Andreea Diaconu, Simon Nessman by Cass Bird for WSJ Magazine Spring Men's Fashion

Married couple models Andreea Diaconu and Simon Nessman appear in ‘Spring Marriage”, a beautiful fashion story lensed by Cass Bird. These exquisite fashion stories come rarely in fashion world, so we’re up for celebrating the July 2020 marriage of the couple.

Katelyn Gray styles Diaconu and Nessman in sartorial, blueblood looks from Akris, Alaïa, Celine, Dior, Gabriela Hearst, Louis Vuitton, Margaret Howell, Prada, The Row, Tory Sport, Valentino and more for WSJ Magazine’s Spring Men’s 2022 issue. / Hair by Naeemah Lafond; makeup by Romy Soleimani

The East Hampton fashion shoot was a familiar reunion for Diaconu, Nessman and Bird, considering that it’s Cass Bird, who brought them together. The couple first met in 2008, but when Cass Bird brought them together a few years ago, they blew a few electrical sockets. Read on for the details.

“[Cass] booked us because she thought we’d have really good chemistry, but since we were both recently single, we had maybe too much chemistry,” remembers Diaconu. “It was so awkward that the client decided to not shoot any photos [of us] together.”

Personally, their life was not awkward, and the couple quickly created deep bonds over a shared passion of coastal ecology and public health. The couple now lives in Toronto, and Diaconu is pursuing a degree at New York’s Columbia University.