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A show case of out of t h i s w or l d accessor ies t hat you d id nt even know you needed. P hot ogr aphed b y Pa r i s Mumpow er
79 DIST O R T ION 2 4 T WIN TALK K i i k & K ad e g i ve u s a p eak i n t o t h e i r c re at i ve p ro c e s s. Ph o t og rap he d b y Tayl o r Mil ler
3 6 # C C H AIF OR CK E v e n al l g re as e d up , no t hing is get ing b e t wee n Mal ac c hai and his C alvins. S h o t b y T i m o t h y T i nyan Lai.
4 5 A CID BLOOM D a w n Be y f ro m S CAD H o ng Kong l e t u s l e t yo u s e e h e r am azing t alent .
6 3 F U N F U N WE IR D Pa r i s Mum p o we r l e ts us i nside h e r m ag i c al h e ad f o r a m inut e.
We fuck w it h t he beaut y s t a nd a rd s t hat fuck w it h us. P hot o g r a p hed b y P ar is Mumpow er
102 ZEN SC A P E Kiik & Kade share t heir ki l l er col l ect i ons w it h us. P hot ogr aphed b y K yl e Ad a ms .
112 DO NOT DIST URB A l it t le reminder t o t ur n d ow n your social med ia game for a d a y a nd reconnect . P hot ogr aphed b y B i ot z Na t er a
125 AR T ISA N C elest e kicks back in kni t t ed s w i nw ea r by t he amazing Sam Rob er t s . P hot ogr aphed by A ugues t o Si l va .
138 T RANC E T he visual beginning, m i d d l e, a nd end of our day dreams. P hot og r a p hed b y Laur a Beckerd it e.
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Sketches by Kiik & Kade T h i s i s s s u e o f LOV E i s ab o u t cultural obsessions. We tal ke d t o m any am z i ng l y tale n t e d i n d i vi d u al s ab o ut wh a t t h e y ’ re wo rk i ng o n an d wh a t t he i r c u l trual o bse s s i o n s are. F ro m so c i a l m e d i a to F u j i water we a t t e m p t t o s c ratc h t h e su rfa ce o f a g e n e rat i o n de f i n e d b y t e chn o l o g y.
If you don’t know – y ou’re p robably w onder ing w hat c ul t ur al obsession ev en m eans. We asked many of t he people in t his issue t hat same quest ion. My d efinit ion w ould be simply s o met hing t hat any one c ul t ure (or per son from t hat c ul t ure) might be obsessing o ver in t heir daily l ife.
My cur rent ob s es s i ons include t r yin g t o i mp res s people I do n’t know on social med ia , a nd d oi ng a s much y oga a s my s ched ul e al low s– w hich i s n’t enoug h. T his project w a s s uch a lear ning exp er i ence for me and my t eam , w hi ch i s t he absolut e be s t . E nj oy t he fr uit s of our l a b or ! – Set h
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S eth Mark
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Creative Director
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Mari a S an ch ez
G r a c e R ok e l a
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P a ris Mumpo w er
Bi ot z N a t e r a
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R a d Il l u s t r a t i o ns o n t he Co ver a nd t h ro u g h o u t i s s u e , al s o s h o t Di s tor t e d a n d Arm Cand y (p . 64, 79)
Gift ed us w it h beaut iful l y I l l us t r a t ed page t it les and shot ‘Do Not Di s t ur b ’ (p. 112)
Wh a t ’s y o ur favo ri te c urse wo rd? “F ri c k !”
W hat are s ome of your ob s es s i ons ? “Donut Float ies, avocad o t oa s t , a nd choker s”
L a u ra Beckerdi te
T i m ot h y T i n yan La i
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S h o t t h e i nc re d i b l e Tranc e e d i t o r i a l u s i ng m ag i c al c rys tals (p . 138)
Tr ied t o come bet w een M a l a ccha i a nd his C alv ins, but t ook his phot o i ns t ea d (p. 36)
Wha t a re s o me o f yo ur o b sessi o ns ? “ P l a n t s a n d Iri d es c en t Ob j e c ts”
What are s ome of your ob s es s i ons ? “Fashion adv er t isement s * l ol * ”
Au gusto S i l va Al l i egro
Ta yl or M ille r
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S h o t s o me b eau t i f ul f i b ers d esigns of S a m R o b e rt ’s o n Tyb ee at 7 am, t hanks ang el (p .125)
Shot t he lovely Kiik a nd K a d es int er v iew & st yl ing s hoot ( p . 2 4 )
W h a t are yo u o b sesse d w ith? “ K F C, m y f i l m c am era, and c oldst one i c e c re am !”
