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𝒅𝒖𝒅𝒖𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒂 🌹   An analog series inspired by warm feelings of appreciating difference in the midst of estranging political tension in my home country, Indonesia.  🌹🇮🇩 Photography & Collage by me Accessories by  Rinaldy A Yunardi Styled by  Heidy Kalalo   Make-up & Hair by  Silvia Kurnia Model   Elsa  from  JIM Published for  The Shonet  August Issue All shots are taken in 35 mm film. More film shots on  @tustelsonia  on instagram. keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword keyword

Sneaking into Tokyo's oldies dance party called 'Showa Kayo Night'. It was Wednesday night when a friend of mine who lives in Tokyo, Deby, texted us when are we doing this Thursday night. She found this event roaming around her Facebook page, a disco party playing 50's - 80's Japanese pop tunes (Showa era) for people at all age group, mainly for nostalgic purpose. I'm staying in Tokyo for a whole month vacation with zero plan ( as how I always do it ) and just play it by the ear every single day, so ' dancing all night with cool elderly ' is an easy ' Yes! ' for me. On the day, we dressed up according to the respective era and meet at Shibuya to jam to the oldies tunes. It was a magical time machine as we entered the full packed bar with  ¥300 entry for us to dance all night, with Japanese grandmas, aunties and uncles karaoke-ing to all the songs they knew by heart. Here is our experience, including showing up at the local news on a drunk intervi

Documenting Guo Pei 's show in Bangkok.           (Canon eos 5, Superia 400.)

"The more pain she felt, the more elaborate her outfits were." Looking through Frida Kahlo's struggle and witnessing how she transformed it into art. (Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo.) Went to see 'Frida Is...' exhibition, a photography series of Frida Kahlo's closet & possessions documented by a Japanese photographer Ishiuchi Miyako, being displayed for the first time after being locked down for 50 years. Above is her favourite dress, and prosthetic leg with red boots which she designed herself. A friend said, " The more pain she felt, the more incapacitated she became, the more elaborate her outfits were ." It's interesting to see Frida's hopefulness on life captured from these series of her personal items, and learning her deep connection for fashion beyond just something on the surface, she seized control of it and used it as something powerful to overcome her struggle. Frida's us