IN TECHNICOLOR: VERMILION THREAD

Color is never neutral. In East Asia, red has long carried a philosophical meaning that shapes how the body and the world meet. Japanese designers hid the color in the linings of Edo-era kimonos. Chinese Wu Xing philosophers tied red to fire and to the South, linking it to seasonal transitions and the world’s cosmic balance. Koreans applied the pigment directly on the body in ritual painting and early cosmetics for spiritual protection and empowerment. Across these histories, red is more than decoration—it’s a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms.

Models MENG YUME JI at MAKERS, CANLAN WANG at W360, NAMUU URBANBAATAR at JUST FACES, ZAYA JARGALSAIKHAN at JUST FACES, and XIAORUI LI at MILK
Hair AKEMI KISHIDA at MA+GROUP
Makeup MIN KIM at STREETERS
Nails CHRISTINE PHO at SAINT VINCENT MANAGEMENT
Fashion Assistants DOMINIK RADOMSKI, BARBARA ANTHOFER, BRUCE COSTA, and ANTONIA GONTARZ
Hair Assistants LUCIE BERTRAND and ELISA LACROIX
Makeup Assistants RAN HEE PARK and JURI YAMANAKA
Nail Assistant BETTY-ANN BÉTHENCOURT
Production LOVECRAFT

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