i-D September 2009 : Arlenis, Chanel, Jourdan, Sessilee by Emma Summerton

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I love this cover and wonder if this was the shoot Chanel Iman twittered about awhile back. They look like Robert Palmer girls sans instruments.

What struck me about the image at first was that their skin wasn't bleached out with lighting effects. I think the bright makeup and background color are all the contrast that was needed.

What say you?

Allure - February 2009 - "Busy Signals" - Sessilee Lopez

I get really tired of seeing this same drab background used in editorial after editorial in American fashion magazines, but I do enjoy seeing Sessilee get more work. I especially like the styling here.

source: Major Models

Sessilee Lopez - Deutsch #21 editorial

Photographed here by Kutlu. I prefer the b&w photos to the ones in color (which just seem a little too cartoony for my taste, like she's an extra on the X-Men movie set or something.)

That aside I must add that I'm continually impressed by Sessilee's editorial work. "Fierce" is so overused these days but I think it really applies here, don't you? Maybe this was the look Jada Pinkett Smith was going for last year?

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