Model with black bob haircut lying on a tatami mat in a light blue embellished dress beside a laptop.

Asian woman with black bob haircut wearing white top and red sunglasses outdoors against a brick building

Woman with dark hair lying flat on tatami mats wearing a translucent sculpted top in black and white.

Model standing indoors wearing a textured, open-knit long dress with floral appliques against sliding screens.

Close-up black and white portrait of a woman with a sharp blunt black bob and micro bangs looking toward the camera.

East Asian model with short dark bob and black lipstick leaning back in a pale yellow top and mint green lace outfit.

Model in a patterned top and cutout leggings leaning against an exterior concrete wall of a traditional Japanese house.

High-angle view of a woman in a white dress holding a clear umbrella on a sidewalk beside a wet street with a dark sedan.

Fashion model in a pale sheer textured dress and red platform shoes standing in a curved tiled shopping mall corridor.

East Asian woman with closed eyes, blue eyeshadow, and pastel sugar candy petals placed across her face against a tatami mat.

An East Asian woman in a pastel tiered tulle ruffle dress and red socks poses outdoors leaning against a tree.

Model in a white off-the-shoulder dress standing on an urban rooftop platform for Glass Magazine editorial Notes On Stillness.

High-angle view of a woman in a white dress holding a grey umbrella walking on a wet urban sidewalk next to a road.

Model in a sheer patterned ruffled dress holding up its hem beneath blooming cherry blossom trees in an urban square.

Glass Magazine Notes On Stillness 2025

About

Notes On Stillness is a fashion editorial series for Glass Magazine that explores the intersection of traditional Japanese architecture and modern urban landscapes. Photographed by Otto Masters, the project captures a series of contemplative portraits and environmental scenes that lean into a documentary-style aesthetic. The imagery is defined by its use of analogue film, soft lighting, and minimalist compositions that highlight the textural details of both the garments and the surrounding built environment. The series features styling by Masashi Konno, whose work on the model's precise, blunt-cut hair serves as a recurring motif across the editorial. Casting by MC Barnes introduces a focused visual narrative, placing subjects within interiors featuring tatami matting and shoji screens, as well as exterior settings marked by concrete facades and urban streetscapes. The work utilizes a palette that balances pastel tones with monochrome treatments, resulting in a cohesive visual study of stillness within the city.