Archives Futures: Stepping Stone

Sep 2025

Stepping Stone is a fashion editorial series for Archives Futures featuring model Amandine Pouilly. The project utilizes a mix of clean, high-contrast monochrome and soft-lit color imagery to explore silhouette and textural detail, capturing a refined aesthetic through a minimalist studio lens. Photographed by Keiichiro Nakajima with editorial direction from Jalis Vienne, the series leans into an editorial style that balances classic portraiture with sharp, contemporary styling. Rika Watanabe curates the wardrobe, while hair styling by Kazuto Shimomura and makeup by ChiChi Saito provide structural finishing touches. The production employs techniques including analogue-inspired grain and chiaroscuro lighting to define the subject's form against a neutral backdrop.