A visual story which explores the elegance hidden within the shadows of the night its fleeting lights, its quiet miseries, its whispered secrets. The feminine presence stands at the center: ethereal yet commanding, fragile yet unbreakable. She is the moonlight piercing the darkness for us she is soft, cold, luminous, and inescapable. Restraint and liberation coexist in every frame: velvet chains, lace veils, corseted silhouettes, and ritualistic accessories evoke a world of disciplined desire, gothic romance, and nocturnal ceremony.
White oversized Victorian-style blouse: Kei Ninomiya – Corset: Thierry Mugler – Red-and-black horizontal striped thigh-high stockings brand: Stripped Obsession – Shoes: Clear PVC platform stiletto sandals with multi-ankle straps : brand : Pleaser
Rare Black lace mourning veils / These draped over the head/face or shoulders, often in delicate Chantilly lace with floral patterns. They were “extremely rare” luxury items because pure black lace was costly and not mass-produced for mourning most mourning was plain crape – Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
The styling draws from victorian mourning rites, fetish elegance, archival couture, and avant-garde theater. Rare antique lace once worn for funerals becomes transparent armor, bridal silks and satins are subverted into instruments of quiet rebellion, military denim and combat boots ground the dreamlike in defiant reality. Textures clash and seduce velvet against metal mesh, satin against leather, lace against skin creating a tactile language of control and surrender.
White wedding dress in pure silk and delicate lace by Adriana Pastrone Couture—an extremely rare archival bridal piece, recontextualized in ethereal defiance. Paired with black combat boots featuring multiple buckles and side zip, directly from Ann Demeulemeester Fall 2003 runway punk collection.
Dark blue denim jacket: Blumarine late 90s – Asymmetric long skirt: Dries Van Noten – Horizontal striped thigh-high stockings (black and dark gray): Emily London – Shoes: Archival John Galliano lace-up or ribbon-wrap flats/ballerinas
The concept of the woman – She is both captive and sovereign. Her gaze is direct + unflinching her poses are deliberate seated on invisible thrones, bound yet regal, red lips and stark makeup punctuate pale skin like warnings or invitations, She embodies the moon: distant, reflective, governing the tides of desire and melancholy.
Fine aluminum chainmail style mesh, high neck, cropped length, sheer and shimmering: brand – Mailles Argentées – Long pure silk skirt: Ungaro archival piece – Black velvet structured corset: Blumarine – Black faux fur stole: Miu Miu
Black velvet halter-neck camisole mini dress: old Versace – Pale pink structured satin corset: Atelier Corset Pâle – Long white satin opera gloves: vintage archival piece – Silver mesh mini evening purse: rare archive Virgo Studio.
art direction: @studiovolgare
photography by @virgo.torino
model: @sabinakfmn
set designer: @valentinagaido
styling :@boldsavory
stylist assistant: @carbonero_lucrezia
make-up + hair: @boldsavory
jewellery: @missstagno
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