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Ashleigh wears lederhosen by EUPHEMIA at MACHINE-A, tights [worn as top] by Falke.  » high res

Left: Danny wears skirt by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, jeans [worn underneath] by Pudel, boots by Asger Juel Larsen AW10, stylist's own necklace. Right: Ashleigh wears lederhosen by EUPHEMIA at MACHINE-A, tights [worn as top] by Falke, nail ring by Gemma Slack at MACHINE-A.  » high res

Danny wears top by Lina Österman, leather shorts by Gemma Slack both at MACHINE-A, vintage earring by Vivienne Westwood, stylist's own necklace.  » high res

Ashleigh wears spike trousers by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, vintage shirt by Gianni Versace, jacket by Calvin Klein Jeans, shoes worn underneath tights by Topshop Unique, vintage sunglasses by Moschino, stylist's own necklace.  » high res

Left: Danny wears dress by EUPHEMIA at MACHINE-A, jeans [worn underneath] by Pudel, sunglasses vintage Moschino, stylist's own necklace. Right: Ashleigh wears coat by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, underwear worn underneath by Falke, shoes [worn under tights] by Topshop Unique. Danny wears skirt by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, jeans [worn underneath] by Pudel, boots by Asger Juel Larsen AW10.  » high res

Left: Ashleigh wears coat by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, underwear worn underneath by Falke, shoes [worn under tights] by Topshop Unique. Danny wears skirt by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, jeans [worn underneath] by Pudel, boots by Asger Juel Larsen AW10. Right: Ashleigh wears top by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, shirt worn underneath by H&M, tights by Falke, shoes [worn under tights] by Topshop Unique, stylist's own necklace.  » high res

Left: Ashleigh wears top by Gemma Slack at MACHINE-A. Right: Danny wears metal belt by Gemma Slack at MACHINE-A, stylist's own spike collar.  » high res

Ashleigh wears vintage jacket customised by stylist, underwear by Falke, metal belt by Gemma Slack at MACHINE-A. Danny wears top by Lina Österman at MACHINE-A, shirt worn underneath by H&M, stylist's own necklace.  » high res

story behind the story
“I was listening to a lot of Bauhaus at the time and really drawn to friends around town who were embracing this dark kind of energy, but still exuding a great sense of youth at the same time. Like children, playing and having fun with the cold side of fashion.
‘The bats have left the bell tower,
The victims have been bled.’
I really love natural light so I wanted to soften the hardness of the looks, and make the figures themselves look more sensitive and vulnerable, rather than just tough and powerful.
Danny Reed and Ashleigh Haliburton are really dear to me as models, they both have a really versatile look that can be very hard or very soft at the same time. They both understand what it is to make a look work; to feel the mood of the story and to play with it.
‘All that blossoms all that blooms lies fallow in the night,
Waits for the golden sunlight,
Children of stone your crystal gauges of light,
Crowned on you.’”
- Paul Joyce

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credits

Photographed by George Mavrikos
Styled by Paul Joyce
Models Ed Gell & Isaac Carew @ Nevs
Stylist’s Assistant Alison Rodney

Inspirations/Influences:
Bruce Weber (yesterday, today and tomorrow.)
My Dad’s sister was always inadvertently guiding me through different aesthetics, I would watch her closely as she applied the same rules to her furniture layout as she would to her way of dressing; Eileen Gray meets 90′s Jil Sander.
I think a lot of people in the industry tend to over complicate things; what I hope to show with my work is that keeping it simple can be really beautiful and just as exciting.
I always reference the past and challenge myself to try and manipulate things in a modern way.
Essentially, I’m passionate about making a great photograph with a great photographer.
Music and film are my main sources of inspiration and my starting point for projects.

Three people you would love to work with:
I would love to someday collaborate with photographer/fashion editor Venetia Scott and the immaculate Boo George.
My dream would be to shoot Marianne Faithful.

Who do you think is one to watch?
I’m working with designer Millie Cockton on her future projects and am really exited to see her develop.
Julie Rode at Elite London is showing great potential and aspiring model Danny Reed has one of the strongest looks I’ve seen in ages.
Photographer Christina Smith will never disappoint me.

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credits

Photography by George Mavrikos
Styling by Paul Joyce
Make-Up by Elizabeth Hsieh
Models Cassandra Smith and Indre Piskarskaite @ Elite London
Stylist’s Assistant Cat Hocking