Surreal Visions: Where Fashion Feels Like a Dream

Slip into something softer, stranger, and entirely otherworldly
surreal fashion
FAYE FANG top; DOLCE & GABBANA underwear; ZITA TAN headpiece; stylist’s own stockings

Fashion takes a turn for the intangible—less rigid, more felt. Silhouettes slip and spiral, materials float rather than cling, and garments become fragments of a dream you can almost touch. These aren’t clothes made for everyday wear, but rather for the mind’s eye—where beauty is elusive, exaggerated and sometimes a little eerie.

What ties the looks together is a shared refusal to be grounded. Fabrics billow with intention and proportions shift without warning. It’s fashion as mirage—ephemeral, abstract, but utterly captivating. And perhaps, that’s where its quiet power lies: in letting us imagine another world altogether.

surreal fashion
ZIMMERMANN dress; RUIBUILT earpiece; HOGAN ballet flats
SANKUANZ coat; UNTITLAB heels; stylist’s own tights
ZITA TAN dress; MANOLO BLAHNIK sandals; stylist’s own stockings
surreal fashion
YIRANTIAN coat; VERA WANG shirt; MAYALI trousers; UNTITLAB heels; stylist’s own tights
LOUIS SHENGTAO CHEN jumpsuit; MANOLO BLAHNIK heel; stylist’s own stockings
LEMAIRE trench coat, necklace; DOLCE & GABBANA underwear; JIMMY CHOO spectacles
surreal fashion
MARINE SERRE dress; YIRANTIAN mini skirt (worn over); SANKUANZ earrings
FAYE FANG top, skirt, headdress
MAISON MIHARA YASUHIRO skirt; DIESEL denim shirt (wrapped around waist); SANKUANZ shirt (wrapped around waist)
surreal fashion
RUIBUILT jumpsuit; VERA WANG cape; stylist’s own tights

PHOTOGRAPHY WANG TIANYAO
STYLING LILI
HAIR AND MAKEUP SHITOU
MODELS GU YUTONG, LIU QIANYU

This story first appeared in the June/July 2025 issue of GRAZIA Singapore.

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