ASHYA
Visual Storytelling Built on Movement
ASHYA’s pieces were designed to move: seasonless, multifunctional, built to adapt across a day, a city, a trip. The campaigns began with stories that have moved too — research into a place, a community, or a tradition, carried across generations and borders — then told through film, photography, and activations that introduced each collection. I co-led creative direction across each campaign.
Nilā Film & Irula Collection — A film on the Irula people, one of India’s oldest Indigenous communities, and the second in ASHYA’s Ode to Exploration series. Presented by NOWNESS, it launched alongside the collection with a private screening and panel moderated by a Vogue editor, and was selected for the BlackStar and Urban Film Festivals.
Campaign Images & Teaser Film — Nilā
Promotional Social Assets
Campaign Images — Irula Collection
Gumbo I & II
Gumbo I starred actor Denée Benton traversing the city, collecting ingredients for a communal pot of gumbo. The campaign was built on foods and traditions that traveled across communities. It introduced new textures and hues alongside the brand’s first wallet, a detachable multifunctional cardholder that hooks onto existing styles. Gumbo II shows a wider range of the collection.
Campaign Images — Gumbo I
Campaign Images — Gumbo II
How To Travel
A direct take on what the pieces are designed for: film and imagery showing how they work on the move. The Slingback Mini led, returning in a limited-edition Cherry, with a removable, adjustable strap built for hands-free travel.
Campaign Images
Campaign Film
Campaign Film
Credits
Nilā: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Ronan McKenzie | Director Anthony Prince Leslie | Production Company Equator Production | Art Direction Radha Rathi | Styling Jessica Willis | Hair Styling Evanie Frausto | Make-up Raisa Flowers | Talent Nidhi Sunil, Thangaraj Sadaiyan
Gumbo I: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Myesha Evon | Director Ashley Cimone | Wardrobe Stylist Solange Franklin | Talent Denée Benton | Production Company Equator Production
Gumbo II: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Lian Benoit | Talent Dylan Lee | Production Company Equator Production
How To Travel: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Hannah Edelman | Director Anthony Prince Leslie | Talent Riyaan Jiwani | Production Company Equator Production
How To Style: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer + Director Anthony Prince Leslie | Talent Naushin Khan | Production Company Equator Production
Gumbo I: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Myesha Evon | Director Ashley Cimone | Wardrobe Stylist Solange Franklin | Talent Denée Benton | Production Company Equator Production
Gumbo II: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Lian Benoit | Talent Dylan Lee | Production Company Equator Production
How To Travel: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer Hannah Edelman | Director Anthony Prince Leslie | Talent Riyaan Jiwani | Production Company Equator Production
How To Style: Creative Direction Moya Annece & Ashley Cimone | Photographer + Director Anthony Prince Leslie | Talent Naushin Khan | Production Company Equator Production






