A Shared Steed for your consideration. A KALTBLUT exclusive editorial and film. Photography by Vivian Chan. Produced by Heirloom Studio. The models are Genie and Hunter Chen. Director of Photography is Meagan Watchel. Makeup by Brandon Lee. Hair by Julia Elena. Styling by Marie Li & VoTheArchive.
Inspired by the symbolism of the Fire Horse, the story explores the horse as a shared emotional language across cultures — balancing Western equestrian refinement with Eastern understandings of instinct, strength, and spiritual presence.
Through sculptural silhouettes, embodied movement, and tactile textures, two figures navigate the tension between discipline and wildness, awakening a longing for what has long been nesting within them. The project unfolds both as a fashion editorial and a short fashion film, expanding the narrative through motion and atmosphere.
Photography by Vivian Chan / www.vivianchan.co / Instagram: @chan.vivian
Produced by Heirloom Studio / Instagram: @heirloomstudio.o
Director of Photography: Meagan Watchel / Instagram: @meagantheepisces
Model: Genie signed at Xyne Agency / Instagram: @bbg6rl
Model: Hunter Chen / Instagram: @hunn.chen
Styling by Marie Li & VoTheArchive / Instagram: @lyr_rie, @vothearchive
Makeup by Brandon Lee / Instagram: @theglamourcowboy
Hair by Julia Elena / Instagram: @colorbyjulz
Edit by Vivian Chan & Xiaolong You
Sound Design by Xiaolong You / Instagram: @yxl.mp3
On-Set Assistant: Xiaolong You
Featured brands Helmut Lang @helmutlang, Rick Owens @rickowensonline, Junya Watanabe @junyawatanabe Maison Margiela @maisonmargiela, Ann Demeulemeester @anndemeulemeester_official Jean Paul Gaultier @jeanpaulgaultier, Yves Saint Laurent @ysl, Lider @lider.closet, Fine Culture @fine.culture
