Masked figure with candles

ExperienceRomans world

Through his own handwriting, just as he creates everything you are about to see, entirely by his own hands.

Mannequin wearing Roman's lace eye mask
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A mannequin wears one of Roman's lace eye masks, red lips parted beneath the darkness of the veil.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Figure in lace mask by candlelight
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By candlelight, Roman's lace mask becomes a second skin, the gaze turned inward.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Louise Von Kegl in Roman's top hat and veil
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Louise Von Kegl wears Roman's sculptural top hat and studded veil, the face barely visible beneath layers of invention.

Photography and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili Model: Louise Von Kegl Agency: Vivamodelsberlin

Audrey Sciorilli in profile with Roman's feathered hat
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In profile, Audrey Sciorilli carries Roman's feathered hat like a crown, gloved hands folded in quiet ceremony.

Photography and accessories: Roman Model: Audrey Sciorilli

Roman's theater costume with horse silhouette
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Roman's theater costume for Arnstadt: bold geometry, the rider masked, the horse a silhouette cut from the stage.

Costume design: Roman for theater Arnstadt Photography: Ann Vendi

Roman's striped hat on mannequin head
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A hat takes on a life of its own: Roman's striped design rests on a glass head, pheasant feather trailing into darkness.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Figure in Roman's dramatic feathered mask
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Roman's mask fans outward like wings, wire and fiber dissolving the line between accessory and creature.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Roman's beret with spotted feather plume
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Roman's beret floats against nothing, its spotted feather plume curling into the air like a held breath.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Roman's top hat beside a figure in dark interior
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His hat stands sentinel beside the body, both equally present, both equally still.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Figure in Roman's red theater coat from behind
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Roman's red coat for theater Arnstadt, worn facing away. The costume speaks before the actor turns.

Costume design: Roman for theater Arnstadt Photography: Ann Vendi

Louise Von Kegl close portrait in Roman's lace mask
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Louise Von Kegl in Roman's feathered lace mask, close enough to see the craft where cloth meets skin.

Photography and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili Model: Louise Von Kegl Agency: Vivamodelsberlin

Audrey Sciorilli in Roman's feathered hat and gloves
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Audrey Sciorilli rests beneath Roman's feathered hat, dark gloves and darker eyes, composed as a still life.

Photography and accessories: Roman Model: Audrey Sciorilli

Blue theater costume in geometric setting
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Roman's blue theater costume for Arnstadt: the performer swallowed by volume and geometry, floating among circles.

Costume design: Roman for theater Arnstadt Photography: Ann Vendi

Roman reclining in his own mask and collar
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Roman reclines in his own mask and collar, the creator wearing his creation like a second thought.

Photography, styling and accessories: Roman Mtchedlishvili

Audrey Sciorilli lying in Roman's winged mask
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Audrey Sciorilli disappears into Roman's winged mask. The bed an archive of fabric and unheld time.

Photography and accessories: Roman Model: Audrey Sciorilli