MANAMI, 29 | Model | Miyagi, Japan
Tokyo Station, 9:28 AM, 6 December 2025

“Maybe it’s simply that I always feel I’m still not enough. I’ve never had a moment where I clearly felt I had gone beyond my limits, so to be honest, I’m still not sure what that feels like.”
“I try not to hide feelings of admiration or jealousy toward others.”

YUME, 24 | Model | Osaka, Japan
Hatsudai, Tokyo, 12:15 PM, 6 December 2025

“My perspective will broaden.”
“I’ll make friends in genres I don’t know yet, and travel to countries I’ve never been to.”

EIEI, 25 | Graduate Student | China
Koenji, Tokyo, 2:14 PM, 6 December 2025

“For me, ‘going beyond my limits’ means getting past the walls of restriction I feel within what I think my abilities are. Those walls are shaped by the culture and values I grew up with, and sometimes by my own desires and fears. I think they can limit me without me even realizing it.”
“To get past those walls, the first step is noticing they’re there and understanding how they’re holding me back. Making a conscious effort to push beyond them is important. Coming abroad and experiencing a new culture feels like a real act of going beyond my limits for me. By opening my mind and taking in new perspectives and values without being stuck in old frameworks, I think I can truly move past my limits.”

TAIJU, 22 | Student, Model, Apparel Staff | Tokyo, Japan
Shinjuku, Tokyo, 4:08 PM, 6 December 2025

“I want to forget common sense and the trends of the times, and think only from the lessons I’ve learned through my own experiences. I choose and imagine my future based on the premise that I can achieve anything at the highest level.”
“I start new things anyway — I just try first. Even without proper tools, I begin with whatever I have around me.”

KAZUKI HIRATA, 25 | Model | Hyogo, Japan
Setagaya, Tokyo, 9:19 AM, 7 December 2025

“To discover a new version of myself — whether it’s increasing my lifting weights through training, or showing new expressions and vibes in photoshoots.”
“Consistent training and self-analysis.”

KILALA INORI, 25 | Actor | Osaka, Japan
Gakugei-daigaku Station, Tokyo, 11:28 AM, 7 December 2025

“To be prepared to be cut down as I cut forward — to die from it, and then be born again.”
“To choose what makes me feel excitement and fear at the same time, and dive in!”

FIBI, 23 | Student, Apparel Staff, Model | Taiwan
Itabashi-honcho Station, Tokyo, 1:22 PM, 7 December 2025

“I don’t think ‘going beyond limits’ is only about breaking through some massive wall all at once. To me, it’s in those moments when a new possibility appears within myself, when my perspective shifts even slightly, and I’m able to move forward. That brief instant is what ‘going beyond limits’ means to me.”
“In both daily life and creative work, I try to keep my heart open and challenge myself with things I’ve never experienced before. By looking at the relationship between myself and the world from different angles, I discover small insights and subtle changes — then turn them into my next actions. I believe that this accumulation is my own way of going beyond my limits.”

SAURA, 24 | Actor | Kanagawa, Japan
Kuji Station, Kanagawa, 3:58 PM, 7 December 2025

“To shift my way of seeing the world, even just a little.”
“By taking myself to places where no one is around, or to hours when no voices can reach me, my senses sharpen and the familiar world shows a different face. I want to catch those subtle changes.”

Team Credits:

Photography by Motohiko Hasui
Styling by Yosuke Shoji
Models: Fibi, EiEi, Kazuki Hirata, Saura, Kilala Inori, Manami, Yume, Taiju

Fashion Credits:

1) Coat by Soshiotsuki.
2) Dress and scarf by Hyein Seo.
3) Top and hat by Hyein Seo. Pants by KEISUKE KANDA. Coat: model’s own.
4) Coat by Dior Homme. Jacket by THE SUIT COMPANY. Top and pants: model’s own. Tie: stylist’s own.
5) Blouson by LES SIX. Top, leather jacket, pants, hat: model’s own.
6) Dress by Kiko Kostadinov.
7) Top by Bernhard Willhelm. Skirt by Hyein Seo.
8) Knit skirt by Comme des Garçons. Top: model’s own.

