The June 2010 Dazed & Confused ‘Touched by Youth’ editorial encapsulates youth while toying around with illustration and collage. It depicts "a perfectly unfinished state where everything is still new," says photographer Collier Schorr of juvenescence. With Katie Shillingford styling the women and Robbie Spencer on the men, there’s a lot going on in this shoot, from chambray denim tops, to S&M-inspired accessories, to plain preppy tees and to top it all off, makeup à la Boy George.
The model list was deep, including Abiah Hostvedt, Aiden Andrews, Aram Gevorgyan, Martin Landgreve, Micky Ayoub, Taras Koultun and Wes. What held the Dazed & Confused ‘Touched by Youth’ story together was the vibe of spring, androgyny, the birds and the bees, adolescence –- and everything in between.
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The Dazed & Confused ‘Touched by Youth' Spread Plays up the Kids
Trend Themes
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