London-based luxury streetwear brand ARIES banks on integrity just as much as on fashion authority and was founded in 2011 by the native Italian and Creative Director Sofia Prantera, who expresses her love for streetwear, trash culture as well as fringe art and illustration with her fresh unisex looks.

Clare SHILLAND c/o BIRD PRODUCTION photographed the looks for the fashion co-op ARIES x FILA China.

GoSee : ariesarise.com & bird-production.com
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For VOGUE SCANDINAVIA, still life expert Gustav ALMESTAL c/o BIRD PRODUCTION staged elegant and sparkling accessories, shoes and bags.

Gustav Almestål’s visual language is instantly recognizable thanks to his innovative and personal approach to color, lighting, and composition. His images are often infused with a surreal sense of humor as well as a keen sense for details which becomes especially noticeable in his subtle use of art historical references. A recurring theme is his interest in philosophy and aesthetics, particularly concerning life, death, and decay – classic subjects in the historical tradition of still life – bringing a multi-dimensional quality to his images.

After living and working in London for several years, Gustav Almestål is now based in Stockholm and can be booked via BIRD.

GoSee : bird-production.com
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“Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli has always believed in the power of beauty and fought to protect it. We at The Greatest dedicated issue #22 to protection in all its forms. Discover our interviews with Pierpaolo Piccioli, Sonny Hall, Luka Sabbat and many more in The Greatest #22 – The Protection Issue.” THE GREATEST.

Andy MASSACCESI c/o BIRD PRODUCTION photographed Chinese male model Zheng Jie for the Dior Special in THE GREATEST Magazine #22.

We quote : “Pierpaolo Piccioli is the man behind one of today’s most popular brands, Valentino. Over the past six years, he’s been on a mission to search for beauty and, of course, fight to protect it, just like the founder of the Roman luxury brand, Mr. Valentino Garavani, did before him. Needless to say, Pierpaolo is one of the creatives who inspired us to dedicate The Greatest #22 to the concept of ‘protection’. In his words, ‘Although the tradition of ‘bottega dell’arte’ (in English ‘art workshop’, E.D.) was born right here, people have forgotten how important workshops are to share an experience and, of course, learn the trade […]

We founded a school to guarantee a future for haute couture, basing it on the exchange between young and older people who’ve worked with us for a very long time. By the way, a lady who is retired told me that going back to the atelier to teach young minds gave meaning to her path, and I find this amazing both on a human and personal level’. The Protection Issue features our conversations with Pierpaolo Piccioli, Jordan Luca, Max Schiller, Andrea Zanatelli, Shaquille-Aaron Keith, Sonny Hall, Luka Sabbat and much more, ...”

The Greatest is an independent bi-annual fashion magazine which is manufactured completely in Italy. Founded in 2012 by Editor-in-Chief Matteo Greco and headquartered in Milan, it boldly presents new perspectives full of insight into issues that concern us all thanks to its international team of creatives.

GoSee : thegreatestmagazine.com & bird-production.com


CREDITS
Photographer @andymassaccesi
Art Director @sara_ferraris
Fashion Editor @simonrutigliano
Model @zj_zhengjie at @nextmodelsmilan
Grooming @elenabettanello at @julianwatsonagency
Casting @isadorabanaudicasting
Photography Assistant @andrea_biancofiore
Fashion Assistants @monalavia and @pietrocavallari_
Total Look @dior by @mrkimjones
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