One of my favorite aspects of fashion is the story behind it. After all, it’s a visual art form just like painting or theater. The stories that can be told and the characters created with a simple combination of pieces of clothing is amazing, and it’s so much fun to image who might wear an outfit when I put it together.
The inspiration for this collection of outfits I styled comes from my deep love of sci-fi and dystopian literature. Sometimes we feel like our world is crashing down around us because our lives aren’t going exactly as we planned, which is why it’s fun to escape into universes where the world IS ending, so we don’t feel so bad anymore. Plus, it’s really interesting to see other artists’ and authors’ ideas on what they think the future may have in store.
Check out the outfits I created, which I paired with short stories to get your imagination flowing:
When the World Is Destroyed By 1000 Nuclear Bombs
The world is a wasteland, the air absolutely un-breathable. You walk through the wastes with two outer layers and a scarf to cover the back of your neck so the relentless sun will give your tired skin a break. You don’t have a gun, but your trusty knife always has your back, and a good pair of boots will always take you where you need to go. In the new world, there is no room for luxuries, you take what you need to survive and you do just that.
All pieces from Zara: Tweed Jacket With Metallic Thread, Cable Knit Coat, Ribbed Top With Smocking, Pants With Side Stripes, Animal Print, Leather Cowboy Boots, Fringed Soft Scarf, Cat Eye Sunglasses, Matching, Velvet Gloves,Pleated Crossbody Bucket Bag
When You Live In a Perfect World Where Everyone’s the Same
You wake up to the sound of your television screen telling you it is time to do your morning calisthenics. Every morning the same, you take your ration of “vitamins” and wait for the blonde instructor to start her graceful movements. The girl next to you does the same, blonde hair up in a tight bun. The girl next to her is the same. They assign you colors to differentiate you, yours is blush pink. Your necklace keeps track of you and your bracelet bears your name, so you and the other identical girls in your wing can be told apart. You smile until your cheeks hurt, your arms unfurled, ready for the day to begin.
All pieces from Nordstrom: Gunnar Necklace (Martine Ali),Engravable Linear Friendship Chain Bracelet (Monica Vinader),Halogen Bow Back Ponte Shift Dress, x Atlantic-Pacific Stretch Ponte Dress (Halogen), Ulana Knee High Boot (Marc Fisher), Satin Bow Headband (CARA), Medusa 56mm Shield Sunglasses (Versace)
When the World Is No Longer Habitable, So You’re Travelling the Galaxy to Find a New One
They sent five ships out into the abyss, equipped with enough concentrated rations to last the rest of the crews’ lives. Their only objective was to find somewhere else humans may call home, as Earth is quickly becoming desolate. You dress warmly, carry a gun in the rare case you may find intelligent life that isn’t too fond of you. Your only personal possession you allowed yourself was a bracelet your mother gave you before you left and you never take it off, lest you forget about where you came from. Home.
All pieces from Net-A-Porter: Christian Louboutin Bag Bootie, Cable-knit wool-blend mini dress (Alexander Wang), Paneled embroidered shell-jacquard track pants (Alexander Wang), The Snowbird metallic quilted down ski jacket (Cordova), Studded leather harness (Alexander McQueen), Leather backpack (Proenza Schouler), Star sapphire, diamond and 14-karat gold bracelet (Sydney Evan), Bremen leather and gold-tone choker (Ellery)
It took me a surprising amount of time to style these looks and create the images, but it was also a lot of fun! I really want to keep creating these unique looks with fun stories, so keep an eye out for the next one!
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