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@nox.aeterna_ Marooned in a 50 years old untouched Victorian house for @purplehazemagazine Marooned is a series exploring the relationship between subject and space. Two concrete, carefully constructed elements are juxtaposed so that a third, ethereal one can take form — only in the mind of the viewer. The work plays with tension, detachment, and a quiet claustrophobia. Though the house is large, the figures are most often depicted as contained, even in the wide frames; between walls, or by them. They assume the role of object. There is no performance. They exist in a perpetual contemplative state. The fashion and HMUA were chosen to complement the environments in which they were placed, with a strong emphasis on shape, texture and colour. Set against the simplicity of the rooms, the styling undoubtedly co-authors the work. The constants are limited, so the stories are numerous; though clear motifs are hinted at, the series was designed to be interpreted by the individual, each viewer crafting their own thread from their own past experiences and influences. There is a gravity to the frames, something of the vanitas tradition, that asks to be met slowly. This is not built for quick consumption. It withholds, and it rewards the viewer who stays. Full story at PURPLEHAZEMAG.com La Team! Photography / Creative Direction and Text - Leonard @leonard.crf Styling - #QasimOkhara Styling assistant - Frederick Carlsson Makeup - Meg McConville @moochimade Hair Styling - Daniel Joy @danielalexanderjoy 1st Assistant - Piotr Rulka @rulka_piotr 2nd Assistant - Tom Weatherilt @tww.photo Model - Una (D1London) @nox.aeterna_ Fashion: Qasim Okhara @okharraa Special thanks to @jaidabl and @linvonlin ✨ #fashionphotography #fashion #marooned #identity by @okharraa
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16 days ago
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BQ GUILTY PLEASURE. #bq #guitypleasure by @okharraa
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9 days ago
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@nox.aeterna_ MAROONED in a 50 years old untouched Victorian house for @purplehazemagazine Marooned is a series exploring the relationship between subject and space. Two concrete, carefully constructed elements are juxtaposed so that a third, ethereal one can take form — only in the mind of the viewer. The work plays with tension, detachment, and a quiet claustrophobia. Though the house is large, the figures are most often depicted as contained, even in the wide frames; between walls, or by them. They assume the role of object. There is no performance. They exist in a perpetual contemplative state. The fashion and HMUA were chosen to complement the environments in which they were placed, with a strong emphasis on shape, texture and colour. Set against the simplicity of the rooms, the styling undoubtedly co-authors the work. The constants are limited, so the stories are numerous; though clear motifs are hinted at, the series was designed to be interpreted by the individual, each viewer crafting their own thread from their own past experiences and influences. There is a gravity to the frames, something of the vanitas tradition, that asks to be met slowly. This is not built for quick consumption. It withholds, and it rewards the viewer who stays. Full story at PURPLEHAZEMAG.com La Team! Photography / Creative Direction and Text - Leonard @leonard.crf Styling - #QasimOkhara Styling assistant - Frederick Carlsson Makeup - Meg McConville @moochimade Hair Styling - Daniel Joy @danielalexanderjoy 1st Assistant - Piotr Rulka @rulka_piotr 2nd Assistant - Tom Weatherilt @tww.photo Model 1 - Una (D1London) @nox.aeterna_ Fashion: Qasim Okhara @okharraa Special thanks to @jaidabl and @linvonlin ✨ #fashionstory #editorial #design #marooned by @okharraa
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17 days ago
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@stiltz MAROONED in a 50 years old untouched Victorian house for @purplehazemagazine Marooned is a series exploring the relationship between subject and space. Two concrete, carefully constructed elements are juxtaposed so that a third, ethereal one can take form — only in the mind of the viewer. The work plays with tension, detachment, and a quiet claustrophobia. Though the house is large, the figures are most often depicted as contained, even in the wide frames; between walls, or by them. They assume the role of object. There is no performance. They exist in a perpetual contemplative state. The fashion and HMUA were chosen to complement the environments in which they were placed, with a strong emphasis on shape, texture and colour. Set against the simplicity of the rooms, the styling undoubtedly co-authors the work. The constants are limited, so the stories are numerous; though clear motifs are hinted at, the series was designed to be interpreted by the individual, each viewer crafting their own thread from their own past experiences and influences. There is a gravity to the frames, something of the vanitas tradition, that asks to be met slowly. This is not built for quick consumption. It withholds, and it rewards the viewer who stays. Full story at PURPLEHAZEMAG.com La Team! Photography / Creative Direction and Text - Leonard @leonard.crf Styling - #QasimOkhara Styling assistant - Frederick Carlsson Makeup - Meg McConville @moochimade Hair Styling - Daniel Joy @danielalexanderjoy 1st Assistant - Piotr Rulka @rulka_piotr 2nd Assistant - Tom Weatherilt @tww.photo Model - Brooke (D1 London) @stiltz Fashion: Qasim Okhara @okharraa #portrait #marooned #identity #design by @okharraa
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17 days ago
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@louphelps wearing OKHARA coat for Deeds Magazine’s Digital cover story Photographer: Clare Setian @claresetian Creative Director: Clare Setian @claresetian and Zekaria Al-Bostani - @zek.snaps Producer: Seneo Mwamba @seneomwamba Hair stylist : Gaia Bezbradica @gaia_maua Grooming: Afsha Kabani @afshaartistry Stylist: Josh T Arimoro @joshtarimoro Styling Asisstant: @cillaowu Coat: @okharraa @qaaaasimmm Movement Director: Ayanna Birch @ayannabirch_ BTS: Naomi Nwabuisi @naomivds Design: @shalemalone Creative Assistant: Whitney Sanni @its.whit_ Writer: Josh Clubbe @joshclubbe PR: @goodmachinepr by @okharraa
