Uma Wang A/W18

Backstage during Paris Fashion Week.

Dark wood, dimly lit rooms, baroque decorations and books chained to the shelves: an immaterial reality at Uma Wang AW/18, a show set in a medieval library of an ex-monastery in Paris.

A collection that showcased a firm set of views of the Masculin Féminin relationship where an alchemical union connects the two worlds. Empathy, sensitivity and gentleness melts with ascetic rigour and strength in a statement of independence of an ideal femininity deeply secluded in self-awareness.

Models wrapped in precious fabrics with rich textures and dyes, with faces and bodies concealed by maxi hoods and dappled in double layered silhouettes of rusty sepia tones, sombre monochromes, cardinal red and mellow browns evoking universal memories. From “nowhere, maybe Mongolia, maybe Japan, maybe China, maybe England, maybe wherever,” said Uma after the show, to describe her perfect timeless and infinite being.

Backstage at Uma Wang A/W18 shot by Marco Giuliano in Paris.

Uma Wang A/W18

Credits:

Photography: Marco Giuliano / @marcogiulianoph
Words: Anca Macavei / @ancamacavei

You may also like

Damir Doma S/S16

Fashion | Spotlight
If one follows the ways of the world, his heart will be harmed and easily led astray; if you loose yourself among people, your words will be guided by others' responses rather than speaking true from your heart. Words by Anca Macavei and photography by Marco Giuliano.

Dumitrascu S/S18

Fashion | Exclusive
Pure Berlin/illegal rave party vibes at Dumitrascu "Kebaby" S/S18 atypical runway show at Rambuteau metro station in Paris. Photography by Marco Giuliano.

Di Petsa / Dark Waters Run Deep

Fashion | Spotlight
A spotlight on Dimitra Petsa, London based interdisciplinary artist working in the mediums of fashion, performance and film using the wearer as performer, the garment as script.