Valentino Haute Couture by Deborah Turbeville for Vogue Italia

Models - Maud Welzen, Cora Emmanuel, Josephine Skriver, Montana Cox, Antonina Vasylchenko, Clarice Silva Vitkauskas and more

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Vogue Italia 2003

Steven Meisel photographed Jessica Stam for this Vogue Italia editorial in 2003. Set in a particularly lavishly-kitsch palatial residence this editorial has always piqued my interest. The abundance of gaudy, over-scaled and tasteless 'palatial-themed' interiors flaunting garish kitsch-neo-classical furniture, form a mind-boggling and brilliant backdrop to Stam's vacuously complacent stare. I also Particularly like the presence of the enormous large-screen Cathode ray tube televisions in amongst the golden, unrestrictedly ornate and flamboyant kitsch-rococo decor.

'Teatro' by Steven Meisel from Vogue Italia September 2001

Cloudy cinematic narratives are obfuscated further by behind-the-scenes shots.

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