London, 3pm follows two strangers, both in their early twenties—moving through the same landscape under the same sun, but in vastly different states of being. One is working. The other is not. Their lives never intersect, but they unfold in quiet, cinematic symmetry.
One slips into the park after work, his day still clinging to him in the form of sweat, screen glare, and quiet fatigue.
The other is unemployed, not by choice but by circumstance—one of many young people untethered by a job market that promises little and demands much. He wanders, sun-soaked and suspended, caught between freedom and fear.
This editorial captures the emotional terrain of Gen Z today—where two people the same age can live parallel lives defined by wildly different levels of stability. One is overworked. The other, overlooked. Both are navigating the weight of expectation in a time of uncertainty.
Their paths never cross—but they echo.
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Art Direction: @mandyytongg
Photographer: @weeyanggg
Styling: @stephen.barrington_@mandyytongg
Makeup: @rosiehazel.hmua
Talent: @ofkisa@kylemonkcom
“i can imagine” is a project that redefines fashion as an inclusive, sensory experience for the visually impaired, challenging the misconception that they are indifferent to style.
By integrating Braille through rivets and embroidery, the project transforms fashion into a multidimensional experience that transcends visual aesthetics. The garments become powerful statement pieces that celebrate the visually impaired’s desire for personal expression and advocate for a broader understanding of fashion as an experience that reaches beyond sight.
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Fashion Designer/Art Director: @mandyytongg
Photographer: @gengbing.photo
Model: @willosb_
Assistants: @sabrinacdx@hannahbukuuu
“i can imagine” is a project that redefines fashion as an inclusive, sensory experience for the visually impaired, challenging the misconception that they are indifferent to style.
By integrating Braille through rivets and embroidery, the project transforms fashion into a multidimensional experience that transcends visual aesthetics. The garments become powerful statement pieces that celebrate the visually impaired’s desire for personal expression and advocate for a broader understanding of fashion as an experience that reaches beyond sight.
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Fashion Designer/Art Director: @mandyytongg
Photographer: @gengbing.photo
Model: @willosb_
Assistants: @sabrinacdx@hannahbukuuu
“i can imagine” is a project that redefines fashion as an inclusive, sensory experience for the visually impaired, challenging the misconception that they are indifferent to style.
By integrating Braille through rivets and embroidery, the project transforms fashion into a multidimensional experience that transcends visual aesthetics. The garments become powerful statement pieces that celebrate the visually impaired’s desire for personal expression and advocate for a broader understanding of fashion as an experience that reaches beyond sight.
On the back of the pants are two poems embroidered in Moon Braille that summarizes the feelings from the visually impaired community, dispelling misconceptions that fashion holds no significance for them.
Left:
“I don’t need to see,
To feel beauty on my skin -
I wear what I am.
Right:
“Look if you will -
My style shows my true self.
Strength beyond sight.”
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Fashion Designer/Art Director: @mandyytongg
Photographer: @gengbing.photo
Model: @willosb_
Assistants: @sabrinacdx@hannahbukuuu