The Printing is in the Details
With a beautiful testament to Dior’s heritage and design, Shawn Stussy introduced a psychedelic-surf and beachy, and Fair Isle-style marble print for the Fall 2020 men’s show. What’s even more captivating was the thought behind the process of printing the clothing.
The designs translated to the pieces in a unique, one-of-a-kind way. They were etched — by the only House still using this technique — into wax print fabrics, “a highly complex, noble cloth,” and then, printed on the pieces in a way that can only be described as “a dialogue between Dior’s heritage and their designs.” The result is transcendent reflection of Stussy’s thoughtful design and intricate process, creating a genuinely stunning pattern with a true human touch.
Capturing Honest Emotion
The thinkers at shark&minnow were inspired by ‘Alina’— a collection of portraits that captures the resulting facial expressions of twelve women while listening to the same piece of music, ‘Für Alina.’ The work is created by Bettina von Zwehl, a German photographer who lives and works in London.
Driven by von Zwehl’s interest in psychologists’ research surrounding the ways people’s emotions are influenced while listening to music, each woman — dressed in identical white vests — listened to the same piece of music, while seated in a dark room. von Zwehl captured their images sporadically during the second half of the song, using flash photography so the background appeared white. The results were absolutely stunning and pure as the sitters’ images were captured unexpectedly, displaying an increased vulnerability and uninhibited emotional response.
