The Virtual Fashion Issue
Welcome to the Age of CGI Fashion
October 2022 Issue | ShilpaAhuja.com
Photography & Art Director: Angelina Popova (@geanlin); Styling: Katerina Familiarskaia (@katerina.familiarskaia); Makeup: Isabel Montoya (@isabel_artist); Model: Lucia Van Der Knaap (@luciavanderknaap); Hair Styling: Sophie Wortelboer (@sophiewortelboer); Nails: Lenavitch Nailz (@lenavitch.nailz); CGI Artist & Designer: Sarah Mayer (@sa.m.co); Digital Art Piece ‘Pipes’: Zelensky Yury (@ztwins_rone)
CGI Artist Sarah Mayer Discusses the World of CGI Fashion & Expression
in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shilpa Ahuja
Cover Story
Social media has made much of our lives virtual in the last two decades. Our relationships, personality, expression and style are all defined by who we are online. And now, for the most part, fashion doesn’t count until it’s on social media.
Instagram has played a major role in how we experience and show our lives to others. To that extent, the platform even has many filters to put on makeup, change backgrounds and even accessories.
The creation of these AR (augmented reality) apps and filters has created a whole generation of CGI artists who explore how art can be worn virtually. Fashion for the digital realm – that’s what I wanted to feature on our October cover, and my search for the cover art led me to discover Sarah Mayer.
Inside this issue:
Discover the October 2022 issue of ShilpaAhuja.com’s digital fashion magazine. You can view the full resolution cover and read featured stories.
Shilpa Ahuja the editor-in-chief of ShilpaAhuja.com, which she founded with the goal of inspiring confidence in the modern working woman through fashion. Other than defining the direction of the magazine, she also writes about fashion & beauty trend forecasts, industry analysis, and opinions.
Shilpa’s work has been published in the University of Fashion blog and Jet Airways magazine. She is also an artist, illustrator and cartoonist. She is also the creator of Audrey O., a comic series that represents the lifestyle of millennial women. She enjoys creative writing and world travel. Her art has been exhibited at Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Aroma Hotel, Chandigarh and been published in Chandigarh Times.
Originally from Chandigarh, Shilpa also has a degree in architecture and has worked in interior project management. She is also the author of the book “Designing a Chinese Cultural Center in India”. Shilpa has a Masters in Design Studies degree from Harvard University.
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