Absurd Heels

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Creative Director / Stylist
MATTIA CILURZO

Photographer Varvara Ivanova
Art Direction Jinxi Lei
Models Fíachra Jonathan Océane Olivia Sam (The MiLK Collective) Talia
Assistants Sofiane Immani Zachary Emilio
Studio U24 Studios
Production BODY AMARI
Collection by Jinxi Lei
Footwear by Mattia Cilurzo Lexx Hoggett

Absurd Heels

Can't walk in high heels? Maybe you're just wearing them wrong.

Absurd Heels features Jinxi's 2026 collection, styled with footwear by Mattia Cilurzo and Lexx Hoggett. The story questions the absurdity of fashion: like high-heeled shoes, it is impractical yet desirable, restrictive yet empowering.

The photographic language explores a tension between empathy for the body and estrangement. The models are elevated on white plinths, transforming them from wearers into displays. Removed from the act of walking, the shoe's original function becomes irrelevant. The platform acts as a stage where absurdity becomes visible.

At the heart of the collection is an ongoing fascination with the stiletto heel: striking, seductive, and empowering. Reinterpreted as structural elements, stilettos appear on the shoulders of tailored coats, extend the hip bones of low-waisted skirts and trousers, transform into a blue jersey top elongating the collarbones.

The characters inhabiting these qualities move fluidly across gender. They communicate through posture, presence, and gaze, audacious, flirtatious, calm, and composed. Carrying wit alongside a quiet sense of threat.

In a world that often demands justification, the collection embraces the absurd.

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