Ajok Daing's Gardening Project by Toby Coulson for Vogue Poland September 2021

Ajok Daing's Gardening Project by Toby Coulson for Vogue Poland September 2021 AOC Fashion

Rising model Ajok Daing is styled by Irene Barra in country woman beauty lensed by Toby Coulson [IG] for Vogue Poland’s September 2021 issue./ Hair by Maki Tanaka; makeup by Jessica Meija

The fashion shoot takes place at the Billets Hart Allotment Association in Hanwell, England. About 70 plots serving residents in the postal district of Hanwell W7 allow them to grow their own food in a sustainable manner. The project dates back to 1484 when it led to the establishment of the Charity of William Hobbayne. .

With three registered beekeepers on the site, and numerous chickens and eggs plots — plus larger livestock — the Billets Hart Allotment Association exists to ensure and promote a productive, coordinated and peaceful place for members to grow and cultivate their own crops and also to help their community. It also makes for an excellent rural landscape for a fashion shoot.

This link takes readers to similar bucolic sites throughout the United Kingdom that work for photographers and stylists as sustainability becomes a more important criteria in fashion consumption choices.