Table of contents for Issue #109 in RUSSH

PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Repaci FASHION Hannah Cooper MODELs Alyssa Peoples and Madison @Kult Australia, Kajal @The Scouted, Yang and Liana Lottie @Priscillas, Lucy Reid and Varsha @Chadwick Models, Eyrian Rana @Primary Management HAIR Stephanie Dell using Oribe from Rogue Beauty and Sisley Paris MAKEUP Tammi Mayhew @Work Agency PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSITANT Anne Thu Pham LOCATION Rosebery Studios…

A Visible Man Edward Enninful (PENGUIN PRESS) A Visible Man by Edward Enninful, a memoir of breaking barriers and building bridges. Edward’s story is a deeply inspirational one. You truly feel the weight of his impact in the fashion industry. First, he takes us to his childhood in Ghana in the 1980s, where his mother, a dressmaker, taught him how to sew a hook and eye and understand how clothes work technically on a woman’s body. You’re then taken on his incredible life journey, one that distills both his passion and wisdom within the fashion industry. It’s a testament to what is possible when you combine hard work and a passion for what you do. – Bella Thomas, model Cleopatra and Frankenstein Coco Mellors (BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING) I’ve struggled to pick up…

Fresh faced. Thick brows. Taupe. Beige. Chocolate. Beauty spots. Plush lips. Good posture. Sophistication. Impact. Strength. Femininity. Smudged liner. Musk. Glossy limbs. Clean lines. Cool tones. Expressive smiles. Glamour, but never too much.…

“It’s a new challenge to see how people can change your look. I like words like transformation, reinvention, and chameleon. Because one word I don’t like is predictable.”– Naomi Campbell PHOTOGRAPHY Tim Ashton @After Winter Agency FASHION Hannah Cooper MODEL Abény Nhial @Priscillas HAIR Laura Mazikana MAKEUP Sean Brady NAILS Carly Lim DIGITAL OPERATOR David Deas PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANTs Brett Clarke and Jack Burgess STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Mia Kidis LOCATION Sun Studios…

“To conform is to give in. To make a new statement, to set a new trend. To change the course of fashion is to take a risk and to believe in oneself.”– Jean Paul Gaultier PHOTOGRAPHY Mia Rankin @LIMINAL REP FASHION Hannah Cooper MODEL Ajak Dhieu @Kult Australia HAIR Kyye @AP—REPS MAKEUP Sean Brady PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSITANT Fergus Locke STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Koby Dulac-Daley LOCATION Rosebery Studios…

Tehillaw Model, Go See My dream modelling gig would be … To land a Ralph Lauren worldwide campaign. My proudest modelling moment was … I’m enjoying my journey and learning new things every shoot, creating something to be proud of when I look back at the end of my career. For me, modelling is all about … Building connections with people you meet and learning new things with every unique encounter. One thing I always like to have on set with me is … My Jiu Jitsu gi so I can go to training after a shoot. The best thing I got to take home with me from set was … Nothing yet. Mica Kendall Model, True Faith My dream modelling gig would be … To walk for designers such as…

PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Repaci MODELS Tayla Amarbat @RIN Models, Oli Olsen @Chic Management, Kolya Chan @FiveTwenty, Jess @The Scouted, Anaya @Merci Management, Nyanchol @People Agency, Skye Burn, Joe Barnes, Clare Curtin @Priscillas, Cal @Stone Street Agency, Lach Preston @Chadwick Models, Summer Parry, Noah Connor and Autumn @IMG, Cindy Toms, Tehillaw @Kult Australia, Sean @March Mgmt CASTING Olivia Repaci and Hannah Cooper PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT Elise Gellweiler…

If you have a TikTok account, chances are you’ve encountered Alex Consani. The 21-year-old American model was scouted in 2019, but it wasn’t until videos from her pandemic-created account, @captaincrookes, went viral that she was cast in shows and campaigns for the world’s biggest Houses. Consani’s content is comedically random: in one video with 5.3 million likes and 44 million views, she swirls a water jug containing mint and lemon, and dances in her seat to a Rich Gang song, the caption reading, “When they be giving me the fancy wayer.” In another, she sings “Hands on the knees Angelina Jolie” on a packed New York subway – prompting thousands to demo the sound behind their own videos. A digital footprint that in the past would have scared brands away,…

