Through the lens of Wallpaper contributor Gabby Laurent
Through the lens of Wallpaper contributor Gabby Laurent
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper contributors. Here we explore Gabby Laurent’s vision further
Image from the main fashion shoot in Wallpaper’s January 2021 issue.
Dress, £2,050; legging boots (just seen), £2,150, both by Balenciaga. Fashion: Sam Ranger
Whether homing in on a gesture or exploring the constructed relationship between photographer and subject, London-based Gabby Laurent’s perspective is always curious. For our January 2021 Next Generation issue, Laurent and stylist Sam Ranger joined forces for our main fashion story, featuring womenswear from the S/S21 and resort collections: eclectic prints, bold blocks of colour, refined ruffles, fine fringing, and a crash mat. Laurent gained an MA in Photography from Plymouth University in 2017, and has since combined her attenti
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The banners might now be gathering dust and the debates may have cooled but there’s a feeling that the reckoning on race that took place in 2020 will leave an indelible print on the years to come.
It started with a brutal killing of yet another black man, George Floyd, at the hands of the police on May 25. But something was different this time. Was it the abundance of disturbing video footage – where he heartbreakingly called out for his mother – that made this incident in Minneapolis more visceral than the countless other injustices? Or that a world in standstill, already at a low ebb due to Covid, had the space to absorb, process and then react to it?