Silk Laundry Fashion Reflections – James Street Photography
Since 2022, I’ve returned often to photograph Silk Laundry’s boutique at Shop G2/50 James St, Fortitude Valley. I’m drawn to the interplay between their minimalist styling, seasonal storytelling, and the reflections that gather on the shopfront glass — sometimes showing passing foot traffic, sometimes the giant tree out front, and occasionally, me.
Inside, mannequins model the label’s signature silhouettes — draped silks, structured cottons, and distinctive textures. One window featured a grandpa-style shirt in natural cotton grid, paired with a silk scarf. Another included a knitwear piece staged among oversized papier-mache mushrooms — part of an installation by Carla Binotto that brings whimsy into the boutique’s neutral palette.
These black and white images focus on how light moves across fabric, the geometry of props, and the stillness of mannequins framed by street reflections.
Read more from the series: Black and White Fashion at Gail Sorronda
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Silk Laundry 1996 Hounds Paisley – their first-ever uniform print.
Natural cotton grid cricket grandpa shirt.
Papier mâché mushrooms by Carla Binotto.
