Party Girls

Charlotte Carey and Caroline Brasch Nielsen for Numero. Photography by Greg Kadel. Source: models.com

Charlotte Carey and Caroline Brasch Nielsen star in this amazingly alluring editorial for Numero Magazine. They portray the hedonistic ways of a couple of party girls dressing up and feeling glamorous. It’s a simple theme but nonetheless, the resulting images are incredibly striking.

Kadel captures his subjects from such angles, choosing in most cases to have them half in and half out of the frame so you’re left with an up-close glimpse of the action, but never the full picture. I particularly like how the fourth shot looks like a photographic interpretation of an Impressionist portrait.

I think it’s a beautiful spread with clever styling by Elizabeth Sulcer. There are some lavish Art-Deco style pieces, dominatrix looks and Belle Epoque touches. The result is an exquisite mish-mash that works because it epitomises the very notion of fantasy dress-up.

Just one thing to add though, they both look incredibly put together in the last shot, despite them supposedly having partied all night!

Cross the Line

Barbara Palvin by Viviane Sassen for Numéro #134, June 2012. Source: fashioneditorials.com

Some weekend editorial inspiration for you guys! I picked out this one from Numéro as I love the way Barbara Palvin cuts some incredible shapes in this dramatic spread. The angles she creates are stunning against the geometric backdrop. The editing is also ever so subtle so on first glance you barely notice the colour tints on her hair and skin. I think it’s a particularly visually stunning shoot.

Retro Movement

Abbey-Lee Kershaw for Numero Magazine. Photography by Greg Kadel. Styling by Samuel Francois. Source: models.com

I think this editorial is just awesome. I love the spirit it evokes- the sense of movement, and the way Abbey-Lee’s body just creates a feeling of dynamism and electricity even though the images are obviously motionless. Such an eye-catching and animated spread aided by great styling and photography. It probably just jumps straight out of the page in print!