Breaking the Rules

style rules are made to be broken

Mix the prints. Clash the colors. Wear the white whenever you want. A fashion story for anyone who never read the rulebook, or read it and set it on fire.

Photographed by Yulia McClamrock

Close-up beauty portrait of a blonde model with tousled curls, bright blue eyeshadow and coral lips, a zebra-print garment at her shoulder — photo: Yulia McClamrock

You know them too well. Don’t mix your prints. Never wear black and navy. No white after Labor Day. Always match.

Some rules deserve to be broken. Photographer Yulia McClamrock and stylists Mei Tan and Audrey Leon take a red pen to the style rulebook: print on print, cobalt tights with canary heels, fur over satin and attitude for days, in looks from Ladakh, Gilded Age, Alice Ritter, Sylvie Markovina and more.

Male model in patterned leggings, a dark blazer and brown shoes — Leggings: Ladakh | Blazer: Gilded Age | Shoe: Mere | Ring & bracelet: Sylvie Markovina

Model in a pink draped dress with a beaded necklace and blue patterned socks — Dress: Alice Ritter | Shoe: Barbara Briones | Necklace: Yochi New York

Red-haired model in a fur coat, teal jumpsuit, cobalt tights and yellow heels — Jumpsuit: Gracia | Coat: Echo | Necklace: Yochi New York | Belt/headband: Erik & Mike

Red-haired model in a red ruffled unitard and lace shawl with a lace headband — Unitard: Ladakh | Shoe: Blowfish | Shawl: Ladakh

Red-haired model in a pale draped jumpsuit with a layered gold necklace — Jumpsuit: Ladakh | Shoe: Neiman Marcus Vintage | Headband & necklace: Sylvie Markovina

Male model in a fur-trimmed hooded leather jacket over a printed tank — Coat: Gilded Age | Shirt: Obey Propaganda

Model in a black and white zebra-print dress over sequined leggings — Dress: Alice Ritter | Shoe: Barbara Briones | Necklace: Sylvie Markovina

From the MO print archive: this story first ran in The Premiere Issue of Meets Obsession Magazine.

Photographer: Yulia McClamrock
Styling: Mei Tan, Audrey Leon
Makeup: Victoria Goldberg, Matthew B. of Prodigy Artistry
Hair: Alice Olson
Models: Chelsea T, Jordan B, Sasha H of Images NYC
Art direction: Jacqy Law
Retoucher: Lulie Lens

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