Aymeline Valade dons a series of naughty ensembles and a devil-may-care attitude for this Hugh Lippe-photographed editorial in The Journal S/S 2011. Stylist Keegan Singh is behind the scandalous outfits in the photo shoot, which range from white bandage dresses and a straitjacket-inspired minidress to snakeskin skirts and studded corsets.
Model Aymeline Valade channels her inner rockster, exuding an edgy confidence that makes each shot even more stunning. The snakeskin coat and bikini she wears in the final image remind me of something Scary Spice would have worn back in the Spice Girls' heyday.
My favorite shot in this pictorial for The Journal S/S 2011, however, is the one in which Valade wears a rubber cutout outfit and shines a strategically placed light back at the camera.
Couture Straitjackets
Aymeline Valade Gets Naughty for Hugh Lippe in The Journal S/S 2011
Trend Themes
1. Edgy Fashion - A growing trend of playful and provocative fashion that challenges traditional norms and expectations.
2. Reinvented Straitjackets - A trend of designers putting a fashionable twist on straitjackets, drawing inspiration from mental health patients' restraints.
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Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Fashion designers and retailers can tap into the growing market for edgy, provocative clothing and accessories.
2. Mental Health - Mental health facilities could benefit from an opportunity to rethink how they design and use restraints, taking fashion and comfort into consideration.
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