In moments of uncertainty, we don’t necessarily search for answers; we look for spaces that allow us to gather, soften and remember who we are beneath the noise. With Yume, vocalist and songwriter Yukimi’s latest EP, she explores the quiet power of dreaming, not as escape, but as expansion. In Stockholm, her music met the table in a sensory dialogue, turning a performance into something shared, layered and deeply human.
After rising to prominence as the vocalist and percussionist of the Grammy-nominated band Little Dragon, she is stepping into a new chapter with Yume, Yukimi’s latest EP. The process though, has remained collaborative. Produced by Erik Bodin, who also worked on her debut solo album, the track ‘Get It Over’ was written with Saya Grey, while ‘All Over Me’ was co-written with artist and guitarist Mia Garcia.

“Every release of new music is a kind of chapter of my life. I go through different things, and so does the music. My songs will hopefully be relatable. I feel like a new person compared to the girl who wrote the early Little Dragon songs. I love and respect her, but I’m very happy to be a wiser version,” Yukimi says and adds:
“I sing about hopes, fantasies, wishes I have for the little biosphere around me, but also for the planet. I hope people can tap into the vulnerable sides of themselves, but also escape to a place with the help of the sounds. Yume has given me a chance to express my dreamy self. The music explores different sides of daydreaming, personal dreams and hopes for myself and the world. I think our world needs us to dream big so we can make it a beautiful place. So much madness is going on that it can easily become paralyzing.”
In times of turbulence, we don’t seek the rational. We look for shared meaning, a sense of belonging and stability. To transcend chaos, we’ve found ourselves gravitating toward experiences that bring us closer to the present and to each other. Throughout history, food and music have been two of humanity’s most powerful social technologies. They allow us to gather, to mark time and ritual, to transmit culture without words, to dissolve hierarchy and invite communion, to transcend the everyday. Neither requires elite access to be meaningful.

In collaboration with Asahi Super Dry 0,0%, Yukimi’s Asahi Sessions performance was no exception to history. Guests gathered not only for the music but for a dream-inspired menu, an ode to Yume, which translates to “dream” in Japanese, turning the evening into a sensory dialogue between sound and taste.
In many ways, the Yume-inspired menu created by chef Ricardo Molteni mirrored life’s chapters. Its textures and flavours moved from the soft innocence of childhood, captured in a bite-sized potato cake with burned leek mayo and juniperberry powder, to the savoury depth of growing older and wiser, expressed through truffle butter served on focaccia with fresh oyster mushrooms, toasted hazelnuts and fine dark chocolate flakes. For Ricardo, it was about balance: blending Japanese flavours while respecting the produce and committing to sustainable practices. Thus, nearly all ingredients were sourced in Sweden.

The hero of the menu, a pork katsu marinated in Asahi beer and miso, breaded and deep-fried, served on toasted sourdough with wild garlic emulsion, charred cabbage and tangy pickles, was, like Yukimi’s sound, soulful, airy and layered all at once.
“I love pairing music with food, and can recall a lot of moments in my life with the two present. I think it gives you more to sense and paint your experience with, sometimes giving a stronger feeling and memory,” Yukimi reflects.
Culinary experiences, like music, allow us to seize the moment while transporting us elsewhere. A form of transcendence not through escape, but through deepening the present, turning the ordinary act of eating or listening into something communal and emotional. Between bites of miso-marinated katsu and the first notes drifting from the microphone, that alchemy felt almost tangible.

For Yukimi, going beyond the conventional limits of art is not about spectacle but sensitivity, about understanding how we function as humans and gently stretching those boundaries. “It’s about using art as a tool for the bigger mass to, for example, feel love or feel pain that has been buried, calming the nervous system so that you can open your mind and think beyond.”
Perhaps that is where transcendence truly lives, not in abandoning the world, but in softening it. In allowing ourselves to gather, to taste, to listen, and to feel just enough to imagine something better. In turbulent times, that quiet expansion may be the most radical act of all.

