todays fit for the shoot is as follows.

for the jacket: a double-breasted slim-fit suit in virgin wool. this is a dark blue business suit, tasteful and elegant yet stylish and forward. the sharp features of the suit make it so you look professional while also staying stylish, the stuffy design of that same hum-drum blazer unstandardized with fewer buttons and a sleeker appearance. one of the major benefits of this specific suit is its dust-resistant fabric.

for the shirt: a slim-fit button up in printed stretch cotton. this white shirt betrays the standard of business wear by displaying a pattern of small squares across the entirety of its surface. even with this, it still comes across as professional. in this shoot there is a mix of casual and professional, so the top few buttons are often unbuttoned and collar occasionally ruffled. even despite the mild abuse, the shirt doesn’t easily lose its ironed out appearance nor the original shape of its collar, making it stylish and functional.

for the pants: regular-fit trousers in wool serge. the dark blue matches the business suit perfectly and the pleat of the pants doesn’t hit against your legs awkwardly. these lightweight pants find a way to feel comfortable yet contort to your proportions nicely. they also feel nice to lounge around in, so even if you’re in them for hours on hours, you won’t feel trapped in a pair of pants that keeps sticking to your leg; or is too hot, causing perspiration and ruining your nice shirt.

for the shoes: suede double-monk strap and cap toe. dark blue, like the jacket and pants, honestly they're a little too bottom heavy. they’re comfortable to wear and when walking in them they do feel solid, but at times when you put your foot forward to walk, you might have to catch yourself. the cap toes also sometimes get caught on surfaces like carpet making you trip a little. despite these grievances, when you get used to them they absolutely feel like something you’d want to wear again and you may even make an effort to make it a certainty that they end up back on your feet once more.

for the accessories: a watch, a belt, and a document case.

the watch: a black link-bracelet with a tonal dial. this fully black multi-eye watch is accentuated with gold for the hands and the hash marks. the beauty is in it’s simplicity as and elegance, not too boastful but still bold in its accentuation. the black-plated steel link bracelet keeps your wrist cool and fits nicely on either wrist, never clamping on too tightly in any orientation its placed in.

the belt: a kalosian-leather belt with plaque monogram buckle. for this shoot we placed a faux mega key stone into the plaque area as well as the companies logo. the belt is not much on its own so there isn’t much to really comment on it, what really makes it special is the plaque but it’s also kind of tacky to place a mega stone on a belt. if i have free reign, and we were not to look business casual slash professional, it could look good if it was more on the hip than towards the crotch.

the bag: a zipped document case in kolosian leather with embossed (hugo boss) logo. it’s a spacious black case with multiple compartments for storing documents or other needed items such as pokeballs and other baubles; theres even a waterproof bag and specified location for an umbrella. it’s kind of boring but its practical and nice to look at, and the natural weight is light so even if it filled up, you won’t have to worry about the bag itself adding to that total weight.

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the photoshoot was to be a display of this particular brands versatility. there was already a shoot made with another colleague in Sinnoh at Snowpoint, and another in Orre across multiple cities, so snow and sand was covered. ash was and is a lesser explored natural effect, but when there are multiple cities in Hoenn that are affected by it, it isn’t such a farfetched medium.

in any case, while displaying the fashion forwardness of this particular company, a certain natural element that was being advertised against had decided to come into play; a sootstorm to be exact. it wasn’t exactly uncalled for, but usually these things would be forecasted before they happened, today was different.

one moment there was the normal amount of ash falling from the skies, Sevastian posing for the cameras with his umbrella to the ground, and the next, a violent torrent of ash began pouring from above; completely clouding the hubris of humanity that is lavaridge.

as the crew struggled to hurry and pack up their gear, careful not to damage any of the expensive equipment set out, Sevastian aided citizens and previous onlookers of the public shoot towards the nearest source of cover.

releasing two pokemon, a Mightyena and a Mabosstiff, the man instructed them to continue escorting lost citizens into town while he made an effort- despite the current cinematographer’s warnings not to- to head further up the road so people could have someone to direct them through the smog.

Charlotte Sakuragi  | Sandstorm Spirit (II)