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CIALOMA COLLECTION COLLAR WITH DIAMONDS AND RUBY, ROBERTO COIN, SHOP SIMILAR. LOVE HEART TULLE-TIERED MAXI DRESS, SAVANNA, SHOP NOW
LION IMPERIAL EARRINGS IN WHITE AND YELLOW GOLD WITH DIAMONDS AND PEARLS, CHANEL HIGH JEWELLERY, SHOP THE COLLECTION
CHARACTER STUDY
CREATIVE DIRECTION: MARNE SCHWARTZ
PHOTOGRAPHY: VLADIMIR MARTI
FASHION STYLIST: LAURA JANE BROWN
HAIR: ANASTASIA ALWADHI
MAKEUP: MAURO HERNAN
SENIOR PRODUCER: STEFF HAWKER
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: MARK ANTHONY DIRECTO NAVARRO
MODEL: AKUEL MALONG / FASHION LEAGUE UAE
WORDS: ALISSA THOMAS
An eerie mist appears under a dim, warm glow. A mysterious woman enters, stage left. She walks slowly to the centre, sending clouds of dry dust into the air as she steps. A spot beam catches her and she stops as though in a dream. Light ricochets from her golden armour – long, diamond earrings, bangles coiled in serpent form and golden rings cast from the silhouette of winged arthropods. Her costume is a collage of saccharine layers, of visceral textures. Diaphanous blousing, organza rosettes and static tulle capture the light and the shade – her happiness and her melancholy. Then, as she falls to the earth she throws her arms into the air, releasing a blizzard of pink petals from her hands. As they land softly around her she sinks, heavy, into the dusty ground. She is still and quiet, as the stage returns to dark.
“CHARACTER STUDY” IS PUBLISHED IN THE 16TH EDITION OF GRAZIA INTERNATIONAL. ORDER YOUR COPY HERE.
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