Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Scorpio Rising

Photograph by Hanna Liden for Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters keeps on surprising us. I'm always impressed by their unending lineup of collaborations with the best young designers out there, including cult favorites like LD Tuttle and Slow and Steady Wins The Race (make sure to check out the mini shop-in-shop at the 14th Street location). Now, I'm pretty blown away that they chose downtown art world darling Hanna Liden to photograph the lookbook for their new Scorpio Rising collection. Known for her Gothic aesthetic, which is often transposed onto sweeping scenes of desolate landscapes, the Swedish-born photographer has done previous design collaborations with The Gap, but as far as I know, hasn't done much work in commercial fashion photography. It's pretty interesting to see her work in this context, and the images are still infused with the distinctly dreamy mood that Liden creates, even if they aren't overtly Gothic. Here are some pictures from the Urban Oufitters lookbook, as well as some of Liden's other photographs.

Photograph by Hanna Liden for Urban Outfitters


Death Upon a Black Horse by Hanna Liden. Image from Rivington Arms.

Death Gate by Hanna Liden. Image from Rivington Arms.

Lake With Fire by Hanna Liden. Image from Rivington Arms.
-Tiffany

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