Snapchat or Ins ta g ra m? “Bot h! * Tay lor A aron fo r b ot h* i t ’s t w o d ifferent sides of me. Sna p cha t i m a goof and inst a is m e b ut more cur at ed ”
Sp e c i a l T h a n ks ! Designer s:
K yl e Adams Photograher S h o t Ve rt i c al Sc ap e , t h e amazing co l l e ct i ons o f K i i k & K ad e ! (p. 102) W h a t are yo u o b sesse d w ith? “ K a t y Perry i s m y f avo ri te o f al l t ime! a n d Mo s c h i no p h o ne c ases”
Sam Rober t s( p . 1 2 5 ) , C hr ist ine Koo p er ( p . 1 1 2 ) , Daw n Bey(p. 4 5 ) , H a u Yi n A ndree Kong( p 6 4 ) K i i k & Kade W il l ia ms ( p . 2 4 , 102) Fang Fa ng ( p . 4 5 )
Models: P at r icia A lmar al, I nes A r imany, Lauren H ud s on, Nina Fromal, Jack Fl emi ng , C elest e Buck, M a l a ccha i Esdale, Grace Rokela, Emily Fr uit s, Rachel M ur r a y, Al ex Sander Locat ions: Hamil t on Tur n er I nn A nt hony Mil ler FA SH 41 9 SC AD 20
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Kiik a nd Kade W i l l i ams are t w i n d e si g n e r s from B an gko k and ha v e st ud i e d i n H ong K o ng an d S av a n n a h
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The twi n desi gners st yl e d a f un sh oot a n d a n sw e re d som e questi o n s abo u t t h e i r w or k , l i v e s, a n d re l a t io n s h ip duri ng an a f t e r n oon c h i t -c h a t . Rac h el: H o w wo u l d yo u de scr i b e y o u r wo rk ? K i i k: D r a wi n g o r d e s i g n s ? R : L e t s s t a r t wi t h d rawi n g ! K i i k: Mi n e h a s m o re o f a wh im s i ca l fe e l to i t.. an d Kade ’s i s mo re el eg ant I t h in k. K ade : I t h i n k I am at t he be t te r re a l i s t i c re n d eri n g o f t h i n g s .. b u t at t h e s am e t ime I l i ke re al l y ab s trac t t h in g s , s o ki n d o f t he c on tr a s t . R: Oka y, a n d d es i g n wi s e ? K i i k: I design b ag g y c lot h e s , s h e d es i g n s f i t ted c lot h e s . K ade : * l a u g h i ng * I t hi nk i t de pe n d s o n t h e c o n c ep t. R: W h a t a re yo u g u ys wo rki n g o n r i g ht no w? K i i k: R i g h t n ow, we are i n A ppa re l Th re e . I am d o i n g so me t h i n g a bo ut Butc h e r an d s h e i s d o i n g s o m e t hi ng abo u t .. K ade : Ve lc ro and space s u i t s ! We ten d to wo rk re a l l y g e nd erl e s s . R: W h e re does yo u r in spi r a t i o n co me f ro m ? K ade : I t h i n k i t ’s f ro m o u r u p b r i n g i ng , l i k e o ur c h ild h o o d , an i m al s , we u se d t o l i v e wi t h an i m al s an d j u s t n o t to o f e m i n i ne stu ff. .I t h i n k i s what we te n d t o g o fo r.
R: Would y ou guys ever d esign a col lect ion to get her ? Kiik: Yeah t hat ’s w hat w ere h o ping for ! R: W hat ’s t he biggest Di fference bet w een t he two of y ou? Kiik: Um..w e have a lot of d i fferences. Ka d e : I t hink she is close wi t h our Dad Kiik: Yeah, I’m l ike a d addy ’s gir l Ka d e : * laughing* I’m a m o mmies gir l. R: Hav e y ou ever e x per ienced Tw in Tel epat hy ? Ka d e : I t hink no..because we have nev er been aw ay f ro m each ot her for more t han a night . R: Wow ! Kiik: No w e have! Ka d e : W here? Kiik: In New Zealand ! Ka d e :Yeah t hat w as a night ! Kiik: No but l ike t he w hole m o nt h. Ka d e : No, l ike apar t in l i k e complet ely d ifferent p l aces. Kiik: We had d ifferent host f amil ies in New Zealand for a mont h. R: A ft er school, do y ou g uy s w ant t o design your o wn t hings or w or k for
w or k for someone el s e? Kade : Defi ni t el y start w or king fir st , t o s ee l i ke w hat w ould ha p p en. R: W hat if you g uys d on’t get t he same J ob ? Kade : * la ug hi ng * We act ual ly appl y t he t w o of us as one pack a g e! The t i t l e i s l ike ‘Tw o he a d s i s s t rong er t han one’! R: A re y ou g uys oka y get t ing paid t og et her t hen as w el l ? Kiik: Yeah , t ha t ’s w ha t happened f or SC AD. They hired us t o t ea ch s ket chi ng dur ing t he s ummer i n H ong Kong. T hey s a i d t here a re t w o w eeks s o K i i k ca n d o one w eek, K a d e ca n d o one w eek, a nd w e w ere l i ke can w e do it t og et her ? And of cour se t hey w ere l i ke, “Yeah!” R: W hat w as i t l i ke t ea chi ng a class? Kiik: It w as fun! Kade : I t hin k i t w a s rea l l y d ifferent , b eca us e you g et t o lear n w ha t i t ’s l i ke w hen you’re a profes s or. L ucki l y w e got real ly g ood s t ud ent s as w el l. R: How d id i t ha p p en t ha t bot h of you w a nt ed t o s t ud y fashion? Kiik: I fol lowed her ! (cont inued on page 31)
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Kiik : We w ere act ual ly in m ark et ing school in Hong K o n g because our dad w as s o ag ai nst ar t ..and w e w ent t he re and real ized t his is n o t us . So, she * point s t o K ad e * secret ly appl ied to S CAD Hong Kong, and af ter w e got in w e broke t he n e w s t o our parent s. The y s at in t he car for l ike 2 ho urs not t al king..I t hink o ur m om cr ied ! It w as so d ram at ic! Ka de: It s not l ike w e d id an yt h i ng w rong! Haha But o ur o t her sibl ings aren’t i nto art. R: H o w big is y our family? Kiik : We hav e t w o brot her s an d o n e sist er. Ka de: And w e have l ike 10 d o g s at home, 2 birds, one c at.. Kiik : Anyone have dogs yo u n e ed sit t ing? I asked K ad e i f w e can get a dog, an d s he w as l ike, “you cant e ven ta ke care of your sel f!” *l au g hing* t r ue. R: What w ould you say are adv ant ages and d i s ad vant ages of being twi ns ? Ka de: For advant ages, t he f i rs t o n e w ould be t hat y ou al ways hav e someone t o c o n s u l t w it h, l ike const ant ly c ri t i q u e! Kiik : S o you hav e l ike t his t hi rd e y e! Ka de: For d isadv ant ages, I m ean w e fight ev er y day.. l i k e e ver y hour. Kiik : *laughing* Yeah..has i t b ee n an hour yet ?
