STUDY MAGAZINE – VOLUME 14

STUDY MAGAZINE – VOLUME 14

On Sennosuke Kataoka

For this 14th issue of Study, we looked at the world of Sennosuke Kataoka, a kabuki actor only twenty-six years old, already carrying on his shoulders the weight of a formidable lineage. He is the heir to a long line of performers, born into a tradition where gesture and silence are transmitted like family secrets.

The fashion insert was photographed by Joséphine Löchen and styled by Rae Boxer. Together, they began from what we started to call, almost instinctively, a certain Japanese way of dressing. Their references reach back to the first seismic arrival of Japanese designers in Paris in the early 1980s, when silhouettes shifted and the Western idea of tailoring was quietly broken down. The generous, architectural volumes and radical pattern cutting of Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto still echo here. Fabric wraps, extends, protects. The body is not displayed; it is redefined.

For this issue, we have also created a special insert dedicated to the eyewear house Jacques Marie Mage, a brand who just opened its first flagship store in Tokyo. The story is photographed by Takashi Homma, the legendary image-maker who has long observed Japan with a style both tender and unsparing. Over two days, he moved through the vast, restless body of Tokyo alongside stylist Akari Endo-Gaut, capturing portraits of Japanese models on sidewalks, at crossings, between towers of glass and concrete.

Comes in a protective case.