This Is Us by Kim Lang

A story about London’s insiders, outsiders, newcomers, creatives, individuals. A story about diversity. A story about past and change. A story about London. A KALTBLUT exclusive.

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“This project’s aim was to celebrate London’s diversity. You hear a lot about the people in London who already made it or are on the verge of a break through. However you hardly hear about the people among us, the people living everyday lives just like us. This project is supposed to celebrate the undiscovered beauty of London, showcasing it’s everyday diversity, all based around the entertainment business. Whether it is events or film, music or fashion, there are a lot of unheard voices out there that want to be heard or seen.  Each individual was picked due to a specific quality, that may very well be considered as a minority in their respective field. They were asked to bring a piece of jewellery that is dear to their heart as well as choose an item from the styling rail, which they identify most with. Followed by a questionnaire for them to fill out, the team created the colour scheme and way of representation based on their survey. This speed up the process of actually getting to know the subject in more depth.   During their performance of shooting, each individual could also pick the music that would support their session. Having a broad song variety from Rihanna’s Work, classical music, Panic at the Disco, up to Ru Paul’s Sissy that Walk. The aim of the shoot was to raise these individuals to some sort of icon. Using bold colours to really draw the attention to them as well as to get rid of hair colour, skin colour and other differences. Essentially the project is aimed to take in all their diverse aspects and features, put them aside and show them in as an individual iconic personality.”

Top, skirt – Kristina Stets Shirt – He&DeFeber Boots – Ganor Dominique
Top, skirt – Kristina Stets
Shirt – He&DeFeber
Boots – Ganor Dominique
Shirt – He&DeFeber Coat – Nicole Quadric Jeans – Armani jeans
Shirt – He&DeFeber
Coat – Nicole Quadric
Jeans – Armani jeans
Top – Uniclo Coat – He&DeFeber Neckless – Own favourite of Liliam
Top – Uniclo
Coat – He&DeFeber
Neckless – Own favourite of Liliam
Dress – Kristina Stets Jacket – Nicole Quadric Shoes – Ganor Dominique Neckless – own favourite of Brenda
Dress – Kristina Stets
Jacket – Nicole Quadric
Shoes – Ganor Dominique
Neckless – own favourite of Brenda
Turtle neck, jacket – He&DeFeber Jeans – Lee Shoes – He&DeFeber Neckless – Own favurite of Koy
Turtle neck, jacket – He&DeFeber
Jeans – Lee
Shoes – He&DeFeber
Neckless – Own favurite of Koy
Outfit – Property of Lady Fka
Outfit – Property of Lady Fka
left: Top, trousers – Kristina Stets Coat – He&DeFeber Neckless – Own favourite of Janet right: Top, trousers – Kristina Stets Coat – Nicole Quadric Neckless – Own favourite of Janet
left:
Top, trousers – Kristina Stets
Coat – He&DeFeber
Neckless – Own favourite of Janet
right:
Top, trousers – Kristina Stets
Coat – Nicole Quadric
Neckless – Own favourite of Janet
Jacket, trousers – Kristina Stets Accessories – Own favourite of Alex
Jacket, trousers – Kristina Stets
Accessories – Own favourite of Alex

Photographer:

Kim Lang / www.kimlangstudio.com / Instagram: @kimlangstudio
Stylist:  Karina Martemyanova /  Instagram: @martemyanova_karina
Makeup artist: Mee Kee / meekee-makeup.tumblr.com / Instagram: @meekee_s
Hair stylist: Tomoko Fushimi / www.tomokofushimi-hair.com  / Instagram: @tomokofushimi122

Set designer:  Elsie Abdy Collins / www.elsieabdycollins.co.uk / Instagram: @elsie_collins

Models:

Janet Mayer / www.janetmayer.co.uk / Instagram: @janetlouisemayer

Alex B. signed at Models Plus / www.alexbmodel.co.uk Instagram@alexb244

Brenda B. signed at Models Plus /  Instagram: @iambrendabokoe

Alexis Raven Bathory signed at Ugly Models / Instagram: @abathory1

Liliam Dethlefsen / Instagram: @liliamdethlefsen / Twitter: @Clumsy_Lily

Brendan Howley / Instagram: @bphowley

Lady Fka / Instagram: @ladyfka

Koy Spencer / Instagram: @koyispsionic