Talent: Yukimi Nagano

Team Credits:

Photography by John Scarisbrick
Styling by Mili Malinovic
Hair by Francisca Saavedra
Make-up by Sóley Astudóttir
Words by Hannah Magnusson
DOP/short film by Atelier-riot

Fashion Credits:

1 & 9) White shirt by A.W.A.K.E MODE. Black shirt by Maison Margiela. Pants by Samantha Esfandiari. Skirt-shirt by Celine.
2 & 3) Dress by Stinarand. Stockings by Calzedonia. Shoes by Balenciaga.
4) Headpiece by Paco Rabanne. Asymmetrical top by Wilhja. Skirt by Comme Des Garçons. Baotou flats: stylist’s own.
5) Dress by Emma Carling.
6) Leather jacket by Anni Salonen. Skirt by Anna Danielsson. Leotard by Alaïa. Shoes by Sophie Tiné.
7) Dress by Jacob Ploski.
8) Striped blazer by KRIBA. Sheer bralette by Dries Van Noten. Gloves by Tuuli-Tytti Koivula. Skirt by Sacai.
10) Puffer kimono coat by Yakusha.

Team Credits:

Photography by Motohiko Hasui
Styling by Keiichiro Hara
Makeup by Moka Wada
Hair by Yuko Aoi
Model: Natsu Naruse

Fashion Credits:

1) Harness by Noir Kei Ninomiya. Coat by Jil Sander. Shirt by Genre. Vintage skirt.
2 & 3) Sweater vest by FEDERICO CINA. Blouse by Hart Man Sport. Dress by Yoichi Nagasawa. Cap by Vlieger & Vandam. Shoes by Jill Stuart.
4) Knit by Helmut Lang. Vintage top. Skirt by Antonio Marras. Tights by Poco a Poco. Shoes: Zuma Collection.
5) Pearl denim jacket by Junya Watanabe. Shirt by Hermès. Pants by Max Mara. Shoes by Oriental Traffic.
6 & 7) Jacket by Junya Watanabe. Shirt and jumper skirt by Comme des Garçons. Shoes by Aravon.
8) Jacket by Burberry. Corset by PERLA. Balloon skirt by Jean Paul Gaultier. Shoes by Jeffrey Campbell.

Team Credits:

Photography by Rikuto Uchiumi
Styling by Yuki Yamane
Makeup by Miyabi 
Hair by Haruto Tanaka
Model: Kenya at Tomorrow Tokyo

Fashion Credits:

2) Scarf by NKNIT. Jumpsuit by Marusho. Vintage shoes.
3) Vintage coat by Comme des Garçons. Top by The Keiji. Vintage pants by John Lawrence Sullivan. Shoes by NKNIT.
4) Jacket and scarf by Paratrait.
5& 6) Long leather tie and skirt by Marusho. Vintage gloves by Givenchy.
7) Vintage leather coat by Dirk Bikkenberg. Pants by Paratrait.
8) Vintage bag by Three as Four. Pants by NKNIT. Vintage bracelet by Parts of Four.
9) Jacket by Kiyoka Hase. Shoes by Grounds.
10) Cape and pants by Marusho.
11) Shirt by Kanta. Vintage tie by Alexander McQueen. Pants by Marusho. Vintage bracelet by Parts of Four.
12) Fur coat and pants by Paratrait. Shoes by NKNIT.

Team Credits:
Photography by Nikolaz Le Coq
Styling by François Joos
Makeup by Caroline Joos
Hair by Anais Lucas Sebagh
Model: Quincy at STUDIO PARIS

Fashion Credits:
1) Vintage jacket, tights, and shoes stylist’s own.
2) Raf Simons top, Comme des Garçons jacket, tights, and shoes stylist’s own.
4) Pascal Humbert top, Prada skirt, Comme des Garçons shoes, tights, and socks stylist’s own.
5) Balenciaga glasses, Untitled 19 gloves.
6) Balenciaga suit, Jil Sander shirt, Comme des Garçons shoes, belt stylist’s own.
7) Balenciaga suit, Jil Sander shirt.
8&9) Chantal Thomass bra, Maison Martin Margiela skirt, tie, tights, and shoes stylist’s own.
10) Balenciaga glasses, Pascal Humbert top, Balmain shorts, Untitled 19 gloves, belt, and shoes stylist’s own.
11) Miu Miu bra, Untitled 19 belt, Pascal Humbert skirt, tights, and shoes stylist’s own.

