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Clothed by Images

Tongtong Zhou

A fashion photographer, graduated from LCF MA Fashion Photography.

A fashion photographer, graduated from LCF MA Fashion Photography.

This series inverts the traditional body-fashion relationship by having models wear printed photographs of clothing instead of actual garments. The physical body becomes a canvas for fashion imagery while material fabric is eliminated entirely. This approach directly examines whether fashion images alone can construct identity without the physical body—questioning if we now define ourselves more through visual representation than physical materiality.

Final work

A person wearing photos of clothes.
Creating an interesting tension and showing how identity can be constructed.

untitled#2, From series "Clothed by Images"

The model’s body is present here, but the clothing is just an image, creating an interesting tension and showing how identity can be constructed and perceived through visual culture alone.

This shift helps me question what really makes fashion real.

untitled#3, From series "Clothed by Images"

This shift helps me question what really makes fashion real. Is it the actual material, or the visual idea and symbol behind it? 

A person wearing photos of clothes.

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Clothed by Images

This series inverts the traditional body-fashion relationship by having models wear printed photographs of clothing instead of actual garments. The physical body becomes a canvas for fashion imagery while material fabric is eliminated entirely. This approach directly examines ...

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