Precious Armour

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Ruggero Lupo Mengoni nasce a Firenze, dopo aver terminato gli studi in fotografia presso la Fondazione Studio Marangoni ed un corso di specializzazione in stampa analogica a colori presso il College of Printing di Londra, lavora come fotografo dal 2003 a firenze, londra e milano.

Negli ultimi anni inizia a collaborare come video artista con musicisti e per la moda, nel 2012 è finalista del concorso ASVOFF di Diane Pernet con un video proiettato al Teatro dell’Arte della Triennale di Milano durante la settimana della moda.

Due volte finalista dell’International Talent Support di Diesel e Mini, secondo premio di una Biennale della Fotografia a Torino continua la sua ricerca ed il suo lavoro all’interno della moda e dell’arte scattando redazionali e campagne pubblicitarie.

Interessato all’arte digitale nell’ultimo periodo unisce fotografia e video con illustrazione digitale ed animazione 3d.

Al momento lavora come leading teacher presso POLIMODA e come docente presso l’Accademia per l’arte digitale Alma Artis in Pisa.

Collabora con Luisa via Roma, Uomo Collezioni, Women, Wu Magazine, C-Head Magazine, Impulse, Let Them Eat Cake, Cake It, Men’s Health, Vogue, Financial Times, i-D italy ed altri magazine.
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Born in Florence, Italy in 1988, Valentina Guidi Ottobri is an italian Creative Director and Curator.

The daughter of an anti-conformist architect father, she was introduced early on to the creativity of the world of design. The family of her grandmother, Lilia Guidi, collected art, contributing largely to Valentina’s aesthetic and cultural knowledge.

Following an experience at Bottega Veneta, she moved to Mumbai in India, taking on the role of Stylist for Marieclaire India.

Today, she is the project manager of the Home division of LUISAVIAROMA (www.luisaviaroma.com). In addition to the careful selection of products for the company, she also develops editorial projects that combine fashion and interior design in completely new ways. Her work has been published in various international magazines including Vogue, Nylon, Interview Magazine, Elle, Flair and more.

In addition, Valentina curates Art Exhibitions at an international level and realizes Advertising Campaigns for various brands within the world of fashion and design.
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source: designscenenet
The striking Precious Armour story photographed for Luisa Via Roma by the talented Ruggero Lupo Mengoni at The Pictorialists stars Romina Morais at 2morrow Model Management in Milano and Korlan Madi. Intricate styling for the shoot is courtesy of Valentina G.Ottobri at Luisaviaroma.

Intricate cuts, bold design statements and tribal futurism, are the key trends of the season. Release your hidden warrior and dare to choose, precious statement pieces, achieving the perfect yin & yang between, the perfect black and the purest white. – from LUISAVIAROMA

Editing by Tassos Sofroniou for The Pictorialists, hair styling and makeup by Giulia Cresci at Rock and Rose.
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source: amsterdam-ftv-blog
Intricate cuts, bold design statements and tribal futurism, are the key trends of the season. Release your hidden warrior and dare to choose, precious statement pieces, achieving the perfect yin & yang between, the perfect black and the purest white. – from LUISAVIAROMA

Photographed by Ruggero Mengoni. Editing by Tassos Sofroniou for The Pictorialists, hair styling and makeup by Giulia Cresci at Rock and Rose.

Headpieces made by Nana’ available exclusively at LUISAVIAROMA starting in January 2014.

Credits: Photography: Ruggero Lupo Mengoni @ The Pictorialists Styling: Valentina G.Ottobri @ Luisaviaroma Editing: Tassos Sofroniou for The Pictorialists Hair & Make-up: Giulia Cresci @ Rock and Rose Models: Romina Morais @ 2morrowmodel and Korlan Madi.