Maxime La takes us into secret lives of jewellery guards, the unsung heroes of the fashion world.
by SARRA ALAYYAN | PHOTOGRAPHY MAXIME LA | STYLING OMAIMA SALEM
https://www.dazed.me/fashion/in-safe-hands
Text SARRA ALAYYAN | PHOTOGRAPHY MAXIME LA | STYLING OMAIMA SALEM
While celluloid fantasies linger on the mystique of ultra-expensive jewellery, we seldom pause to think of those who safeguard them. The custodians who carry these objects form the unseen infrastructure of luxury, their bodies at work serving as both armour and signifiers. Here, we turn the lens on them.
Lionel wears sunglasses MYKITA, top GUCCI VINTAGE, backpack LOSANGE CARTIER, Pasha de Cartier 41mm automatic steel watch, Tank Française LM steel automatic watch CARTIER, jeans LEVI’S Jermone wears jacket Y-3, black sleeveless vest CP COMPANY, sapphire and diamond necklace CHOPARD, black mesh pants MASSIMO OSTI STUDIO Etienne wears jacket, trousers AMI, shirt CHARVET, Panthère de Cartier PM pink gold and diamonds watch CARTIER Jermone wears jacket Y-3, sleeveless vest CP COMPANY, sapphire and diamond necklace CHOPARD, black mesh pants MASSIMO OSTI STUDIO, Jordan sneakers NIKE Touré wears sunglasses MYKITA, leather jacket JACQUEMUS, T-shirt, trousers LEVI’S, leaf earrings in garnet, ruby, and diamonds on pink gold and titanium, feather earrings in diamonds on titanium CHOPARDAntoine wears sunglasses, bag LOUIS VUITTON, tank top CARHARTT WIP, shirt, trousers Y-3, Reverso Tribute duoface small seconds 47×28.3mm watch JAEGER-LECOULTRE, Dopp kit LOUIS VUITTON, boots TIMBERLAND Antoine wears tank top CARHARTT WIP, shirt, trousers Y-3, Reverso Tribute duoface small seconds 47×28.3mm watch JAEGER-LECOULTRE, Dopp kit LOUIS VUITTONWendy wears Jacket CARHARTT WIP, tank top LEVI’S, bag MM6 MAISON MARGIELA, Quatre Classique Large Ring in yellow, white, and pink gold with brown PVD and diamonds, Quatre Classique Large Ring in yellow, white, and pink gold with brown PVD, and Quatre Radiant Edition Large Ring in white and pink gold with diamonds BOUCHERONSammy wears bomber jacket TIGER OF SWEDEN, trousers Y-3, Royal Oak Offshore self-winding chronograph watch 42mm AUDEMARS PIGUETSammy wears leather jacket, shirt BALENCIAGA, tie STYLIST’S OWN, Extreme 3.0 tie bar MONTBLANC, Chronomat B0142 watch BREITLING, trousers OFFICINE GÉNÉRALE Sofiane wears jacket, trousers LORO PIANA, shirt, tie CHARVET, Master Ultra Thin Power Reserve 39mm watch in pink gold JAEGER-LECOULTRE, shoes CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTINTable: Montblanc Iced Sea Automatic Date 0 Oxygen MONTBLANC Left: Sofiane wears sunglasses TALENT’S OWN, jacket, trousers LORO PIANA, shirt, tie CHARVET, Master Ultra Thin Power Reserve 39mm watch JAEGER-LECOULTRE Right: Hakim wears leather jacket, shirt, jeans MM6 MAISON MARGIELA, shoes ROAElijah wears jacket MM6 MAISON MARGIELA X SALOMON, backpack TALENT’S OWNElijah wears jacket MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon, roll neck HERMÈS, jeans LEVI’S, shoes TALENT’S OWN, Union Square 27mm steel watch with a white dial TIFFANY & CO.
Casting director RICKY MICHIELS, grooming ROGER CHO, production CINQ ÉTOILES PRODUCTIONS, executive producer CHLOE WILK, production assistant LOUISA KOCHER, production assistant AARON ROCHLIN, studio PULP, studio assistant SEBASTIEN SARR, photo assistant ETIENNE OLIVEAU, styling assistant JULIETTE DUMAZY, grooming assistant AZUSA KUMAKURA, talents ANTOINE M, HAKIM I, SAMMY L, ELIJAH KRONOS, LIONEL B, STEVE T, JERMONE B, TOURÉ MOUSSA, SOFIANE, WENDY.
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Fashion, Dazed MENA issue 03
