So Figaro

Aug 2025

For the August 2025 issue of So Figaro, photographer Robert You captures a series of editorial still lifes centered on Prada leather handbags. The project adopts a cinematic, often narrative approach to fashion accessory photography, utilizing theatrical hard light and sharp flash to define the forms and textures of the collection. The compositions play with juxtaposition, placing luxury goods within staged domestic and abstract environments. From hotel atriums captured through fisheye vignettes to carefully arranged crime-scene narratives, the work leverages diverse props—ranging from vintage audio cassettes to industrial evidence markers—to create a tactile, graphic aesthetic that leans into moody, monochrome, and layered collage techniques.

Editorial, Vertical

Bags & Accessories

Editorial