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Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear

  • By Izwan Abdullah

Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear
Poets have sought religion and the spiritual for answers to life’s greatest mystery, and angels are common threads used to symbolise love, especially divine love, while others have used the trope of angels and the angelic in more surprising ways. Even more so, angels have concerned sin, temptation and salvation in its portrayal. In fashion, angels have barred an image used considerably by designers who are drawn to biblical symbolism — namely Lee Alexander McQueen, who illustriously used it in the creations of the Givenchy Spring 1997 Haute Couture presentation.

Today, through the banality of angels, we imagine them as a tether between the realms of menswear and womenswear, in which the former’s effortless cross-pollination of ideas with womenswear has finally crossed the threshold.

Pictured Above: (On Natalie) Alexander McQueen Leather skirt, (On Silas) Bottega Veneta Leather jeans; Mikimoto x Comme des Garçons Pearl and silver necklace; Stylist’s own cotton briefs

Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear
(On Natalie) Prada Cotton ribbed tank top, leather and embroidered mesh midi-skirt, leather pumps
(On Silas) Burberry Jeans; Mikimoto Black pearl necklace; Stylist’s own cotton briefs.


Fendi
Silk chiffon shirt, silk chiffon bra, silk chiffon skirt

Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear
Burberry
Denim skirt; Celine Moon leather and sequins high boots; Stylist’s own Cotton briefs
 

Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear
Loewe
Wool knit balaclava
 


Gucci
Wool and metal studded blazer, cotton-blend shirt; Mikimoto 18K white gold necklace with Japanese Akoya cultured pearls and diamonds.
 


Fendi
Wool coat, wool pants; Dolce&Gabbana Leather boots.
 


Dolce&Gabbana
Cotton shirt.
 

Angels in Fashion Illustrate a Tether Between the Realms of Menswear and Womenswear
Celine
Vinyl streamers and cotton sweater; Stylist’s own cotton briefs
Photography Zantz Han
Creative Direction & Styling Izwan Abdullah
Grooming Sha Shamsi | Makeupartistinc. using Dior Beauty
Hair Fadli Rahman | Makeupartistinc. using KEUNE Haircosmetics
Photography Assistant Amos
Styling Assistant Manfred Lu
Fashion Assistance Justin Neo
Models Natalie | Misc. Management & Silas | Mannequin Studio 

Once you’re done with this story about angels in fashion, click here to catch up with our November 2022 issue!