Set in the South London’s neighbourhood of Peckham, photographer Antonio Dicorato and stylist Jania Gruber’s fashion story, Brit Punk is all about non-conformism. “Our fashion story was inspired by the Brit punks of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s but readapted for today’s time with ‘70s/80s influences,” Gruber tells SLEEK. “It’s all about rebellion!”
Brimming with character and attitude, Brit Punk exudes a certain recklessness. According to Gruber, the editorial is “about young female punks who hang around in the streets of London and just do what they feel like … they are individuals with their own free minds and thoughts as their ideology is based on anti-authoritarianism.”
To capture this daring and brash energy, Dicorato and Gruber encouraged improvisation from the models. The pair “wanted to give the models their own voice and chance to express how they feel and how they want to move their bodies,” says Gruber, “No rules no boundaries just like punks do!”
What is immediately striking about Dicorato and Gruber’s collaboration, is its sense of juxtaposition: colourful and mismatched clothes are backdropped against Peckham’s uniform estates and non-descript streets. Couple this with Dicorato’s hazy shooting style, and the story reads like a retro-tinged dream of romantic teenage rebellion. From the off-kilter stances of the models, to the way they gaze fiercely down Dicorato’s lens, something about Brit Punk subverts the humdrum of everyday life in the city.
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Credits
Photography: Antonio Dicorato
Styling: Janina Gruber
Models: Hlin Björnsdóttir, Elite worldwide and Katie May Neels
Hair: Yuuki Yanase represented by Coffin Inc
Makeup: Tamayo Yamamoto represented by Coffin Inc