Cass Bird reimagines the boundaries of fashion photography in a bold collaboration with K8 Hardy’s latest work, Studio Dress. In this conceptual editorial, Bird captures Jenna Lyons, not just as a high fashion model, but as a feminist icon, reclaiming the gaze.
The K8 Hardy Studio Dress is a tribute to women’s workwear, inspired by the humble, utilitarian house dress worn by grandmothers across the world. Through Bird’s lens, this overlooked garment is elevated into the realm of high fashion, subverting traditional hierarchies of class, design, and femininity. Bird’s signature approach dismantles the male gaze with sharp wit and an awareness of the performative nature of gender. Behind the camera, Bird is also a performer, effortlessly disarming her subjects and infusing her photography with playful commentary on the ways women are seen - and choose to be seen.
Together, Bird and Hardy challenge and redefine the aesthetics of power and labor in fashion.
Artwork Details:
K8 1 and K8 2
Each $1250 (unframed)
Each an edition of 55
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemühle PR Ultra Smooth
Dimensions
K8 1
Sheet: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Image: 22 x 15 5/8 in. (55.9 x 39.7 cm)
K8 2
Sheet: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Image: 15 5/8 x 22 in. (39.7 x 55.9 cm)
