A Weekend Ride
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Shadow Rider
October 2010
Photographer: Craig McDean
Fashion Editor: Karl Templar
Model: Xander
It is not particularly practical to skate in a long coat, but it does produce some rather interesting photographs. I really enjoy images of fabric caught in movement, unfurling in the wind or around the body. Clothing comes alive only once worn, for without a body beneath it, it is but an empty shell. The garment drapes, flows, twists, wraps, falls around the body - it is a constantly shifting dynamic between body and cloth. Even when it is hot I prefer to cover up in baggy clothing rather than bare skin in more fitted clothing, because the feel of the wind rippling across, and sneaking through, a lightweight fabric is one of those small pleasures that make me smile. It is like greeting an old friend.