Client: High Fashion Label  |  Year: 2023  |  Services: Editorial Photography, Lookbook, Print Layout

The Brief
Fashion is armor for the urban environment. For the Fall/Winter collection, the label sought to explore the duality of the city at night—the interplay between the glamour of the skyline and the grit of the street level. They needed a lookbook that felt less like a catalog and more like a noir film still.

The Approach
Shot on the streets of Tokyo and Cape Town after midnight, NOCTURNE utilizes available light—neon signs, streetlamps, and reflections in rain puddles - to illuminate the garments. The layout design is intentionally erratic, breaking grid structures to mimic the chaotic energy of nightlife. We focused on motion blur and deep shadows to create a sense of mystery, positioning the wearer as a protagonist in their own cinematic narrative.