An open locker with a lighted birthday cake inside; a fallen houseplant; The otherworldly glow of a vending machine: A new series of photos, featuring the best menswear pieces from A/W 2022, offers a surreal riff on the work uniform ensemble amid an office-outside landscape. schedule.
Photographed by London-based filmmaker and image-maker Dorothy Sing Zhang, whose work often features figures set in bizarre shots of everyday settings, from suburban living rooms to airplane cockpits, and designed by Ben Schofield, the series features in the December 2022 issue of Wallpaper* (now on newsstands international). Sing Zhang has previously been named one of Wallpaper’s rising stars of photography.
After Hours: Dorothy Sing Zhang’s F/W 2022 Men’s Fashion
Jacket, £2,500; shirt, £700; trousers, £1,105, all from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Boots, £450, by Camperlab
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Titled ‘After Hours,’ the series offers a playful directive to rebalance your work-life wardrobe, transforming traditional office wear with hints of glamour, whether it’s adding a chic Valentino Garavani evening glove to a classic double-breasted jacket. and striped pants. , a line of studs along the side seam of formal gray wool trousers by Gucci, or an intricately embroidered jacket by Kim Jones in Dior teamed with a striped beret by up-and-coming British milliner James Pink.
Jacket, £2,359; shirt, £490; tie, £160; pants, price on request, all by Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane. Gloves, £490, by Valentino Garavani
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Jumper (collar), £550, from Missoni. Coat, £960, from Louis Vuitton
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
jacket £3,200; turtleneck, £1,050; trousers, £620; boots, £1,400; gloves, £650, all from Prada
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Above, €450; trousers, €850; ring, €295, all from Balenciaga. Boots, £1,400, from Prada. Necklace, £1,100, by Gucci. Hat, price on request, by Noel Stewart. Gloves, £490, by Valentino Garavani
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Jacket, £2,200; turtleneck, £465, both by Paul Smith
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Jacket, price on request; jacket (worn underneath), £5,200; shirt, £830; trousers, £1,150, all by Dior. Boots, £1,400, from Prada. Hat, £95, from James Pink Studio
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Jacket, £800, by Herno. Pants, £2,360, by Gucci. Shoes £1,120, from John Lobb. Veil, price on request, by Noel Stewart
(Image credit: Photography by Dorothy Sing Zhang, Styling by Ben Schofield)
Models: Aditya at Next Models, Freddie at Models 1, Otto Fuchs. Cast: Sam Franco. Grooming: Mike O’Gorman at Saint Luke Artists. Photography assistants: Conor Rollins, Anqi Liu. Fashion assistants: Dominik Radomski, Kit Swann.
A version of this article appears in the December 2022 Entertainment issue of Wallpaper*, available in print, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to Apple News+ subscribers. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today (opens in a new tab)