R: Have y ou guy s ever t r i ed l ike sw it ching p l a ces i n class? Kiik: No w e’re good t w i ns ! * laughing* Wel l w e t r i ed sw it ching passpor t s once. R: Did it w or k? Kade : Yeah! R: Do y ou guys s ha re your clot hes? Kade : Yeah..but t here a re some pieces t ha t a re her s and some t hat a re mi ne. R: Denim or Lea t her ? Kiik: Leat her. Kade : Bot h. R: Summer or W i nt er ? Kade : Spr ing! Kiik: * laughing* Yes Sp r i ng ! R: Tat t oos or no t a t t oos ? Kiik: No t at t oos Kade : No, w e ca n a g ree on t hat ! Haha R: W hat is your fa vor i t e cur se w ord ? Kiik: I giv e t hem t he s t a re! It ’s more pow er ful ha ha R: W ho w as bor n fi r s t ? (Kade point s t o K i i k) Kiik: For a minut e! R: W hat t rend w oul d you never be caught d ea d i n? Kiik: Her ’s (Kade) w oul d b e sel fies Kade : I’ve never s el fi ed ! R: * laughing* Re a l l y? Kade : I t hink it ’s j us t how w e’re so sel f- ob s es s ed and y ou promo t e your s el f t oo much, l ike you’ re a celebr it y – I just prefer more dow n t o ear t h. R: T hank you guys s o much for t al king t o us t od a y a nd show ing y our col l ect i on!
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Mal acch i Esda l e i s a c ol l e g e f oot b a l l p l ay e r in F lo r ida who i s o bsessed wi t h h i s C a l v i n s on a n d of f t h e f ie ld. Fro m per fo r m a n c e t o c om f or t – h e #p l a ys i n h i s C a l v i n s.
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Tod a y ’s wo men have to b e e v e r yt h i n g a n d st i l l b e t h e ms e lv e s . In thi s urban j un g l e , sh e ’ s n ot d e t e r re d o r a f r a id. Sh e’ s s trong an d has a yout h f ul i r re v e r a n c e .
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‘ I spent my w h o l e l i f e i n Si n g a p ore a n d f e l t t h a t I n e e de d to lea ve i t to be able t o g e t a w a y f rom m y c om f o r t z o n e and the way i sa w m yse l f or t h ough t of t h e fashi o n i ndustry t h roug h t h e l e n s of Si n g a p o re . ’
D aw n B e y i s a s e n i o r at S av a n n a h Co l l e g e o f Art an d D e s i g n i n H o ng K o n g stu d y i n g F a s h i o n De s i g n . S h e g re w u p i n Si ng ap o re an d l e ft t o s tu d y i n H o ng Ko n g . S h e t o o k t i m e o ut o f h e r b u s y s c h e d ul e to an s we r a fe w q u e s t i o ns f o r me. S o p h iy a : Why d i d yo u c h o o s e t o s tu d y at SCAD Ho n g K o n g rat h e r t h an sta y i n g i n y o ur ho m e to wn, S in g a p o re ? Da w n : I s p e n t m y wh o l e l i f e in S i n g a p o re an d I f el t t hat I n e e d e d t o l eave to b e abl e t o g e t away f ro m m y c omfo r t z o n e and t he way I saw m y s e l f o r t h o ug ht o f t he f as h i o n i n d u s try t hro u g h t h e l e n s o f Si ng ap o re . S : D e s cr i b e S CAD l i f e . D: S CA D ca n b e ve ry b u s y, bu t i t ’s a l s o a g reat s p ac e to try n e w t h i n g s and to p u s h bo u n d a r i e s . Th e p eo p l e h e re a re a l l very he l p f u l an d n u r t u r i ng and I j u s t lo v e b e i n g a b l e to p urs ue my cr a ft wi t h m y f ri e n d s aro u n d t o o ! S : W h a t d o y o u t h i nk ab o u t t h e F a s h i o n d e p artm e n t i n S CA D H K ? 54
D : It ’s smal l, but it ’s also ver y cozy. We lear n from each ot her easily and w e have a lot of one- on- one t ime w it h t he professor s– which I feel w ould be r are i n ot her schools. S: How d id you int erest grow in fashion? D : I lear ned sew ing from my mot her w hen I w as 14 and t he int erest in being able to creat e anyt hing I w ant ed k ept grow ing from t hen on. S: How do you feel about t he fahsion indust r y in HK? D : To be honest . it ’s pret t y good to me because t he fashion indust r y in Singapore is ev en smal ler. I do under st and t hat it ’s not where people w ish it w ould be and t here’s more t hat c an be done, but I real ized t hat if y ou real ly w ant s omet hing y ou can alw ay s s tar t smal l. S: How w ould yo udescr ibe your per sonal st y le? D : I lov e color s, pr int , and dr aper y ! T hings t hat are unusual, but also make me f eel al iv e. S:Descr ibe your aest het ic wit h one w ord. D : C olor.
