STARDUST Magazine Issue 8 UNIFORM

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ISSUE 8 UNIF O RM FA L L W I N T ER 2015

STARDUST turns 3 this issue­­— Let’s celebrate!

Special thanks to our past and present contributors and supporters who shaped STARDUST to what it is today. xxxo

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creative director SOPHIE CÉCILE XU

fashion T. PATRICK WILLIAMS

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on the cover photographed by SOPHIE CÉCILE XU styled by T. PATRICK WILLIAMS hair by B. CAMPBELL (BEAUTY IS... SALON) hair assistant ROCHELLE MOLLETTA makeup by LEISA KANIENBERG model KATIE @ WILHELMINA NY VIEW OUR EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL AND INTERVIEW WITH BELA SHEHU OF NINOBRAND ON PAGE 58

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STORIES

06 SCHOOL BY JOANNA O’SHEA / NICK MATHIS

14 SHELL BY SOPHIE CÉCILE XU / SHERRY SHIH-HUI CHANG

20 CARTE BLANCHE BY ANNIE EDMONDS / DARLENE DULL

28 KRIEGSHELD BY EVANGELOS RODOULIS / MARINA WILLMS, BURCU ÖZDEMIR and TYRON WIENHÖFER

36 DENIM BY SOPHIE CÉCILE XU / JAZMINE MILLER

44 ICONOCLAST BY JUAN MARTIN URANGA / GABRIEL BEVIONNE and GLAUCIA CECHINEL

58 NINOBRAND BY SOPHIE CÉCILE XU / T. PATRICK WILLIAMS

68 SKIN BY GUY GINN

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SCHOOL featuring EMMA AND MADISON @ RED NYC photographed by JOANNA O’SHEA styled by NICK MATHIS hair by YUSHI SUZUKI makeup by TAKAHIRO OKADA

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EMMA wears ZARA dress TOPSHOP sandals MADISON wears ZARA bodysuit TOPSHOP sandals

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EMMA wears TOPSHOP dress and sandals RIGHT PAGE: MADISON wears ZARA peacoat

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EMMA wears ZARA dress TOPSHOP sandals RIGHT PAGE: EMMA wears TOPSHOP dress MADISON wears TOPSHOP top and pants

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EMMA wears ZARA dress TOPSHOP sandals MADISON wears ZARA bodysuit TOPSHOP sandals

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shell featuring OKSANA @ MAJOR NY photographed by SOPHIE CÉCILE XU styled by SHERRY SHIH-HUI CHANG hair by ROCHELLE MOLLETTA makeup by LAURA GALINDO photographer’s assistant DANIEL WOODEN all clothing and accessories from SHERI CHI

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CARTE BL ANCHE featuring RIMA @ NEXT photographed by ANNIE EDMONDS styled by DARLENE DULL hair and makeup by JULIE FIGUEROA

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ISABEL MARANT coat

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H&M sweater and dress ZARA shoes KATE SPADE socks RIGHT PAGE: RODEBJER top J.CREW blouse

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ZARA tunic and skirt VILLAGE HAT COMPANY hat LEFT PAGE: HELMUT LANG vest RODEBJER dress VILLAGE HAT COMPANY hat

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RODEBJER top J.CREW blouse ZARA pants and shoes KATE SPADE socks LEFT PAGE: ALL SAINTS vest FRAME blouse MARNI pants VILLAGE HAT COMPANY hat

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KRIEGSHELD featuring BORIS @ EVERYDAY PEOPLE photographed by EVANGELOS RODOULIS styled by MARINA WILLMS, BURCU ÖZDEMIR and TYRON WIENHÖFER grooming by JEANNETTE BERRETZ using MAC COSMETICS

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BURCU ÖZDEMIR vest TYRON WIENHÖFER camouflage shirt and white top MARINA WILLMS pants DR. MARTENS boots

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EVEN top BURCU ÖZDEMIR white shirt MARINA WILLMS shorts RIGHT PAGE: TYRON WIENHÖFER white shirt VINTAGE jacket and hat

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BURCU ÖZDEMIR jacket TYRON WIENHÖFER shirt LEFT PAGE: MARINA WILLMS jacket and black shirt BURCU ÖZDEMIR white shirt ALPHA INDUSTRIES pants

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BURCU ÖZDEMIR jacket TYRON WIENHÖFER shirt JACK & JONES necklace VINTAGE ring LEFT PAGE: VINTAGE jacket MARINA WILLMS shirt and pants

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DENIM featuring CAT CARNEY @ APM photographed by SOPHIE CÉCILE XU styled by JAZMINE MILLER hair by B. CAMPBELL (BEAUTY IS... SALON) hair assistant NATASHA BIEBER makeup by DOMINIQUE MARIE

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ASOS denim shirt RALPH LAUREN sweater EKLEKTIK skirt

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RALPH LAUREN shirt EKLEKTIK top LEFT PAGE: EKLEKTIK vest and top ALLAN VIRGO skirt

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NINOBRAND jacket J.CREW shirt ALLAN VIRGO skirt CALVIN KLEIN shoes

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ASOS denim shirt RALPH LAUREN sweater EKLEKTIK skirt LEFT PAGE: EKLEKTIK bolero J BRAND denim jacket ALLAN VIRGO crop top and skirt

