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Above and Below the Surface

Writer: MALVIE Magazine
MALVIE Magazine
2 days ago
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Above and Below the Surface is an AI-generated menswear editorial created by graphic designer and AI artist Pegekama, published in the printed edition MALVIE Fashion Across Cultures 135. In the artist's words: "Two worlds, one exploration of contemporary masculinity. From the storm-swept decks of a weathered vessel to the confined machinery of a submarine, the series explores the tension between freedom and confinement, strength and vulnerability, elegance and industrial decay. Sculptural sailor couture, exposed skin and fluid tailoring give way to understated menswear, dramatic shadows and quiet intensity. Rusted steel, heavy chains and intricate machinery become the backdrop for an unconventional vision of masculine beauty."


From the printed edition: MALVIE Fashion Across Cultures 135


Above and Below the Surface is one of the editorials in MALVIE Fashion Across Cultures 135, the new printed edition of MALVIE Magazine, alongside Form & Presence, URBAN BOTANICA, Elizaveta Ruzmaykina and The Space between Shadows.


The printed edition will be available to order from our print partners MagCloud, Peecho and DPBee.



About Above and Below the Surface

Above the surface, Above and Below the Surface plays out on the rusted deck of an old ship under a heavy grey sky. Navy and white sailor codes are taken apart and rebuilt: wide sailor collars worn over bare chests, a cropped navy jacket with high-waisted wide trousers, a striped deep-V top under a white cropped jacket, sailor caps and loose black neckerchiefs. The men lean on anchor winches, sit on piles of chain and climb rusted stairways, with the open sea behind them.


Below the surface, Pegekama moves into the riveted steel of a submarine. The palette turns to grey, cream and black: a ribbed turtleneck, cream shirts with braces and grey trousers, waistcoats and a long grey overcoat, framed by gauges, valves, pipes and round hatches. A shaft of light through a porthole and a man reading a letter in his bunk give the second half its quiet, cinematic tension.


Platinum-haired man with a navy sailor collar over his bare chest beside a rusted ship wall
Man in a cropped navy jacket with a white sailor collar and wide navy trousers by an anchor winch under a stormy sky
Three men in sailor-inspired looks posed on a heap of rusted chain on the deck
Blond man in a white sailor cap, striped deep-V top and white cropped jacket on a rusted deck
Two men in sailor-inspired tailoring on a rusted ship stairway above the sea
Man in a white wrap top with a navy collar and navy trousers standing in a rusted doorway
Man in a white sailor cap and white cropped jacket with a flowing panel on the deck among the rigging
Bearded man in a black ribbed turtleneck beside a gauge inside a submarine
Man in a cream shirt, braces and grey trousers in a submarine engine room lit through a porthole
Three men in shirts, braces and waistcoats among the machinery of a submarine
Man in a long grey overcoat leaning in a round steel hatch
Man in a long grey coat and roll-neck standing on the deck of a submarine at sea
Man in a dark waistcoat and white shirt holding a valve wheel among gauges
Man in a cream shirt and braces sitting in a bunk, holding a letter

Above and Below the Surface credits

Graphic Designer & AI Artist: Pegekama @pegekama


Above and Below the Surface fashion credits

Wardrobe — AI-generated work

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