S : Do you feel your w or k aest het ic ha s cha ng ed from your fir st a p p a rel cl a s s t o your final col l ect i on? D: Absolu t el y, t houg h t he t hings I w a s i ncl i ned t o in A pparel One a re s t i l l ev ident ju s t now t hey a re pur sued o n a b i g g er, cr a z i er scale. S: W he re d oes your inspir at ion come from? D: Usual l y i t comes from concept s a nd t hi ng s I ’ m feel ing ab out t he w or l d a nd people around me. Then I let it brew i n hea d a nd on paper w hil e I res ea rch. S : W hat ’s your d efi ni t i on of C ul t ur al Ob s es s i on? D: I guess i t w oul d b e w ha t t he cul t ure i s cr a z i l y hooked t o at t he t i me. S: Name one cul t ur a l obsession p eop l e need t o st op obse s s i ng over. D: C ul t ur a l nor ms a ct ua l l y. Basical ly w ha t t he cul t ure t el ls y ou you need t o d o, l ike get a j ob , g et ma r r i ed , et c. T here i s n’t one p a t h i n l ife. S : Has your w or k ever b een influenenc ed b y cul t ur a l obsession ? (co nt i nued on p a g e)
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Written by S o ph i y a : D e s c ri b e yo u rs el f a bit s o w e ca n i n tro d u c e y o u b e fo re we s tart t he in te r v i e w. Par i s : H e y ! So I’m Pari s M u m p o we r, o ri g i nal l y f ro m R o a n o ke . I a g rap hi c de sig n e r a n d ph o to g rap h e r wh o l o v e s t o m i x t h e two to ge t h e r a s m u c h and o f te n as p o s s i b l e . I ’m f i ni s hi ng u p my s e n i o r ye ar at S CAD an d I’m re a l l y re ad y to g et o u t o f h e re b ut I’ve l o ve d e v e ry s e co n d o f i t ! S : W h y d i d y o u c h o o s e to c ome s t u d y a t SCAD? P: To b e h o n e s t, I was at a c ol le g e fa i r i n h i g h s c ho o l wh e n o n e o f m y f ri e n d s saw S CA D H o ng K o ng and y e l le d , h e y Pa ri s why d o n ’t y o u g o m o v e t h e re? So k in d o f s a rca st i c al l y, I d i d t h e a p p l i ca t i o n o n t he s p o t t h e re a n d e n d ed up g et t i n g in . A s s o o n a s I to o k t h e to u r a n d l e a r ne d al l t h at t h e s ch o o l h a d to o ff e r and saw i t ’s fa ci l i t i es I k n e w t h at I wan t e d t o s t ud y h e re. S : W h y g r a p h i c d es i g n ? P: T he re ’s s o m uc h f re e d o m ! G rap h i c d e s i g n c an b e an y t h i n g fro m b rand i n g a d e s i g n e r ’s c o l l ec t i o n to de sig n i n g a web s i te o r pac k a g i n g . I l o ve to g et to k n o w a certai n b rand
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or per son and design s o met hing t hat specific t o t hem t hat t hey fal l in love wi t h. S: How does fashion/ f as hion phot ogr aphy i m pact your field of gr aphic d esign? P : Fashion has a huge i m pact on my w or k. Most o f my project s usual ly st em o ff of a cer t ain br and or d esigner ’s v ision and t r y ing to br ing t heir st y le t o l ife t hrough design. S: If y ou w ere not a gr aphic d esigner, w hat w as t he next b est opt ion? P: P hot ogr apher ! I’ve al ways got a camer a in m y hands and if t here’s a c hance t o put my phot os in m y gr aphic design w or k I’l l d o it . S: W here does your i ns pir at ion come from? P: Anywhere and everywhere I g o. I keep a not ebook on m e al l t he t ime and w r it e d o w n ev er y l it t le t hought I h ave. I t r y not t o go t o p i nt erest or t umblr w hen I’m st uck, y ou’l l w or k w il l e n d up looking just l ike e ver y t hing else y ou’ve seen i f you do. S: W hat ’s y our definit ion of c ul t ur al obsession? P : Somet hing cul t ure is
obsessed w i t h l i ke Fi j i w at er. S : W hat is your cul t ur a l obsession? P: Fiji w at er S: Name one cul t ur a l obsession p eop l e need t o st op obsessi ng over ? P: T he Kard a s hi a ns - w ha t do t hey ev en rea l l y d o? L et people obs es s over w ha t t hey w ant ! I f you l ove i t g o do it /w ear i t . S : Is your w or k ever b een influenced by cul t ur a l obsession? P: It real ly d ep end s on w ho I’m d es i g ni ng for. In Febr uar y I w or ked for MADE Fashi on Week i n New Yor k where I w oul d g o t o al l t he s how s a nd t hen in bet w een I ha d t o ma ke as many qui r ky col l a g es or GIFs as I po s s i b l y coul d for t heir social med i a . C ul t ur a l obsession ha d a hug e impact on i t w i t h how I ’ d il lust r at e or w ha t I w oul d w r it e. S : How do you d es cr i b e y our st yle? P: T he w eird er t he b et t er S: What’s your favorite curse word? P: Frick S: Snapchat or Instagram? P: Snapchat, people take it less (continoued on page) 63
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Paris Mumpower
Fashion Editor
Maria Sanchez
Accesso ri es by Hau Y i n A n d re e Kon g p h ot og r ap h e d by m u l ti tal ented Pari s M um p ow e r b e f ore sh e e n t e r s t h e real wor l d a f t e r gr a d ua t i on .
