The Unspoken Dress Code

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The Unspoken Dress Code is a fashion editorial photographed by Matin Mortazavi with model Katia and lighting design by Ahmad Shalbaf, published in the printed edition MALVIE Celebrating Diversity 132. In the photographer's words: "At its heart, the story is about the unspoken language of clothing — how the way we dress can express confidence, individuality, and character without saying a word."

From the printed edition: MALVIE Celebrating Diversity 132

The Unspoken Dress Code is one of the editorials in MALVIE Celebrating Diversity 132, the new printed edition of MALVIE Magazine, alongside Crystal Pearls, Not Made to Fit In, Made to Stand Out, Rouge: The Editorial and Painted Lady.

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

About The Unspoken Dress Code

The Unspoken Dress Code works with a few familiar pieces against a cool grey studio backdrop. Katia wears an oversized black blazer with the sleeves pushed up, a black scoop-neck top, faded grey jeans and pointed black shoes, with a black silk scarf tied over her cropped blonde hair, dark sunglasses, red lips and a black leather bag on a chunky silver chain. Fine chain necklaces and bracelets are the only extra details.

Matin Mortazavi and lighting designer Ahmad Shalbaf keep the light even and clean, so the black reads crisp against the grey. The poses are cool and unhurried: a hand in a pocket, the bag swung over a shoulder, the blazer held open, a low angle that makes the silhouette look strong. In two frames the sunglasses go up onto her hair and the scarf slips back, revealing a direct, quiet gaze.