Wabi-Sabi Muse: Dressing the Space Between Beauty and Breakdown
Photographer Mei Kobayashi captures the tension between stillness and disruption in this fashion story starring model Malia. Set inside a traditional Japanese home, the series draws from the quiet beauty of wabi-sabi—rice paper doors bleeding soft light, tatami floors holding whispered histories—while colliding with sculptural, high-fashion silhouettes. Malia moves through the space like a fracture—elegant, defiant, and otherworldly—blending cultural reverence with fashion’s more unruly instincts. The result is a powerful visual story that respects the past while igniting the future, merging subtle beauty with fearless innovation.
PHOTOGRAPHER: MEI KOBAYASHI
MODEL: MALIA SINE
HAIR: CHIHIRO
MAKEUP: KOU
STYLIST: CHIE
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