Initial robotic imagery

These images have been found in a “Super Models” editorial in Tush Magazine, recently on sale.

"Instead of featuring the creations of top designers on models, Tush magazine thought out-of-the-box and decided to showcase them on robots! ... Each ‘super model’ even has their very own name; Alec wears Yves Saint Laurent, Milla in Donna Karan, Luca in Giorgio Armani, Nadja in Chanel, and Devon in vintage Paris Mon Amour. This ultramodern and attention-grabbing editorial was skillfully shot by photographer Philip Karlberg with Friederike M. helping in the design."
Source: http://www.nava-k.com/2010/03/robot-fashion.html

The use of complementary backgrounds to the accesories/mechanical parts used to construct the robots is effective and attractive. The photographs are well lit and suit the style of shoot well.

"“Robots to rule the world of fashion,” was one of the topics at the Wired magazine London office just few short weeks ago. No, the robots will never replace the gorgeous models, or fashion shoots. They do something different – they help you try the clothes in the virtual worlds." source: http://estoniabritishcouncil.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/robots-to-rule-the-world-of-fashion/
This look is very futuristic which is not the way we are likely to take the robotic/mechanical idea, but the use of silver and metallics is interesting against a matte, colour block background.

This is a double page spread from "Geeky/Tech" Editorial, Fake Magazine, Autumn 2010. The use of tape or light reflecting material has a robotic aesthetic to it. However the make-up looks too exagerated/bold/scary for the style we will be going for!

These lighting strobes could be seen as implying laser cutting/prising yourself out of the education system...a bit sci -fi...but would be great to re-create something like this!

Looking to the future to express how fashion changes throughout history, Hussein Chalayan created six mechanical dresses that would transform from one era to another, using embedded technology and smart wires, for his runway show at the Paris Fashion Week. The robotic dresses, which took six months to create with the help of the film special effects wizards of 2D3D, are not part of his new collection, but Hussein expressed that he wanted to collaborate with a technology company to make such transformations a reality.