Team Credits:

Photography by Motohiko Hasui
Styling by Yosuke Shoji
Hair and makeup by Misato Awaji
Model/talent : Kotona Minami

Fashion Credits:

1) Coat by COMME des GARÇONS (2012A/W), inner coat, and bracelet by SOSHIOTSUKI.
2&3) Dress, pants, and bag by YOHEI OHNO, gloves, stylist’s own.
4&5) Shirt by Soduk, knit top by PERVERZE, skirt by YOHEI OHNO, socks and shoes, stylist’s own.
6&7) T-shirt by Used, long sleeve T-shirt and pants by YOHEI OHNO, choker by PERVERZE, ring by HIDAKA, shoes, stylist’s own.
8&9) Shirtdress by Soduk, damaged denim jacket by M THING, bracelet, stylist’s own.
10) Dress by YOHEI OHNO, hoodie by BALMUNG, ring by HIDAKA.
11) Knit vest and pants by Soduk, mesh tops by YOHEI OHNO, scarf by Né-net, ring by HIDAKA.

Team Credits:

Photography by Maxime Coué
Styling by Maud Dupuy
Makeup by Laurie Moreau
Hair by Alexis Mercier
Lighting by Viktor Podčacha
Model Maneesha

Fashion Credits:

1&2) Dress as top by JUANA MARTÍN. Fake-fur skirt by Jarel Zhang. Mini skirt by Solène Lescouët. Boots by Vivienne Westwood from ESCO
3) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
5) Headpiece as a top by Céline Shen. Shorts by The Unissen. Bra by Tribal Hotel. Shirt as a belt by EENK. Shorts by Theunissen. Dress as a skirt by R.I.E.. Boxing shoes by Barbara Bui from ESCO
6) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
7) T-Shirt by Jean Paul Gaultier from ESCO. Top by Christian Dior, Belt by Yves Saint Laurent, Trousers by EENK. Skirt by Jarel Zhang
8) Headpiece as a top by Céline Shen. Shorts by The Unissen. Bra by Tribal Hotel. Shirt as a belt by EENK. Shorts by Theunissen. Dress as a skirt by R.I.E.. Boxing shoes by Barbara Bui from ESCO
9) Jacket by Comme Des Garçons – AW2013 from Passage Archives. Top by Vintage Issey Miyake. Jewels stylist’s own
11) T-Shirt by Jean Paul Gaultier from ESCO. Top by Christian Dior, Belt by Yves Saint Laurent, Trousers by EENK. Skirt by Jarel Zhang
13) Top by Peng Tai. Knitted sleeves by Tribal Hotel. Necklace by Chanel. Earrings by Rochas.
25) Blazer by RuiRui Deng. Top by Jan Jan Van Essche. Sleeves as headpiece by Tribal Hotel. Pants by Peng Tai. Belt and shoes stylist’s own vintage from Paris.
14) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
16) Dress by Kenzo from ESCO. Long Sleeve by Jean Paul Gaultier from IRREGULAR. Top by JUANA MARTÍN. Head scarf stylist’s own vintage from Greece.
17) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
19) Dress as top by JUANA MARTÍN. Fake-fur skirt by Jarel Zhang. Mini skirt by Solène Lescouët. Boots by Vivienne Westwood from ESCO
21) Body by Jacquemus. Shirt by Ayten Alkhayat. Bra by Peng Tai. Skirt by EENK. Necklace, cowboy boots and socks are stylist’s own vintage from travels
23) Top by Peng Tai. Knitted sleeves by Tribal Hotel. Necklace by Chanel from IRREGULAR. Earrings by Rochas from IRREGULAR .
25) Blazer by RuiRui Deng. Top by Jan Jan Van Essche. Sleeves as headpiece by Tribal Hotel. Pants by Peng Tai. Belt and shoes stylist’s own vintage from Paris.

