ALEXANDER WANG | SS26

Runway Show

Alexander Wang’s highly anticipated return to New York Fashion Week was staged at Chinatown’s historic 58 Bowery, coinciding with the brand’s 20th anniversary. Entoptic Vision developed detailed visualisations of the space and lighting elements to support the various design stages.

The venue was built in 3D using LiDAR data to accurately capture the complex interior dome structure. The base 3D model was then heavily optimised in Rhino to include only visible assets, which were grouped by material to enable efficient merging upon import into Unreal Engine and reduce overall mesh counts. The set comprised raised seating platforms, scenic Mah Jong tables, lighting towers, a bar, and a sculptural interactive phone installation.

The scene was textured using a PBR workflow and lit with Lumen. Since there was no exterior lighting affecting the scene, most of the illumination came from the runway. Rectangular lights were used with high indirect lighting intensity and large attenuation radii to ensure the environment was adequately lit. Light beams from the drones had their volumetric scattering and intensity values fine-tuned, while camera exposure settings were adjusted for maximum visual impact.