Ylang Messenguiral in "Powdering Days" Lensed by Melanie Rodriguez for Vogue Poland

Vogue Poland Editor-in-Chief Ina Lekiewicz Levy [IG] is also a photographer with a deep love of vintage-inspired stories. AOC followed her there, rather amazed at her consistency of pov.

I just pulled this flower from Ina’s first IG post 287 wks ago— and not included in this fashion story “Powdering Days” for Vogue Poland’s May 2023 issue.

Madagascar, French model Ylang Messenguiral [IG] is styled by Rachel Bakewell in images by Melanie Rodriguez [IG]. /Hair by Raphael Salley; makeup by Claudine Blythman

I may have used the word “lovely” three times since Sunday. My internal beeper is going off, but the images are truly lovely and “gorgeous” feels like too intense an adjective for the story. As for rising model Ylang Messenguiral, she has a wide range from lovely to gorgeous to steely to scalding. ~ Anne