Floating While Drowning
In the delicate balance between heaviness and levity, there exists a space where the body surrenders to both gravity and grace. Floating While Drowning explores this fragile moment, inviting us to witness the transformation of overwhelm into clarity, struggle into stillness, and breath into life. It is in this space that falling becomes an art, and surrender becomes a practice of resilience.
Drawing inspiration from Milan Kundera’s reflections on the “unbearable lightness of being,” the editorial delves into the paradox of human experience: while the weight of the world is unavoidable, there is an equally inevitable capacity to float. Here, vulnerability is not weakness—it is the gateway to lightness, awareness, and the gentle possibility of rising even while immersed in the depths of one’s own gravity.
dress THE FRANKIE SHOP
shoes JEFFREY CAMPBELL
jacket RONNY KOBO
bra SKIMS
shoes TONY BIANCO
trench BALENCIAGA
shirt RAG & BONE
shoes MARTINE ROSE
top ATOIR
shoes MARNI
turtleneck MARCELLA
trousers DARKPARK
shoes JEFFREY CAMPBELL
jacket JIL SANDER
skirt RICK OWENS
shoes GANNI
dress THE FRANKIE SHOP
top ATOIR
shoes MARNI
jacket JIL SANDER
skirt RICK OWENS
shoes GANNI
bra SKIMS
bra SKIMS
suit THE FRANKIE SHOP
turtleneck NAKED WARDBRODE
shoes JEFFREY CAMPBELL
photographer VAZHA KUCHULORIA
stylist RANDA HADID EID
creative director, model, producer RIO at REMADE MGMT
make up artist EL DEBRATTO
hair artist TAKAYUKI UMEDA
nail artist XING LI
props & set designer XAVIER AMES
retouch & color MELISSA ISABEL
lighting assistant LIZA GABUNIA
production assistant NADIA HOSKEY
set assistant CHARLIE WARD
location VK STUDIO, NYC