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@nox.aeterna_ and @stiltz MAROONED in a 50 years old untouched Victorian house for @purplehazemagazine Marooned is a series exploring the relationship between subject and space. Two concrete, carefully constructed elements are juxtaposed so that a third, ethereal one can take form — only in the mind of the viewer. The work plays with tension, detachment, and a quiet claustrophobia. Though the house is large, the figures are most often depicted as contained, even in the wide frames; between walls, or by them. They assume the role of object. There is no performance. They exist in a perpetual contemplative state. The fashion and HMUA were chosen to complement the environments in which they were placed, with a strong emphasis on shape, texture and colour. Set against the simplicity of the rooms, the styling undoubtedly co-authors the work. The constants are limited, so the stories are numerous; though clear motifs are hinted at, the series was designed to be interpreted by the individual, each viewer crafting their own thread from their own past experiences and influences. There is a gravity to the frames, something of the vanitas tradition, that asks to be met slowly. This is not built for quick consumption. It withholds, and it rewards the viewer who stays. Full story at PURPLEHAZEMAG.com La Team! Photography / Creative Direction and Text - Leonard @leonard.crf Styling - #QasimOkhara Styling assistant - Frederick Carlsson Makeup - Meg McConville @moochimade Hair Styling - Daniel Joy @danielalexanderjoy 1st Assistant - Piotr Rulka @rulka_piotr 2nd Assistant - Tom Weatherilt @tww.photo Model 1 - Una (D1London) @nox.aeterna_ Model 2 - Brooke (D1 London) @stiltz Fashion: Qasim Okhara @okharraa Louisa Agyeii @agyeii_ Elea Evangelista @elea.evangelista Frederick Carlsson Angela Cammarota @angelacammarota_matta Such a pleasure collaborating with fellow @westminsterfashion fashion students/alumni Special thanks to @jaidabl and @linvonlin ✨ #fashionstory #styling #identity #marooned by @okharraa
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18 days ago
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LASER-MAN CLUTCH for my “Juxta-Transit” Collection Identity project. Model @j3ss3_005 ✨ #fashion #accessories #craftsmanship #leather by @okharraa
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6 months ago
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QASIM ISAH’s JUXTA-TRANSIT collection explores the coexistence of Nigerian heritage, queer identity, and life in London through modular dressing, layered silhouettes, and shifting proportions. Created as part of a Westminster Fashion project, the collection draws from personal references, including embroideries inspired by the designer’s father’s AGBADA and colour palettes influenced by his mother’s wrapper fabrics, while tapping into the visual language of Nigerian family portraiture inspired by Samuel Fosso and Ruth Ossai. Designer: @qaaaasimmm @okharraa Talent: @w3b_st4r Photography: @nzar4h Art Direction and Set Design: @manon.hall Assistants: @ilginsdrive @photosby.niki by @okharraa
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5 months ago
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Full blue-black tanned cowhide coat in motion 😍 Designed and Emoted by yours truly ☺️🤭✨ #fashiondesign #leather #editorial #poses #print design by @okharraa
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6 months ago
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Juxta Transit - A project rooted in the tension between the designer's Nigerian heritage and Queer identity, discovered and grown in London. Not a story of conflict, but of coexistence of an individual who does not abandon tradition to grow, but grows from within it. Inspired by the photographic legacies of Samuel Fosso and Ruth Ossai, the concept draws on the visual language of the Nigerian amateur family portrait: a humble, tender genre that carries enormous cultural weight. The set is conceived as a living room frozen in memory stripped backdrop, draped curtains, a single wooden chair, and transparent plastic sheeting covering both chair and floor, to prevoke the preserved home, the domestic space held carefully against time. An empty frame hangs on the backdrop: present, but holding nothing. A portrait waiting to be made. In a deliberate nod to Fosso's practice, the camera pulls back far enough to reveal the studio itself, the lights, the edges, the space. What we see is not a memory retrieved but one consciously staged. An act of authorship. A choice about which traditions to carry, and how. CREDITS Designer: @qaaaasimmm @okharraa Talent: @w3b_st4r Photography: @nzar4h Art Direction and Set Design: @manon.hall Assistants: @ilginsdrive @photosby.niki taken in London, England by @okharraa
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6 months ago
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A nod to the creative madness. taken in London, United Kingdom by @okharraa
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6 months ago
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JUXTA-TRANSIT COLLECTION “SCROLL OVERCOAT” FOR MY IDENTITY PROJECT I wanted to pay homage to my roots while keeping the contemporary element of my experiences, growth and accepting both side of my served coin “juxtaposed” being raised in a Muslim Nigerian family and living in the UK where I still continuously Explore and discover more of my Queer identity, this isn’t a story of conflict but one of Coexistence. The Scroll overcoat is made from dyed dead stock denim with blue-black leather and a printed satin lining of my own messenger motive CREDIT Design and Creative direction: @qaaaasimmm X @okharraa Talent: @w3b_st4r Photographer: @nzar4h Art Direction @manon.hall Assistant photographer: @ilginsdrive and @photosby.niki by @okharraa
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6 months ago
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