UPTOWN / DOWNTOWN – PHOSPHENES

Photography by Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve | Fashion by Scott Shapiro

…and everywhere in between.

From the queens of Harlem to the Upper East Side’s high society, to the downtown artists and cool kids and more, we take a colorful journey through the Big Apple.

SERGUELEN WEARS:
jacket and pants BEN TAVERNITI UNRAVEL PROJECT.
SERGUELEN MARIANO is a Montreal-based fashion model with an otherworldly look that’s the product of her Mozambican and Mongolian heritage. The young stunner made waves after appearing in campaigns for labels like Mara Hoffman and Matthew Adams Dolan and in spreads for magazines such as Twin and i-D. Still a relatively fresh face, Serguelen serves as our latest muse, a hidden gem whose time to shine is nigh.

SERGUELEN WEARS:
dress LRS. sunglasses stylist’s own. gloves WING & WEFT.

KAI WEARS:
jacket and pants PYER MOSS. jewelry (throughout) his own. gloves WING & WEFT. boots CALVIN LUO.
KAFIQ BAYNES, better known as KAI, made waves after appearing on the cover of Blood Orange’s “Negro Swan” album, putting his delicate, angelic beauty on full display. He now runs the gamut of different forms of artistic expression, from voguing to DJing (and creating original sounds) to modeling and more.

KAI WEARS:
jacket PYER MOSS.

INSTUPENDO WEARS:
jacket and jeans HELMUT LANG. jewelry his own. boots PALM ANGELS.
SERGUELEN WEARS:
jacket and jeans HELMUT LANG.

KAI WEARS:
jacket, shirt, pants DAVID HART.
SERGUELEN WEARS:
dress MOON CHOI.

IRENE WEARS:
hat her own. dress AREA. coat Nº21.
At 91-years-young, IRENE BRANCH represents the type of confidence and elegance rarely found outside of New York City.

SERGUELEN WEARS:
dress PALM ANGELS. top and tights MSGM. sunglasses stylist’s own.

SERGUELEN WEARS:
jacket BEN TAVERNITI UNRAVEL PROJECT. shirt LEUNI. tights WOLFORD.

MIMI WEARS:
hat stylist’s own. jacket and skirt ERIKA CAVALLINI. jewelry her own.
MIMI CHANG is a Brooklyn-based publicist. With a vivacious personality and effervescent energy, she embodies the idea of the ultimate NYC cool girl without the pretentious frills.

IRENE WEARS:
clothing and accessories her own.

INSTUPENDO WEARS:
shirt ISSEY MIYAKE MEN. top (underneath) HUGO HUGO BOSS. shorts and sandals MICHAEL KORS. jewelry and socks his own.
At 17, INSTUPENDO (the stage name for Aidan Peterson) burst onto the scene with a refreshing take on downtempo electronic music. Now a couple of years later, the promising young talent continues to wow listeners with original sounds described as “simultaneously euphoric and melancholy.”