On the Stage of Justice
Art & Design Direction
2024
Courtroom dramas have long been a cultural staple, now amplified by new media turning trials into public spectacles. As Minou Arjomand notes in Staged, courtrooms become stages, with participants as actors. Media fixation on Gwyneth Paltrow’s courtroom attire or Winona Ryder’s iconic Marc Jacobs dress highlights fashion as a tool of influence. This editorial dissects the aesthetics of justice, where the protagonist stands in sharp contrast to the austere courtroom, while others fade into uniformed supporting roles.
Commissioned by
STUDIO Magazine Issue 8 “Voyeurism”
Photographer
Raphael Bliss
Art & Design Direction
Romy Strasser
Styling
Joana Zibat
Make-Up Artist
Leana Ardeleanu
Hair Artist
Ruby Howes
Set Design
Sandro De Mauro
Creative Production
HUAU
Snr Creative Producer
Sabrina Hubert from HUAU
Production Coordinator
Marietta Auras from HUAU
PA & Location Manager
Marco Wagner
Assistant Light & Digital
Riccardo Contrino
Assistance Stylist
Sophia Friedl, Kamal Emanga & Anais Bokelberg
Assistance Make-Up Artist
Jacinta del Solar Dorrego
Assistance Hair Artist
Anna Boradfoot
Runner
Jordan Leech
Video
Chanel Kah Yin Liang
Casting
Whitecasting, Chisom
Location
Rathaus Zehlendorf
Talents
Hilal via M4 Models, Pepe via VIVA Models, Zoe via VIVA Models, Anna via Modelwerk, Ezra via Model Management, Akke via Miha Modelmanagement, Trangh via Modelwerk, Eric via Indeed Model Management Berlin, Kyungseok via Modelwerk, Steven via Modelwerk, Karl via Modelwerk, Melissa & Raphael
Text by
Max Wild
