APOCALYPTICAL LOVE — Cover

APOCALYPTICAL LOVE

Love persists on a bleached shore at the edge of everything. Against an achingly blue sky and pale sand, a striped shirt paired with black leather arm panels creates the jarring elegance of salvaged couture in a deserted world. Bright yellow rubber gloves jut from fingertips, while a golden crystal ornament sits lodged at the waist — each object gleaming like a relic pulled from the rubble. Tousled curls frame an unflinching gaze, bare torso exposed to the elements, embodying raw survival instinct wrapped in ceremonial beauty. The styling by Ksenia Usacheva and Alexandra Pavlova channels post-apocalyptic romance, where fashion becomes the last articulate language and adornment serves as proof of hope. Produced by Gayeon Kim and Manon Gautier, with grooming by Sotirios Georgiou and casting by Julia Price and The Face Models, the editorial transforms end-times imagery into a poignant meditation on resilience and longing.

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FAQ

What was the concept behind the APOCALYPTICAL LOVE editorial?

A poetic reconstruction of post-apocalyptic sensibility, capturing the form of love discovered at world's end on a bleached beach. Striped shirts, leather arm panels, yellow gloves, and gold crystal details shine like relics amid ruins under clear skies, rendering fashion as the final language.

Who modeled in the APOCALYPTICAL LOVE editorial?

Ksenia Usacheva, Alexandra Pavlova, Gayeon Kim, Manon Gautier, Sotirios Georgiou, Julia Price, and models from The Face Models participated.

When was the APOCALYPTICAL LOVE editorial published?

It was published in the September 2022 issue (SEP. 2022 ISSUE).