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K i i k & K a d e W i l l i a m s sh a re t h e i r l a t es t f a s h io n co l l ec t i on s– e a c h w i t h t h e i r p e r son a l t iwis t s . Photographer
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Rachel wears Kade’s designs, Stuart Weitzman booties, and Christian Dior sunlgasses.
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Biotz Natera
O riginal desi gns by C h r i st i n e Kooper go o n a no - t e c h a d vetn ure to th e be a c h e s of T y bee Isl an d
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‘ ...we expl o re an d enc our a ge t h e i d e a of re -b i r th in g G E N Z and d ocumen ti n g thei r i n t rod uc t i on a n d e xp l or a t i o n o f n a t u re . ’
W h e n t e ch n o l o g y was f i rs t in tro d u ce d t o t h e m as s es , t h e re wa s a q ui et f e ar t h at s o me d a y, t hi s o h -s o p o w e r fu l t e ch wo ul d tu rn o n t h e h u m a n r a c e and rul e us al l. W h i l e t h i s has b e c o m e a p lat fo r m fo r m any b ad , ye t f u n n y mo v i e s an d S i Fi n o ve l s , t h e i d e a i s no t c o m p l etel y v oid fro m re a l i ty. In a way, 114
we are slaves t o t echnology. Our phones are cuffed t o our wr ist s by invisible chains, and our necks t w it ch at t he s l ight est r ing. How ever, t his is a choice w e are wil l ing make. T he love/hat e relat ionship w e exper ience wit h our t echnology is at it s height and from t he looks o f it , w il l cont inue t o grow.
To comba t t hi s new er a of iP hone a nd s el fi e s l a ves , a new fo r m of reb el l i on i s bor n. It i s no l ong er l i mi t ed t o prot est s a nd r a l l i es , b ut i s r at her t h e l a ck of p res ence al l- t oget her. At l ea s t i n t he d igit al w or l d , w hi ch l et s b e honest , for t he yout h of our cur rent soci et y, t ha t ’s w ha t real ly ma t t er s . . . The a ct of
g e n t l y p re s s i ng t hat m o o n ‘ d o n o t d i s tu rb ’ b ut to n o n y o u r p h o n e has b e c o m e l ib e r a t i o n . E ve ry o nc e i n a w h i l e , d o n ’t b e af rai d to c u t t h e s h a ckl e s and s te p o u t o f t h e s o ci a l me d i a h az e . Yo u m i g h t b e s u rp ri s e d what y o u fi n d . Th e e l us i ve l y o f lea v i n g y o u r p h o ne at ho m e an d me l t i n g i nto nature has
become novice. In this shoot, we explore and encour age t he idea of re- bir t hing GEN Z and document ing t heir int roduct ion and explor at ion of nat ure. T he shoot t ook place at 8 am, on a Fr iday mor ning at t he fur t hest point of Tybee I sland, a 30 minut e dr iv e out side of Savannah. T he
ear ly dr iv e s et t he mood for t he shoot , a nd t he ent i re t eam fel t a s i mi l a r ca l m as w e w a d ed t hroug h t he dunes. The end p rod uct highl ighted t he g r a p hi c serenit y of na t ure, a nd how impo r t a nt i t i s t o t a ke a st ep ba ck a nd ha ng a met aphor i ca l s i g n of ‘ d o not d ist u r b ’ . 115
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Augusto Silva
C ontinui n g the i dea o f n o-t e c h a d v e n t ure s, A ug u s t o S ilv a photograph s an arti sa n b i k i n i c re a t e d b y Sa m Ro be r t s .
