October 16, 2024

Vogue Greece Sends Red Kisses | AOC Goes to Babylon for a Primer on Cherry Lips

October 16, 2024/ Anne Enke

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Vogue Greece Sends Red Kisses | AOC Goes to Babylon for a Primer on Cherry Lips

Models Lucy Rosiek and Naomi Apajok are styled by Glen Mban in ‘Red Kisses’, lensed by Johan Sandberg [IG] for Vogue Greece [IG] October.

Red Lipstick In Ancient Mesopotamia

In the annals of ancient history, the use of red lipstick finds one of its earliest origins in Mesopotamia, a cradle of civilization that flourished in the regions of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The people of ancient Mesopotamia, notably the Sumerians and later the Assyrians and Babylonians, were among the first to transform the act of adorning one's lips into an art form.

Lip Color and the Divine Feminine

Beyond social stratification, lip color also conveyed aspects of femininity and allure, playing a role in rituals and rites associated with love and attraction. The divine feminine was celebrated in Babylonian mythology, where goddesses were revered for their beauty and grace; by adorning themselves with lip color, women could symbolically align themselves with these powerful deities.

October 04, 2024

Steinberg covers Vogue Greece September, lensed in Paris by Johan Sandberg

October 04, 2024/ Anne Enke

Model Steinberg covers the September 2024 issue of Vogue Greece. Nicholas Georgiou styles the designer fashion story with welcome props, lensed by Swedish photographer Johan Sandberg [IG]. / Makeup by Yvane Rocher; hair by Quentin Lafforgue

June 06, 2023

Aymeline Valade in 'Siren Call' in Syros for Vogue Greece June 2023 by Johan Sandberg

June 06, 2023/ Anne Enke

Model Aymeline Valade is far away from her French countryside, artistic-family upbringing, posing in this Vogue Greece, June 2023 fashion story ‘Siren Call’.

Valade is photographed by Johan Sandberg [IG] in the historical Aegean Sea island of Syros, which is part of Greece’s Cyclades island group.

History of Syros, Greece

Under the early 19th-century Venetian rule, Syros became known for its shipbuilding and merchant fleets. The island played a prominent role in the Mediterranean sea trade and also the birth of a thriving art scene in Syros.

Art typically flourishes when people are exposed to different cultures. Many of these ships sailed beyond the Mediterranean, to destinations such as Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

April 28, 2022

Estrella Gomez's 'Dark Romance' in Vogue Greece April, Lensed by Johan Sandberg

April 28, 2022/ Anne Enke

Spanish model Estrella Gomez appears in the April 2022 issues of both Vogue Greece [here] and Vogue Portugal — and with different photographers. In these images, Gomez is styled by Nicholas Georgiou in ‘Dark Romance’, a tough woman fashion story lensed by Johan Sandberg.

April 12, 2022

Dapper Dan X TOD's Lensed by Johan Sandberg for Dapper Dan Magazine SS 2022

April 12, 2022/ Anne Enke

Models Bert de Roeck and Irene Guarenas take a modern, light-hearted approach to Italian luxury brand TOD’s, an old-school name in the process of a major revamp this is working. Teaming up with the spring/summer 2022 issue of Dapper Dan Magazine [IG] is brilliant for both parties.

Photographer Johan Sandberg [IG] captures the fashion story advertorial. AOC loves fresh-approach revivals that are working, so fingers are crossed for Tod’s. And Dapper Dan is GOOD for Tod’s, in a way that certain bigger names are not.