The styling of Akira Maruyama and photography of Naoki Ishizaka work together in a dynamic fashion to provide us a fresh look at Japanese label Shellac’s fall 2009 collection. Whereas the official black and white lookbook featured Tyler Riggs portraying a timeless bad boy image, Joker’s editorial shows a grittier, more detail oriented view. A popular model in Japan, Rutger Derksen sheds his typical nerd-like persona to offer the clothes substance in a fashion that channels the characters of Fight Club.