Writer A u gu s t o S i l v a i s a p ho to majo r a t S a v a nnah Co l l e g e o f A r t a n d D e si g n . We had t h e p l e a s u re o f wo rk i n g wi t h h im a t t h e b e ac h d uri n g an e arly m o r n i n g p ho to s ho o t o n Ty b e e Is l an d . H e was k in d e n o u g h to ans wer so me q u e s t i o ns f o r m e . Mar i a : W hat ’s yo ur A e st h e t i c wh i l e wo rk i n g ? Augusto: I always try to work wit h p e o p l e . I ne ver s h o o t lan ds ca p e s n e ver. I l i k e to sty le m y p o r t rai tu re an d I be l ie v e t h a t everyt hi ng i s in t h e e y e . I wi l l d ef i ne m y ae st h e t i c a s a p ers o n t h at o v e r d o e s s t uff b ec aus e I do n ’t l i ke t h i ng s t hat are e mp t y. I l i ke a lways to have a c on ce p t , t o o , f o r i m ag e s . Bu t a l s o , I fe el t h at whe n I o v e r p l a n m y s ho o ts I o ver t h in k e v e r y t h i ng and I want to be m o re i n t h e m o m en t an d kn o w wh at I am sh o o t i n g . In fac t ri g ht no w, I am wo r ki n g o n a p ro j e c t t h at t h e co n cep t i s “l i vi ng t h e m o m e n t an d s ho o t i ng wh ile I l i v e i t . ” M: W h a t d o y o u p re f e r
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m ore, shoot ing w hile l iv ing i n t he moment or l ifest yle s hoot s? A : I l ike bot h, but I’l l have t o say t hat I am t he type of per son t hat l ikes d o cument ing my l ife more t h an a l ifest y le concept . In te rms of fashion, I l ike it a l ot , but I’l l l ike t o see it c h ange and t ake a t w ist . I t h i nk fashion r ight now has b e come v er y minimal ist ic and I w ould l ike t o br ing m ore of an aw kw ardness to it . w hen I am shoot ing I alw ays know w hat I w ant , and also I am v er y clear wi t h cer t ain aw kw ard poses f o r my models, so I alw ays have a clear mind w it h my s hoot s. W hat I l ike t he most ab out fashion phot ogr aphy i s t he aw kw ardness of w hat t h ey are w ear ing, because p o ssibly you can be w ear ing a weird piece of ar t . M : Do you see y our sel f wo rking in fashion or do yo u w ant t o w or k on your o wn t hings? A : I see my sel f doing bot h, b u t definit ely have my
per sonal w or k. I w oul d lov e t o see my w or k i n a museum, t h a t ’s my ma i n goal. I w oul d l ove t o w or k in Dazed a nd C onfus ed magazine jus t b eca us e t hey hav e an ed g y, d i fferent vibe– I l ike d i fferent a nd changing t hi ng s up a l i t t l e bit . M: Inst agr a m or s na p cha t ? A: Depends on t he us e, b ut for phot ogra p hy of cour s e Inst agr am. M: Top 3 p hot og r a p hy inst agr am a ccount s ? A: Har ley wei r, R ya n McKingley H ea r t , a nd Lashinga. They ha ve t he aw kw ardness vi b e. M: W hat do you t hi nk a b out iP hone phot og r a p hy? A: I l ike t he a nt i q ue p roces s , I l ike shoot in g w i t h fi l m. B ut it ’s been a ver y l ong t i me since I hav en’t us ed my d igit al camer a . B ut i Phone phot ogr aphy i s ver y cool and v er y ac ces s i b l e, b ut i s somet hing I w oul d n’t d o / not my st yle . I a m more of a process kind of p er s on. (cont i nued on p a g e)
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Seth Mark
Yo u n g e r g e n erat i o ns s e e m to t y p i ca l l y h ave t he re pu t a t i o n o f dayd re am ers . S tori e s o f fa n t a s y and i d e al w o rld s ca p t i v ate t h e m i nd s of a l mo s t e v eryb o d y, b u t e sp e ci a l l y ad o l e s c en ts . I f a v i v i d i m ag i n at i o n i s c o n s i d e re d a g o o d t h i ng , why a re d ayd ream ers c o n s i d e re d s p ac ey o r as slac ke r s ? W h y i s tal k i n g ab o u t d re a ms al m o s t tab o o a n d d o ne o n al m o s t e x c lus i v e l y i n t i m ate term s ? Ch i l d t re n are o f ten ask e d “ W h a t do yo u wan t to b e wh e n yo u g ro w u p? ” S o n atu ral l y, t he imag i n a t i o n s t a rts c h u rni ng an d t h o u g h t s of t h e c o o l e s t t h in g a s i x y e ar o l d k no ws abo u t s t a r t ro l l i ng t h ro u g h t h e ir m i n d – a nd s o m e t h i ng re lat i n g t o t h at am az i n g t h in g i s l i ke l y to b e t he giv e n a n s w e r. It ’s e as y h o w t h e cre a t i v e m i nd s tarts to d e v e l o p i n c h i l d re n as t h e y e xp e r i e nc e s o m an y n e w t h i n g s . Wh y i s t hi s be h a v i o r e n co u rag e d t h e n d isc o u r a g e d l a ter? S o me d ream of e qu a l i t y. S om e d re am of s u cce s s . Some are c on s u m e d a b ou t t he f u ture an d t h e wi sh f o r tru e h app i n e s s . W h at d o yo u dre a m o f? I t ’s no t c o m m o n to d i s cu s s d re am s o p e n l y in so ci e t y, a n d t hat s e e m s to be ce n t e re d aro u n d f ear. F e ar o f b e i n g j ud g e d ,
