LEXIE TAPPER BY ALENA SAZ
‘STARDUST ADDICTION’
Photographer Alena Saz @alena_saz
Model Lexie Tapper @lexietapper / The Industry LA
Makeup artist Iris Moreau @irismoreaumakeup
Hair stylist Doug Mengert @_douglasjack
A diverse glimpse into the worlds and personalities of fashion, beauty, culture, philanthropy, and art.
‘STARDUST ADDICTION’
Photographer Alena Saz @alena_saz
Model Lexie Tapper @lexietapper / The Industry LA
Makeup artist Iris Moreau @irismoreaumakeup
Hair stylist Doug Mengert @_douglasjack
Cuff by Celine
Model: Samantha Saba at IMG
Photo: Geoffrey Voight Leung
Styling: Rachel Kozub, courtesy of Albright Fashion Library
Makeup Artist: Anna Kurihara using MAC Cosmetics
Hair Stylist: Chika Nishiyama at 87 Artists using Bumble and Bumble
Earring by Annelise Michelson
Cami Opp @camilleopp at Wilhelmina
Photos: Marcus Derricotté @mderricotte
Makeup : Madison Personette @madisonpersonette
Hair: Stefani Annaliese @stefaniannaliese
Stylist: Memsor @memsor
Models: Cami Opp @camilleopp at Wilhelmina
Brenda @brendamutoni at MUSE
Erin @erineliopulos at Next
Brenda @brendamutoni at MUSE models
Erin @erineliopulos at Next models
Photographer – Alicia Shi @alicia_shi
Digital Art – N.KFKS @n.kfks
Model – Andrea Carrazco (New Icon NY agency) @andrea.carrazco @newiconny
Stylist – Sasha Troshchynska @sasha_troshchynska
Make up – Jenny Smith @jennyatwoodsmith
Hair – Yu Nakata @yunkt
Flowers Lucy’s Flowers @lucysflowersdesign
Dress – Jamemme , Sandals – MIISTA
Top and pants – Jamemme
Dress – SSY DESIGNS , Boots – Kinga Krol
Dress – LITKOVSKAYA
Blazer – JNBY
Top and pants – KYLIKOVSKAYA , Boots – Kinga Krol
Blazer and pants – JNBY , boots – vintage
Shirt and pants – XING BAO
Dress – Jamemme
When quarantine started in the early Spring of 2020, I like many, thought I’d be home for two weeks. I couldn’t fathom a reality where I’d spend months at home alone, unable to leave my 500 sq ft, Brooklyn apartment. After two weeks, restrictions tightened, and photoshoots quickly became too risky and stopped, thus halting my work entirely. And I, like so many others faced financial hardship, separation, depression, and anxiety. My experience isn’t unique. Quarantine was and remains still incredibly challenging and lonely for all of us.
Pre-pandemic I took my life for granted. I couldn’t fully appreciate the bonds that being a fashion photographer has allowed me to form with my subjects. For the last year, a photographer being in close quarters with anyone, let alone a model was a luxury. A luxury, that forced me to the realization that no amount of designer objects can equate to the value of human connection. Fashion was no longer the commodity, closeness was. This work explores that realization through polaroids and film images of intimate moments captured, in New York, during the COVID 19 pandemic. Shot over the span of six months, to safely allow for quarantines and COVID tests, the project explores what happens when fashion is not the commodity, closeness is. These shoots on rooftops, in bedrooms, and in dark hotels were my lifeline to human interaction and creative expression. These moments behind the lens were more than just documenting my quaranpod during a pandemic. These women, these shoots were the breath that sustained me. On my darkest days, it was these women who in trusting me and allowing me in, lifted me out of the dark.
xx
Anastasia
Geo Burke @ IMG
Akon Adichol @ IMG
Eva Kay @ JAG
Ingrid Mederios @ MUSE
Tanaye White @ ONE
Abbey Ries @ NEXT
Michaela McGrady @ BiCoastal
Ashley Rossi @ Wilhelmina
Design by Gerard Zengel
Photographer: Kimber Capriotti @kimbercapriottiModel: Flora @floralis.a @theidentitymodelsStylist: Kingsley Osuji @styledbykingsley
Hair: Yukie Nammori @yukienammori
Makeup: Megan Kelly @megankellybeautyCasting: Chad Thompson @communa_k
Earrings: Ben Amun by Isaac Manevitz, Top & Blazer: Dirty Pineapple, Shorts: Tibi, Boots: Vince Camuto
Top: Saku, Dress: Ezie, Skirt: Sienna Li Corset: Yumi Katsura
Photographer: Tatyana Nagaeva, Stylist: Raytell Bridges, Makeup: Soo Park, Hair: Aziza Rasulova using Living Proof, Models: Hannah Middleton @ Wilhelmina, Jane Koivich @ Muse NYC, Special Thanks to Don O Donghue for flowers, Photo Assistants: En Lin, Joey Wang, Tatiana Katkova, Stylist Assistant: Zach Lindsay, Hair Stylist Assistant: Peggie
Dress 1: Dara Senders, Layered Dress 2: Sienna Li, Shoes: As-Hro, Earrings (Throughout): Erickson Beamon, Stockings (Throughout): Malka Chic
Dress: Celestino Couture Gloves: Wing & Weft
Kovich (Left) Wears: Dress: Sienna Li, Skirt: Celestino Couture Gloves: Wing & Weft Hanna (Right) Wears: Dress: Sienna Li, Dress worn as belt: Sienna Li Skirt: Mola Walker, Gloves: Wing & Weft
Coat: Videmus Omnia, Dress: Sienna Li, Corset: Rich Fashion
Dress: Saya Zalel
Coat: Saya Zalel, Top: Celestino Couture
Coat: Saya Zalel
L: Coat: Saya Zalel, Top: Celestino Couture, R: Coat: Saya Zalel
Hat & Pants by Gaucho, Shirt by Litkovskaya, Jacket by Guvanch
Photographer: Karl Simone, Stylist: Kevin Breen, Model: Kinga @ New York Models, Hair: Linh Nguyen @ See Management, Makeup: Mariko Arai @ The Wall Group using Nars, Casting: Jym Benzing, Studio: Blonde + Co
Bodysuit by Moncler, Shirt by AMI Paris, Shoes by Onlymaker, Hat stylists’ own, Pants by Laerke Valum
Bodysuit by Moncler, Shirt by AMI Paris, Pants by Laerke Valum, Hat stylists’ own
Suit and Shirt by Boss, Corset by Yaqkuoa
Suit by Emporio Armani, Sweater by Missoni
Hoodie by Balenciaga, Dress and Shoes by Tom Ford
Top and Tights by MSGM, Dress by Drome, Tie by Tom Ford, Pants by Todd Snyder
Jacket and Scarf by Joseph Abboud, Shirt by Brunello Cucinelli, Hat stylists’ own
Dress by Victoria Hayes, Shoes by Pierre Hardy
Scarf by Hermes
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Photographer: Jason Rodgers @jasonrodgersphoto
Art Direction: Paul Hamann @pablomoses
Styling: Ian McRae @iannxo
Hair and Grooming: Matthew Tuozzoli @tuozzoli
Featuring: Alioune Badara Fall @aliounebf
Amber Chandler @ambermchandler
Dominic Sondag @skminorhill
and Garfield
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)
Clothing by SK Manor Hill (Fall/ Winter 2019)