After seeing Sarah E Buchanan’s future-aeronaut inspired graduate collection, we worked to design a set of stills and short fashion film to showcase the incredible pieces. Buchanan’s voluminous dresses and intricate headwear echo the form of Meiji kimono or Kendo battle-dress but use contemporary fabrics; luminous poly-satins and custom-designed digitally marbled metallic PVC.

When we were talking about how we wanted to present the pieces, we were again and again drawn to the ancient east and airships, a fierce femininity and the cityscapes and society of Blade Runner or Akira.

Photography/Lighting: Olly Hearsey
Set Design: Xoe Kingsley and Olly Hearsey
Hair: Simon Webster Hair
Make Up/Retouching: Xoe Kingsley
Wardrobe: Sarah E Buchanan

Shot at The Brighton Studio