Harper's Bazaar Brazil's June 2012 'The Soft Skin' editorial exhibits a surreal and digitally manipulated brand of photography. While many, if not all, magazines are pro-enhancement, changing the size and overall looks of models, this spread has taken the movement to a whole new level.
Thairine Garcia's features come off as almost robotic in The Soft Skin. Her mesmerizing blue eyes have an ethereal quality about them, as do her nude lips. Zee Nunes' camera work has strayed away from an au natural approach in just about every sense here, and his artistic expertise have helped to put on this editorial's otherworldly traits.
The display of white, brown and red furs put on by stylist Flavia Lafer furthered the cold and automated feel of this Harper's Bazaar production, bringing out the best of fall ensembles before the rest.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Digitally Enhanced Photography
- The use of digital manipulation in photography to create surreal and otherworldly images.
- Robotic Aesthetic
- The portrayal of models with a robotic or automated appearance in fashion editorials.
- Futuristic Styling
- The use of avant-garde fashion and accessories to create a futuristic visual aesthetic in magazine spreads.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Photography
- The fashion photography industry can explore new digital enhancement techniques to create visually captivating and unique editorial spreads.
- Fashion Retail
- Fashion retailers can incorporate the robotic and futuristic aesthetics showcased in this editorial to create innovative and eye-catching advertising campaigns.
- Artificial Intelligence
- The AI industry can capitalize on the interest in robotic aesthetics by developing AI models that embody the futuristic and automated look showcased in this editorial.
