Maryna Linchuk | Ellen von Unwerth | Vogue Turkey December 2010

Hürrem Sultan or Karima, born Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, known to Europeans informally as simply Roxelana (c. 1500–1506 – April 18, 1558) was the wife of Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire.

Ellen von Unwerth captures Maryna Linchuk as a modern-mady Roxelana, styled by Sebastian Kaufmann in lavish threads of gold and opulence from Lanvin, Balmain, Salvatore Ferragamo and more.

EVR manages to be provocative, even in Turkey, in what is a slightly scandalous portrayal of female sexuality. via FGR.