My teacher said that I need to work on my overall styling, which is very true! I also need to work on my post-editing skills....
Background Story/Line Inspiration
This is the PPT we made for our line (click to make it larger):
Basically, in a futuristic world, technology has advanced to the point where humans don't need to worry about things such as illnesses or working because it's all automated. The purpose of this is so that humans can pursue "greater" things such as arts, peace, etc. as well as clean up the planet from the pollution caused by previous generations.
However, the world instead uses the technology to create more and more advanced simulations, virtual reality, games, etc. and instead mentally decay. Being that they spend their lives basically plugged into virtual stimulation programs, they need to use medication to induce sleep and cease to dream.
Virtually all species are extinct, save for mutant insects and single-cell organisms, who tend to be hardier and able to evolve more quickly.
Dream-eating tapirs are also dying out due to the fact that the humans are no longer dreaming, so they have no sustenance. In an effort to save the planet as well as themselves, they use the humans' technology to put them into an induced coma and create a "dream world" where the humans continue to "live" their regular lives through dreams. This creates enough dream material for the dream-eating tapirs to survive, but due to the lack of creativity (e.g., the weird, unrealistic dreams we have), it become essentially like eating a piece of white toast and a cup of black coffee for every meal every day for the rest of your life. Boring.
The dream-eating tapirs are divided into different groups depending on their duty. There are computer-programmers who are in charge of making sure the humans' dream-world remains flawless, protectors who need to defend the cities from the mutant creatures, and dream-collectors who harvest the dreams and convert it into energy to power the cities and as food for themselves.
Though their world seems pretty bleak right now, the dream-eating tapirs still hope that one day the humans will come to realize what they have done to the planet and be able to be released from the induced coma and save the planet as well as bring back their own creativity and actually dream.
The last few pages are reference movies and music and fashion inspiration.
Now, on to the photos! Click on them to make them larger!
Computer Programmer
Clothing: Iku Wang (my partner)
Hair/Makeup/Styling: Me
Photographer: Kenny Paul (Images by Kenny)
Model: Flora
Post-Editing: Me
Protector
Clothing: Me
Hair/Makeup/Styling: Me
Photographer: Kenny Paul (Images by Kenny)
Model: Naomi
Post-Editing: Me
Dream-Catchers
Clothing: Me
Hair/Makeup/Styling: Me
Photographer: Kenny Paul (Images by Kenny)
Model: Julia
Post-Editing: Me
Clothing: Iku Wang (my partner)
Hair/Makeup/Styling: Me
Photographer: Kenny Paul (Images by Kenny)
Model: Emily
Post-Editing: Me
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