Fear of being judged, f ear of failure, and fear of ap pear ing fool ish. Daydreaming can be beneficial despit e n e gat ive connot at ions. It c an creat e dr iv e and boost c re at ivit y. It ’s a for m of m ed iat ion and can also i nc rease energy levels. Many people daydream f o r many d ifferent reasons. S o me might do it t o escape real it y or a monot onous tas k, ot her s might simply f al l int o daydream w it h l i t t le effor t . W hat ev er t he reason, get t ing lost in c ur ious t hought s might be e x a ct ly w hat ’s needed. T he shoot rev olv ed around t he idea of moder n d ay dreaming. We made ver y specific creat iv e d ecisions r anging from t he phot ogr apher s, t he m o dels, t o t he st y l ing. T he l o cat ion is t he beaut iful H amil t on Tur ner Inn in S av annah. Laur a Beckerd it e u s ed one of her fav or it e techniques t o give t he p i ct ures t he dreamy qual it y we w ant ed t o por t r ay. T he m o dels, Lauren and P at r icia represent “d iver se” y out h– Lauren grew up in Georgia an d P at r icia w as r aised in Ve nezuela. Ev en t hough so many p eople hav e d ifferent b ackgrounds, w e’re far m o re a l ike t han w e might b el ieve. Dare t o dream.
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ACID BLOOM D: Ye s ! I d o ub t any an y designer c an p ul l themselves a p art f ro m c u l tur a l o b s e s s i o n. If yo u are n o t i n fl ue n c ed an d in spi re d b y t he c u l ture arou n d y o u t h e n whe re h av e y o u b e en l i vi n g ? In y o u r wo r l d o r o n Mars ? S : W h a t ’s o n yo ur m i n d righ t n o w ? D: *l a u g h i n g * S l ee p . S : C a n y o u t a l k ab o u t yo u r late s t co l l e ct i o n and h o w you feel about it? D: M y l a t e s t c o l l ec t i o n is ca l l e d Acid Bl o o m . Basic a l l y i t ’s a bo ut t h e i d ea o f a w o ma n a s an urb an o rc h i d . I’v e bee n i n l o ve wit h o rch i d s s i n c e I c am e to H o n g K o n g . It ’s s uc h a stron g , b e a u t i f ul f l o wer, an d i t g ro ws i n t he h ard e s t c on d i t i o n s a n d s t i l l b ri n g s f ou rt h a b e a ut i f ul f l o we r. I b e l i e v e wo m e n to d ay sh o u l d b e a n d are l i k e t h at. We h a v e s o m u c h to ju ggl e a n d m ul t i tas k and so c iet y s t i l l s te reo typ e s u s i n ce r t a i n ways . We c an o v e rcom e these c h al l e n e g e s to p ro d u c e a b e a u t i fu l o rc h i d f l o wer. T h e c o l l e ct i o n h as c han g ed so m u ch s i n ce I s tarte d , b ut I lo v e i t a l o t . S : Ho w w o u l d yo u d es c ri b e t h e co l l e ct i o n i n o ne wo rd ? D: B o l d . S : D o y o u fo l l ow tren d s ? D: N o t t o t h e T b u t I’m de f in i t e l y i n fl u e n c ed b y tre n d s . S : W h a t t re n d wo ul d yo u n e v e r b e ca u g ht d ead i n ? 158
D: C rocs. If t hat ’s even a tre nd. S: W hat ’s y our ot her passion o f t han fashion? D: Dancing! I hav e been d ancing since I w as four an d can’t st op! S: W hat ’s one cause y ou’re p assionat e about ? D: T he under pr iv ileged in t h rid w or ld count r ies or even in Hong Kong it sel f. Th ere’s such inequal it y in t h e w or ld t hat ev er y bit of he lp count s. S: W hat are y our plans aft er SCAD? D: I w ant t o w or k for s o mebody and meet a g o od ment or. I don’t t hink I’m ready t o st ar t my ow n b ra nd, but t he immed iat e p l a n aft er SC AD is t o move b ack t o Singapore and sit around for a mont h and get f at. S: W here do y ou see yo ur sel f in t en y ear s? D: Boy, I w ish I could t el l yo u, but I’l l t ake l ife as it c o mes. I’d defint ely hope to st il l be doing w hat I lov e– d ra ping, pr int making, and m aking clot hes! S: V int age or moder n? D: Moder n S: Snapchat or Inst agr am? D: Hm. Inst agr am. S: Message or phone cal l ? D: P hone cal l. S: Tat t os or no t at t oos? D: Tat t oo, just one. S: Summer or w int er ? D: *sobbing sound* W int er ? S: Denim or leat her ? D: Leat her. S: HK or Singaporean food ? D: Singaporean food f o rever ! S: W hat ’s y our favor it e c u r se w ord ? D: Shit ?
