In 2020 early spring. Right before the city-wide pandemic lockdown, I watched the film "Lighthouse," directed by Robert Egger, at the theater. That day I swung by my friend Daiki's office and chatted with him. I was talking about the Black and white film I just watched. It was dark, turbulent, and haunting film noir. And also how excellent all the garment lighthouse keepers wear in the movie. A year after, Daiki told me that film stuck in his mind, and he was thinking about the theme of a lighthouse keeper for the fall-winter collection. I got involved in visual development, artwork for print, and textiles.
Brand: Nepenthes America, Engineered Garments
Director/Producer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
Director/Producer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
Main visual of Engineered Garments Fall / Winter 2022 Collection. Composite of Miniature model and multiple effects layer.
Diorama set up in front of LCD screen. A miniature model was created from drawing actual artwork from the collection.
Engineered Garments Fall / Winter 2022 Lookbook.
The nautical map visual was shot on the layer of glasses with transparent print.
Concept sketches of the shooting plan.
Siren (Right) from greek mythology. A Shot was taken of a transparent print in the water tank.
A limited number of Black and White version of the lookbook was printed for the trade show.