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TO DECONSTRUCT IS AN ACT OF FORCE. OUT OF THE STANDARD ITSELF, IT TRANSCEND CONCEPTS, REVERSE THE LOGIC, ONE MUST LEARN TO UNLEARN, LEARN DETACHMENT. THERE IS VIRTUE IN THE FRAGILITY OF IDEAS, THOUGHTS AND VALUES. TO DECONSTRUCT HOW WE SEE THE THINGS REQUIRES MOVEMENT, CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION. BUT IT IS ALSO LIBERATING, AS THE EMPTY IS ALSO THE EMPTY SPACE TO RECONSTRUCTION.

featuring ANDREA ELIZECHE @ SPIRIT OF FASHION

photographed by JUAN MARTIN URANGA art direction and production GLAUCIA CECHINEL styled by GABRIEL BEVIONNE and GLAUCIA CECHINEL hair and makeup by CONSU TAPIA

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SARALEGUI top DUBIÉ dress and shoes

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DUBIÉ coat CHAIN GARCIA BELLO skirt VAN DER LEIJ necklace

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DUBIÉ coat CHAIN GARCIA BELLO skirt VAN DER LEIJ necklace

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CHAIN GARCIA BELLO shirt SARALEGUI pants

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CHAIN GARCIA BELLO shirt SARALEGUI pants

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CHAIN GARCIA BELLO coat DUBIÉ pants

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CHAIN GARCIA BELLO coat DUBIÉ pants

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DUBIÉ coat, pants and shoes CHAIN GARCIA BELLO top AMATEUR white blouse VAN DER LEIJ necklace

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NINOBR AND introduction by T. PATRICK WILLIAMS interview by BRANDI SPERING

Not skipping the detailing and opting for clean lines, NINObrand has found a way to marry subtle textures and unconventional shapes to create completely dreamy, minimalistic street wear for the masses. We wanted to sit down with the brand’s creator, Bela Shehu, to speak with her about the sensory take-over that is NINOBrand.

featuring KATIE @ WILHELMINA NY photographed by SOPHIE CÉCILE XU styled by T. PATRICK WILLIAMS hair by B. CAMPBELL (BEAUTY IS... SALON) hair assistant ROCHELLE MOLLETTA makeup by LEISA KANIENBERG

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In your process of creating a piece or collection, are there any habits you have that help you get into your artistic element?

There are a few environments that produce more creative ideas than others. I try to get lost in these moments or try to cultivate them and make mad notes while I can.

Music shows, solo dance parties at home, and showers are good places to pay attention to the mind schemes.

Your designs—the structure, the flow, the chic—seem to be impacted by Asian aesthetics. Are there any influences that have traveled with you that are present in your work? I’ve always been inspired by geometric shapes and threedimensional stories. Most of my pieces have one or both of these values. I like to get nerdy with my shapes and

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WHILE IN THE MYSTERY OF DISCOVERING MYSELF, I EXPERIENCE THE EFFECT OF WHO I AM, COMPASSION, MOTIVATION AND THE FULL POTENTIAL OF WHAT EACH ONE OF US IS EQUIPPED TO ACHIEVE.”

proportions while producing wearable and functional garments. I suppose my collection has a feel of a Japanese street uniform. I like everything about that feeling.

If you could collaborate with anyone in the world, who would it be? Rei Kawakubo and Michele Lamy for sure!

I hear that you’ve recently introduced the NINObrand Private Stylist Program. Can you tell us what the program entails?

Our Private Stylist Program is a new way for us to reach our collectors out of town while offering the same individual experience we offer at the atelier. Our collectors will get to view the collection in their area privately via

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our NINObrand Stylists for a limited time. This will allow them to keep in touch with what we are creating and to inquire their seasonal wardrobe.

What standards, as a designer, artist, and female, do you hold for yourself? How does it relate to your business, your outlook on life, and vice versa? My personal growth and my relationship with self is the most important process I take on everyday. In that space I hold myself responsible for all feelings and experiences and this makes up who I am as an artist or a human. While in the mystery of discovering self, I experience the effect of who I am, compassion, motivation and the full potential of what each one of us is equipped to achieve. This is where I breathe and allow for the most optimal situation to be present for me. I encourage everyone I know to try this.

What was the biggest personal obstacle or difficulty you’ve faced throughout your career thus far? Being away from my family has been a constant obstacle.

Do you ever take no for an answer? I accept an applicable NO much easier at this point in my life. Not everything is worth the battle.

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THE IDEA OF A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT IS TO ALLOW FOR A REAL, LONG LASTING AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE TO BIRTH AND BE CULTIVATED PROPERLY.”

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What should someone expect when shopping at NINObrand during the one-on-one, shop-by-appointment set-up?

The idea of a private appointment is to allow for a real, long lasting, and enjoyable experience to birth and be cultivated properly. The engagement is intimate and it

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I HONOR HOW DEMANDING IT HAS GOTTEN AND HOPE I CAN KEEP UP WITH ITS POTENTIAL.�

grants a particular comfort to permit the proper relationship between the collector and the pieces. The collector gets introduced to the process of creating the collection from the source of inspiration to the finished product.

This is something very valuable for all our collectors who have been following the culture we have been creating for a few years now.

What are your goals for NINObrand to become in the future?

I make clothes for everyday wear so my optimal goal is to become the favorite gear in all our collectors lives and touch lots and lots of lives hahaha.

Did NINObrand turn out exactly as you imagined it would?

NINObrand started as part of an experiment, so no real plan ever existed. I wanted to try something and it surprised me with the attention that it deserved and it still does. I honor how demanding it has gotten and hope I can keep up with its potential.

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featuring KHALIA ABNER photographed by GUY GINN photographer’s assistant LEVI SHERMAN all clothing and accessories from NINObrand

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