There are few stylists who identify with the inate darkness that resides in much of Proenza Schouler’s work. Most prefer to take the literal route, integrating the polished yet off-kilter garments into bold, modern and colourful images.
Panos Yiapanis is one man whose taste lies on a more shaded path, and working with the likes of Rick Owens and Riccardo Tisci, he helps to realise their designs with his potent, subversive aesthetic.

For A#9, Panos has styled and photographed pieces from Proenza Schouler’s Spring Summer 2008 collection – taking their tall military hats and an embellished tunic from the fairground to the battlefield. Panos shot the plumed and badged millinery on a faceless hatstand, side-lit to cast bright highlights on the cascading blonde hair and metallic accents against the inky black backdrop. The effect is archival and historical, as though each piece sits preserved in a museum, like costumes from a bygone era and a forgotten war.

Photography & styling by Panos Yiapanis, assisted by Mikolai Berg.