AOC shared Andreea Diaconu’s Numéro 254 [IG] summer cover on Thursday, never dreaming that the fashion story posted here would rival much of her older work, especially for Vogue Paris.

So we dug into the archives for an Andreea Diaconu and Anja Rubik story ‘Sauvage’ shot by Mario Sorrenti for VP in 2013, noting the extraordinary tone-down on European sensuality we’ve seen in the last decade.

Seeing the fashion story ‘Sous Le Soleil Exactment’ just now, what a pleasant surprise. We must also aim the traffic flow back to this fashion story and admit our tiny error of low expectations in this June/July 2025 beauty ode to sun and skin, with plenty of fashion.

Andreea is styled by Charles Varenne in beach beauty separates from Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and more, lensed by Yulia Gorbachenko [IG]. The photographer has everything to do with the vibe attached to sensual fashion stories, and Gorbachenko delivers. / Hair by Cyril Laloue; makeup by Marion Robine