Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
/Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Samira Nasr in a crisp, modern fashion statement lensed by Cass Bird for Harper’s Bazaar US May 2021.
Rianne shared her thoughts on beauty with Jenna Rosenstein, and the top model had quite a lot to say. Speaking about growing up in the Netherlands, the model stressed that people are reserved, and it’s better to fit in.
Being online a lot as a teenager gave Van Rompaey a different view of pop culture — and especially in America.
I think it’s so beautiful how different everybody looks. I wish people could celebrate that.
I thought, “Wow, there are actually people out there who are completely, unapologetically themselves and are not trying to fit in.” I think that’s true of American pop culture: You’re allowed to be seen, and you’re allowed to be loud. To me, that was very liberating because I am quite loud.
Vulnerability attracts her, especially among women. To the model, it makes women beautiful. Every kind of emotion attracts Rianne — even anger — as long as the expression is authentic.