‘AM I AWAKE?’
‘AM I AWAKE?’ a stylized lookbook inspired by LUGO Unreal
inspired by LUGO Unreal - a yearly art party hosted by the remai modern
a lookbook of curated outfits, makeup, and storytelling through photography, to take you through a visual journey that reflects the past two years. we hope these images act as a space of inspiration for LUGO Unreal attendees and that the viewer finds something intriguing, intoxicating, joy-inducing. let this guide arouse the curiosity and creativity within yourself.
THE TEAM
photographer: Molly Schikosky
stylist: Aldeneil Española
creative direction: Sonder Studios
makeup artist: Anh Pham
models: Aldeneil Española + Berit Johnson
on site assistant: Ally Labach
look 1 – FIGURES IN THE DARK : A FEVER DREAM
what does it mean to move forward? what does embodied joy feel like again? hope, presence, wonder. can you feel it too? embracing friends with care and intention. pause. think of how much we have been separately and collectively growing together. there’s a strangeness, an emerging, a freshness, an exhale. do you see the colour green with new awareness? look at that flower that blooms alongside you. the creative energy that has been cultivating inside you wants out — it wants to breathe.
so, are you awake?
Makeup Description ( By Anh Pham )
A painted look using bright coloured creams that moves and molds around the model’s eyes as they blink creates a dynamic lived-in look. The movement in the bright coloured creams represents the fluidity and flow into the new future.
look 2 – TIME HEALS : CONNECTION WAKES US UP
the feeling of the unknown, being aware in the present but unsure as to what the future holds. to be a spectator in a time where you hold no answer. a time where you simply, just wait. you are in tune with the push and the pull of time, yet it leaves you standing in the middle, unmoving and unsure. there’s a heaviness in the air around you that you cannot name — yet a buzz of creative energy you grasp onto and hold. the questions are never ending within the vast scope of your mind. will it be like this forever? when can I be close to you again? it feels dark – i crave life and light.
am i awake?
Makeup Description (By Anh Pham)
An iridescent eyeshadow look with shifting colours represents the changing perspectives and constant uncertainty during these past few years. Then a pop of colour on the cheeks contrasts the darkness symbolizing our boldness and strength.
OUTFITS / LOCAL BUSINESSES
LOOK 1
kimonos ( Berit + Al ) – Ajisai Kimono
dress ( Berit ) – Village Green Thrift Store
purses ( Berit + Al ) – Village Green Thrift Store
earrings and necklaces ( Berit + Al ) – Village Green Thrift Store
LOOK 2
gloves ( Berit + Al ) – handmade by Aldeneil
black dress ( Berit ) – Nu-in Fashion
blue pants ( Berit ) – Hazlewood Shop
earrings + necklaces ( Berit + Al ) – Village Green Thrift Store