FUN, FUN, WEIRD ser iously! S : Message or Phone ca l l ? P: P hone ca l l for s ure, I ’ m t he w or ld ’s w or s t t ext er hal f t he t im e. S : Tat t oos or no t a t t oos ? P: No t at t oos p er s ona l l y, but I love t hem on ot her people- is t ha t w ei rd ? S : Amer ican or I t a l i a n food ? P: Oh gosh t ha t ’s t oug h, probably It a l i a n, my d i et i s 90% past a. S : W hat t re nd w oul d you never be ca ug ht d ea d i n? P: T he w hol e “ fur r y” t hi ng w here t hey w ea r ea r s a nd t ails, t hat frea ks me out a l it t le. S : How w ou l d you d es cr i b e your aest het i c? P: Fun fun fu n fun w ei rd fun fun w ild w ha t ever. S : W hat are your p l a ns a ft er SC A D? P: I don’t w a nt t o j i nx any t hing b ut hop eful l y w or king for a g r a p hi c design fir m w i t h L A I ’ ve been in cont a ct w i t h l a t el y! S : Tal k about i nt er ns hi p at paper ma g a z i ne? Your excit ement a nd w hy p a p er magazine? P: Before t hei r Sp r i ng Y O Ut h issue w a s rel ea s ed , I got t o w or k w i t h Pa p er Magazine a nd ed i t a l ot of t heir ima g es of K yl i e Jenner and ma ke t hem i nt o w ild GIFs. T hei r t ea m w a s so laid back a nd ni ce a nd I real ly can’t w a i t t o g o b a ck in June and d omore w or k for t hem. S : W hat ’s on your mi nd r ight now ?
P: P i z z a . S : W h o ’s t h e o ne p ers o n y o u wo u l d l i k e to s wi tc h po sit i o n s wi t h ? P: G r a ce Po t ter f o r s ure, sh e ’s j u s t a n i ns an e d i va wh o d o e s w hatever s h e wan t s t o d o . O n e t i m e at a c on ce r t m i d s o n g s h e j us t t h re w h e r s h o es ac ro s s t he stage , wh y d i d s h e d o t hat ? I wan t t o d o t hat. S : C a n y o u t a l k ab o ut yo u r late s t wo r k/ p ro j ec t ? P: F o r fi v e we ek s I’ve b ee n wo rki n g o n a z i ne t i t l e d R e v e l e wh i ch i s t h e F ren c h tran s l a t i o n fo r reveal . The bo o k i s fi l l e d w i t h am az i ng ph o t o g r a p h e r s an d wri ters t h at I’v e m e t t he p as t f o ur y e ars t h a t I fi nd i n f l ue n t i al . E ac h s p re a d h as i t ’s o wn t h e m e o r a t t i t u d e wh i l e t he c olo r p a l e t t e t i e s al l t h e spre a d s t o g et h e r. Che c k it ou t a t m y s e n i o r s h o w at O g l e t h ro p e Gal l e ry J u n e 4 o r o n m y web s i te, paris mu mp o w er.c o m ! S : Ta l k a l i t t l e ab o ut t he G I F y o u ma ke ? H o w d o yo u c ome u p wi t h e d g y c o o l stu ff? P: R e a l l y I j u s t c reate t h e f irst t h i n g t h at c o m e s to min d wh e n I s e e an i m ag e , or wh e n I ’m s ho o t i n g I ’ l l a s k t h e m o d e l to d o so me t h i n g a g ai n s o i t ’s i n a f u n s e q u e n ce. It to tal l y de pe n d s o n t h e i m ag e; i f t h e re ’s a p h o t o o f a m o d el wit h a b a d a t t i t u d e t he n why n o t ma ke h e r h e ad f l y i n to space ? S : W h e re d o s ee yo urs el f i n next 10 years? P: T hi r t y fl i r t y an d t h ri vi n g ; h o pe fu l l y my o wn b o s s b y then. S : O n e wo rd t hat d e f i ne s
yo u and y our w or k? P : I’m in lov e w it h w hat I do and I t hink t hat ’s re al ly impor t ant despit e wh at field y ou w or k in. I’m ex cit ed t o w ake up and c o nt inue w hat ever ser ies I’m inv olv ed w it h and t hat p u shes t he design fur t her.
ARTisan I l ike Film for t he w ay it l o oks, it is more real is m ore r aw, and has cer t ain to nes t hat d igit al doesn’t g i ve you, and t he process i t i s more int erest ing. S: Do y ou hav e a cul t ur al o b session? A : I am obsessed w it h POP cul t ure and w hat is g o ing on and I bel iev e if yo u w ant t o be someone i n l ife y ou just have t o be o n t op of ev er y t hing t hat is cur rent ly happening. So cial med ia br ings t hat up and t hat ’s w hy I am alw ay s o n my phone, checking mi i n s t agr am and seeing w hat i s happening. S: Do y ou have a w eird o b session? A : My film camer a / KFC / c o l dst one ice cream. S: Do y ou t hink SC A D has he lped y ou be t he per son yo u w ant t o be in y our c areer ? A : Definit ely SC AD has he lped me and it pushes yo u be t he best v er sion of yo ur sel f, and also just being s ur rounded my t alent ed p e ople makes you w ant t o wo rk harder. 159