Today a cast and crew of Seattle Met’ers, including local photographer Alvin Nguyen, will board an early ferry for Southworth where we’ll spend the day shooting our fall fashion editorial on a private estate.

Sourced from local stores and local designers, the wardrobe was inspired and informed by the idea of a couple who left the city behind for a luxe life out in the wilderness. What if instead of getting dressed up and going to the opera you just got dressed up, and bundled up, and went for a walk in the woods?

Part of the process of prepping for the shoot is pulling inspiration images to share with the team. We figured we’d share them with you, also—though I don’t want to give too much away. The slideshow here won’t spoil the real deal, and it’s no September Issue, but it should get your imagination going and shed some light on what happens before editorial images are actually editorial images.

So go behind the scenes now, and then check back in October to see what transpires.