CREDITS
Model: Oscar Putrino
Outfits: Frida Morgan Vintage Store
Jewels: Fancyland by Francesca Romana De Rossi
Make up: Cátia Gonçalve
Photographer: Alexandre Andrade
Alexandre Andrade è un fotografo di moda portoghese con sede a Lisbona, in Portogallo. Lavora nel mondo. Lavora sia in fotografia analogica e digitale. Influenzato dalla luce e dalle culture sviluppa il lavoro della sua fotografia all’interno di un racconto di moda ispirato dalla gente…
OUTFITS:
1) Giacca uomo vintage marrone e beige in lana/lino Ungaro e pantalone in cotone /lino beige
2) Abito uomo in cotone lucido verde e camicia bianca Manuel Ritz.
3) Navy blazer doppiopetto 6 bottoni in lana/seta/lino con disegno piquet blu Corneliani e pantaloni in cavallery di cotone blu Carneliani, camicia in microstampa Alea.
4) Blusa bianca vintage con cerniera a lampo in lino grezzo e calzamaglia bianca Americanino.
Nell’angolo più occidentale dell’Europa, il Portogallo è un Paese che affascina per il carattere genuino della gente, per i paesaggi surreali, la luce delle nuvole oceaniche e per i colori vivaci stemperati dal tempo. Non esiste una nazione così esuberante e malinconica allo stesso tempo; ti affacci sull’Atlantico e ti sembra di sentire i sospiri delle donne in attesa del ritorno di marinai, esploratori e pescatori, intuendo il significato della famosa saudade portoghese. Il viaggio diventa prova di conoscenza, nel senso più ampio del termine. Esso è lo stimolo naturale alla ricerca del nuovo, l’istintiva attrazione o repulsione per ciò che è estraneo, la misura della distanza che ci separa dalle realtà sconosciute.
LISBONA
Il viaggio come metafora di vita percorrendo la “luminosa e coloniale Lisbona dal centro storico fino alla zona portual-continentale di Belem utilizzando tutti i mezzi di trasporto: dagli sferraglianti e pittoreschi “eléctricos” gialli, rossi o verdi alle vecchie e pittoresche funicolari monorotaia che servono a superare in pochi minuti i grandi dislivelli fra un colle e l’altro.
Fernando Pessoa scrive che “a melhor maneira de viajar è sentir enunciando il mistero di Lisbona, il segreto della strana attrazione, del fascino che esercita sul viaggiatore questa città, un luogo dove si sente sempre il desiderio di ritornare. “Non dimenticare che siamo a Lisbona, da qui non partono strade”, è questa la spiegazione che il fantasma di Pessoa dà a Ricardo Reis che si interroga sul perché del suo ritorno in Portogallo.
Da Lisbona non si va da nessuna parte, oltre c’è l’Oceano, sopra il cielo infinito e dietro di noi c’è il fiume che abbiamo attraversato e la nota geografia dalla quale proveniamo: ecco cos’è che affascina di questa città, la sensazione di essere giunti a destinazione e che qualcosa di nuovo ci aspetta, è di questa consapevolezza che è fatta la profonda nostalgia che colpisce inevitabilmente il viaggiatore. Dove la terra finisce e il mare inizia…..
CREDITS
Model: Oscar Putrino
Outfits: Frida Morgan Vintage Store
Jewels: Fancyland by Francesca Romana De Rossi
Make up: Cátia Gonçalves
Photographer: Alexandre Andrade
The idea of the two editorials was inspired by a trip to Portugal carried out by me, the model actor Oscar Putrino, for theatrical and photographic works. Hence the project begins through the collaboration of mine with the great portuguese photographer Alexandre Andrade and with the famous italian photographer Max Moor. The concept and the mood of the two shootings blend with the journey. Western most corner of Europe, Portugal is a country that fascinates for the genuine character of the people, for the surreal landscapes, for the light of oceanic clouds and the bright colors, diluted by time. There is no nation so exuberant and melancholy at the same time overlooking the Atlantic and you seem to hear the sighs of women awaiting the return of sailors, explorers and fishermen, realizing the significance of the famous Portuguese saudade. The trip will become a test of knowledge, in the broadest sense of the term. It is the natural urge to search for the new, the instinctive attraction or repulsion for what is foreign, the measure of the distance that separates us from the unknown reality.
The first editorial is titled “Lisbon”. The second one is titled “Puerto”. You can consider them separately or together as two stages of the same photographic journey.
LISBON
The journey as a metaphor of life along the bright and colonial Lisbon old town up to the area of Belem, the portual-continental by using all means of transport: from the clattering and picturesque “eléctricos” yellow, green or red to the old and picturesque funiculars monorail serving to overcome in a matter of minutes the big differences between a hill and another one.
Fernando Pessoa writes that “a melhor maneira de viajar is hearing” , stating the mystery of Lisbon , the secret of the strange attraction , the fascination that the city has on the traveler , a place where you always feel the desire to return . ”
Do not forget that we are in Lisbon , hence not leaving streets ” , this is the explanation that the ghost of Pessoa gives Ricardo Reis who wonders why his return to Portugal .
One of the shooting’s purposes is showing ( in an almost surrealistic and poetic mood ) that from Lisbon you don’t go anywhere , over there is the ocean, the endless sky above and behind us there is the river that we crossed and the known geography from which we come here…
All this fascinates you about Lisbon, the feeling of being at your destination and that something new awaits you , is this awareness that has made the profound nostalgia that inevitably affects the traveler . The strange light that invades the city and the lightness of the air we breathe allow to visitors to wander in search of their true essence .. Where the land ends and the sea begins.
The main objective of the photoshooting with Oscar Putrino in Lisbon was to combine the beauty and the light of the city with a sophisticated casual Italian style. The day started in the old part of Lisbon. The first “styling” was inspired in the São Jorge Castle, an amazing monument in Lisbon, and in the old trams. The “browns” of the clothes highlighted the city.
OUTFITS
1) Vintage brown and beige wool / linen jacket Ungaro and beige cotton /linen trousers.
The second “styling” put the new fashion colors of the clothes in the old town streets. The combination of the “greens and pinks” in the recesses of the old town heart gave a lighting moment in the day. An old tram and an APE Calessino inspired the end of the morning.
2) Green polished cotton suit and white shirt Manuel Ritz. In the afternoon, the photoshooting started in the new part of Lisbon, called Expo, with an amazing classic style. The colors of the “styling” was inspired in the modern architecture of the buildings and in a cable car. The Tejo river with the imposing Vasco da Gama Bridge spiced up the photoshooting.
3) Blue double-breasted navy blazer 6 buttons wool / silk / linen in design pique Corneliani and trousers in cotton blue cavalry Corneliani , microprinting shirt Alea.
The last “styling”, a memorable white clothes combination, ended the day. Inspired by the Portuguese Discoveries, the last photoshooting highlighted an amazing sunset near the Tejo River Bridge. The Belem Tower and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos gave an amazing historical moment to the photoshooting.
4) Vintage white smock with zipper and white pants in raw linen Americanino.
Alexandre Andrade is a Portuguese fashion photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal. He works in the world. He works in both analog and digital photography. Influenced by light and cultures he develops his photography’s work within a fashion narrative inspired by people.
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