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THE AURIC EPOCH

Editorial 30TH SEPTEMBER / Fashion Story


NEW WORLD
SYMPHONY

The future carries the memory of the past, yet refuses to be defined by it. New World Symphony is a visual score of strength and allure, recasting classic workwear in a sharper, more cinematic language.  

 For our Auric Epoch Issue, we focus on an era that reshaped the meaning of power, poise, and femininity—those pivotal decades from the late 1940s through the 1970s, when women stepped forward not only as workers, but as architects of a new social rhythm.

Workwear emerged as armour: sculpted tailoring, clean lines, and fitted jackets—always set against the backdrop of unmistakable glamour. Painted lips, elegantly coifed hair, and eyes with cinematic definition signaled a dual truth: strength and beauty as inseparable allies.

Wawa arrives almost otherworldly—unbound by era, yet shaped by each one. She channels a new force: streamlined silhouettes with a note of glamour. This is not nostalgia, but reinvention. Every line, every shimmer, and every edge holds the vitality of women who transform uniform into armour, glamour into power.

New World Symphony looks to tomorrow—a re-orchestration where fashion transcends time, where grace and power intersect, and the new feminine asserts itself as unmistakably and brilliantly extraordinary.

Photographer Aljaz Habjan . Creative Direction & Style Sayuri Bloom . Model Wawa Li @Nevsmodels . Hair Artist Thassio Leal . Contributing Beauty Editor Melody Chantler using Armani Beauty . Behind The Scenes Photographer Emily Georg 

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silk dress and body under ZIMMERMANN

red plattform shoes ROKER

sunglasses MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION

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headpiece VIRNA PASQUINELLI earrings SINNER IN PEARLS

silk shirt BEYOND RETRO skirt TISSA FONTANEDA

boots TIMBERLAND mat bra top VANITY NAP

headpiece VIRNA PASQUINELLI

bodysuit with floral textures and cone jacket HISU PARK

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khaki overall JOSEPH aviator khaki puffer Vintage

khaki bomber jacket GUESS

headpiece VIRNA PASQUINELLI earrings ALOË

black leather jacket GUESS pixel dress LIWEN LIANG

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Full look - black top and faux fur coat MILÓ MARIA

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khaki overall JOSEPH aviator khaki puffer Vintage

khaki bomber jacket GUESS boots FARRAGO

full look - crochet headpiece; silver mesh fabric dress with silver leather flowers; Silver knit leather flowers top and tweed trench coat with sequins FLORENTINA LEITNER

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hat VIRNA PASQUINELLI black top MILÓ MARIA

jeans jacket GUESS biker top SORAYA ORONTI

knitted grey overall LIWEN LIANG

body under ZIMMERMANN leather jacket GUESS

trousers HEYANNO shoes PLEIADES

shawl TISSA FONTANEDA organza headscarf VANITY NAP

structured dress LIWEN LIANG
rings - A SINNER IN PEARLS, LAG WORLD, MAISON LUMIERE
bracelet PATTARAPHAN

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hat VIRNA PASQUINELLI black top MILÓ MARIA

jeans jacket GUESS biker top SORAYA ORONTI

knitted grey overall LIWEN LIANG

Sunglasses GUCCI short denim dress with voluminous side-elements HISU PARK platform shoes ROKER slouch jeans and parker navy blue K&R LONDON earrings ESSEN

jeans skirt, blouse and cape ZIMMERMANN

boots ESSEN

headscarf VANITY NAP

dark blue jeans dress and jacket DAVID KOMA

light blue jeans puffer jacket GUESS

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THE LUMEN

Unit12, Studio 14

Millmead Industrial Estate

Millmead Road

London

N17 9QU

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