The Stylenoir woman is an iniquitous creature, a seductive femme fatale with the hidden strength and aggression to ensnare her opponents. Spells of insanity plague her throughout hours of daylight. Forced into the dark, made an outcast, a villain, she lurks as an amalgamation of extraordinary beauty, purity and severe malevolence.

In a closet of mirrored black glass, guarded by her only companion, the lonesome wolf, a capsule collection awaits. It may not be normal to fear such inanimate objects, oozing nothing but black, this wardrobe is the tragic outcome from a battle royale between Hannah Marshall, Mandy Coon, Aoi Kotsuhiroi and Dora Mojzes.

Relentless decades passed until the outcome forged oversized shoulder pauldrons with patent encased armour, Infused matte leather with draping, earthly metal chains and binded raw emotion into the fabric of the garments themselves….

Fashion Illustration by Vanessa-Tiffany Smith at Velvet Village. Visit her on Facebook via the link.

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James is the editor in chief of Stylenoir, he is currently obsessed with neo noir films and the wellcome collection's Death exhibition

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