of her victims, whom unfortunately mistaken this malevolent yokai for an enchanting seductress, and devours them slowly after they have been poisoned by her venom. Her species of orb weavers, Nephila Clavata, live for 400 years as an arachnid and then transforms into the Jorogumo-inheriting powers to shapeshift into human form.
Index ........................... Gold leather harness, Lily Rentzel Lingerie, Victoria's Secret Silk Robe, Vintage Saks Fifth Avenue - Art Pool Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL