Some have accused Noemie Merlant, lensed by Raphael Delorme & Thierno Sy for L’Officiel Ukraine Sept/Oct 2010 as trying too hard to look like Madonna. The suggestion has merit, but within the context of a Ukraine ‘look’ Merlant fits right in. 

We have another example of the more sophisticated and romantic undercurrent of couples-driven sensuality making such a splash this season.