Solitude, power, total comfort in the imagined environment.
This one’s an ode to my childhood wandering outdoors, building worlds and characters in my head and a callback to when I lived in California and got to wander endlessly outside to shoot with friends.
was a fun one to shoot and direct(:
Pt. 1/3
Styling: @ajaitasaini
Model: @zeketehzombieslayur
PA/Lighting: @shanjarnoux@ceg_life
1st AC: @mulario
Special thanks @xyneagency
me & my boo & our obligatory couples photo booth photo (ft all the times we tried and kept messing up because we’re tall and didn’t know where to look into the camera)
A DATE WITH DON DRAPER Pt. 3/3
The final stages of an evolution. He sits alone, transformed by his experiences and content with himself for the first time. At a table, he is joined by previous versions of himself, all looking towards a renewed manifestation of self, purpose, and identity.
Art direction: @ajaitasaini@elisethna
Model: @nyle.kafeel
Photographer: @elisethna
Photo assist: @mulario
Stylist: @ajaitasaini
Styling assist: @therealchindian namita.d
HMUA: @lorenlenox
LOOK 5: Missoni suit from @ebreovintage , Professor E shirt
LOOK 6: The Elder Statesman sweater and Stoffa trousers from @studio.raisonne
A DATE WITH DON DRAPER Pt. 1/3
Across six frames, this project examines the state of the contemporary man, and his journey of self actualization. Crushed by a lost romance, he is forced to grapple with his own vulnerability, identity, and the incessant toxicity projected onto modern masculinity. The death of ego casts him into a journey of self reflection, and painful yet powerful transformation that forces him to confront the fragile veneer of his guarded outer self.
A DATE WITH DON DRAPER
Art direction: @ajaitasaini@elisethna
Model: @nyle.kafeel
Photographer: @elisethna
Photo assist: @mulario
Stylist: @ajaitasaini
Styling assist: @therealchindian namita.d
HMUA: @lorenlenox
LOOK 1: Donna Karan suit via @ebreo_vintage
LOOK 2: Trench via @ebreo_vintage , tie from @ramsheadvintage