Team Credits:
Styling, Art & Creative Direction by Alena Oklar
Photography by Nobuko Baba
Hair by Hiroko Matsuo
Make-up by Chiharu Wakabayashi
Models: Matilda Rea and Kamila at MiLK Management

Fashion Credits:
1) Blazer by Acne Studios. Bodysuit by Maison Margiela.
2) Bodysuit by Sanna Patrick. Leggings by Ewelina Szymanska. Heels by Ancuta Sarca. Blazer by Acne Studios.
3) Catsuit by Ewelina Szymanska.
4) Coat by Sanna Patrick. Heels by Ancuta Sarca.
5) & 10) Catsuit by Ewelina Szymanska. Skirt by Sanna Patrick. Heels by Ancuta Sarca.
6) Leggings by Ewelina Szymanska. Heels by Alexander McQueen. Bodysuit by Maison Margiela.
7) Top by Comme des Garçons. Skirt by MM6 Maison Margiela. Shorts by Sanna Patrick.
8) Top by Sanna Patrick.
9) Top by Comme des Garçons. Coat by Sanna Patrick. Bodysuit by Maison Margiela.
11) Shirt by Kata Haratym. Bodysuit by Maison Margiela. Top used as skirt by Sanna Patrick.
12) Scarf by Oklaro. Dress and Bodysuit by MM6 Maison Margiela.

Team Credits:
Photographer: Jeremy Josselin
Creative Director: Ximena Medroa
Stylist: Arianna Cavallo
Make up artist: Eva Louis
Hair Stylist: Alan Antoine
Photographer’s assistant: Nicolas Darde
Model: Anna Lisa @ Mademoiselle
Production: Lmadam Production

Fashion Credits:
2) One-piece jumpsuit by Claude Montana from Byronesque, re-issued 2019 top by Sanda Simona, blazer by Dries van Noten, socks by Miu Miu, and shoes by Rombaut
3) Blazer by Materiel, earrings by Panconesi, trousers by Roberto Cavalli early 2000s from Aesane
4) Top by Rory William Docherty, trousers by Anna Galaganenko, headband by Oberkampf, belt by Molism
5) Top by Issey Miyake, tights by Comme des Garçons psychedelic from ss2001, 20 age archive, shoes by Dries van Noten
6) Top and trousers by Anne Isabella, blazer (worn around neck) by MM6 maison Margiela, earring (on left ear) by Panconesi, earring (on right ear) by In Gold We Trust
7) Bodysuit by Alaia fw1991 from Aesane, earring (on left ear) by Molism, earrings vintage.
8) Knit by Loewe Paula’s Ibiza 2019, 20 age archive, bodysuit by Alaia fw1991 from Aesane, trousers by Uma Wang, earrings by Sister Morphine, socks by Miu Miu, shoes by Acne Studios
9) Sunglasses vintage, dress by Umlaut, top by After Work Studio
10) Skirt (worn as top) fw1998 from Byronesque, skirt and shoes by Miu Miu, trousers by Minuit, bracelet (worn on the arm) vintage.

Team Credits:
Photography by Natalie Rose Dodd
Art Direction & Styling by Ules Rumpf
Hair&Make Up: Katharina Handel
Models: Katharina @ Let It Go Management
Anette, Naima @ M4 Models Management, Anna, Lore @ IZAIO Management & Julia @ IZAIO Management
Text by Eliza Levinson

Fashion credits:
#1 Beaded Jacket  JULES RUMPF, Leather Harness PERLENSAU
#2 Headpiece+Collar JULES RUMPF, Silver Hairclip + Earrings JOHANNA GAUDER, Rings used as scarf buckle RÄTHEL&WOLF, Top MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
#3 Small Gold Earcuff + Small Silver Earcuff JOHANNA GAUDER, Large Silver Earcuff + Silver Rings RÄTHEL&WOLF, Choker JULES RUMPF, White Rib Top Vintage, Embroidered Net Cuffs JULES RUMPF
#4 Headpiece JULES RUMPF, Silver Earrings JOHANNA GAUDER, JOHANNA GAUDER X RICHTER BEIL, Silver Neck-lace JOHANNA GAUDER, Sheer Vest MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, Camisole SOUP ARCHIVE
#5 Headpiece JULES RUMPF, Leather Choker PERLENSAU, Vinyl Vest COMME des GARÇONS
#6 Beaded Mask JULES RUMPF, Silver Necklace JOHANNA GAUDER, Jacket SOUP ARCHIVE, Fine Rib Undershirt Vintage
#7 Silver Earcuff RÄTHEL&WOLF, Gold Earring JOHANNA GAUDER, Ruffle Collar JULES RUMPF, Leather + Metal, Harness PERLENSAU, Fine Rib Undershirt Vintage