What is your response when someone asks you what you do for a living these days? I identify as an activist. When people ask me what I do at a dinner party, for example, I say that I’m a climate activist. You can often tell that their definition of that word is different to mine. Activism, to me, is something that empowers and feeds you to take action. It’s a fire that drives us. We all have that passion within us, we are all activists. But our chosen form might look different. For some, their activism is pronounced – it’s in the streets, on billboards. For others, it is much quieter. It might be how you speak to your children, or what you choose to show them. We need them…

Diamond Jubilee Cindy Lee (REALISTIK, 2024) If you are exhausted by the world-building of artists affiliated with the PC Music scene, then this record is an earnest antidote. Cindy Lee has built a radio station that allows your mind to breathe and project across this record with over 32 tracks that take you on a two-hour journey. There is extreme artfulness on the record, but one that is channeled through a lo-fi sound that drifts in and out with purposeful distortion and ghostly vocals. There are nods to iconic girl groups of the 60s, soundtracks to Spaghetti Westerns, and some tracks that verge on folkloric hymns. You can’t stream it. It’s too special. Certain Limitations Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms (WESTERN VINYL, 2024) This album seems as much about the…

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”– Diane Arbus PHOTOGRAPHY Hector Clark @After Winter Agency FASHION Hannah Cooper MODELs Anna Lee @Chadwick Models, Achok Akoi @IMG, Caila Sage @Primary Management HAIR Joel Forman @After Winter Agency MAKEUP Sean Brady using EMMA LEWISHAM, NARS foundation and RAE MORRIS brushes throughout. PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT Steph Pedersen STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Koby Dulac-Daley MAKEUP ASSISTANT Kristen Zinghini LOCATION The Front…

The forest in Karuizawa is cool and quiet. As far as nature goes, it’s orderly, with every tree reaching up towards the light, as straight as a pencil. There’s not a lot of floor vegetation. Rather, it’s soft and spongy, much like carpet. The smell of the air – dry, sweet, delicate – is due to the overwhelming presence of Japanese Cypress, also known as the Hinoki tree. Karuizawa is sometimes referred to as Tokyo’s backyard. Geographically, it’s close (about an hour by bullet train), but it seems a world away. It’s a place of escape; somewhere you can experience grass underfoot, hear birds overhead and feel a palpable sense of calm wash over you. For Tokyo locals, it’s a weekend balm. But for Céline Roux, the Global Head of…

PHOTOGRAPHY Anna Victoria Best FASHION Charlotte Agnew MODEL Mica Kendall @The Milk Collective HAIR Takuya Morimoto MAKEUP Jose Bass STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Barnabé White…

Like the devoted and protective crab who rules over her zodiac, Kenyan-born model Abény Nhial finds power in her intuition. Back on home soil, Nhial comes alive on set. Vibrant and full of energy, she goes with the flow. It’s this same essence that made us fall in love with her only three short years ago, when we shot the fresh face for RUSSH in her firstever editorial – ‘When You Move, I Move’. In a moment come full circle, Nhial commands Tim Ashton’s lens once more, now as our September cover star. My name is … Abény. My star sign is … Cancer. It suits me because … I am deeply connected to all of existence, so I feel everything. I was born in … Kenya. And now I…

PHOTOGRAPHY Luca Ward FASHION Charlotte Agnew MODEL Leyla Greiss @Heroes…

Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon, (or Bambi to her friends) has eyes with the magnetic pull of a true muse and the projections of a true artist. As a teenager, she studied analogue photography in her hometown before attending the esteemed Sorbonne Université and launching her art career. Her method feels like a rebellion against instantaneity, where she shoots black and white analogue photos, processes them, makes prints adding effects in the dark room, paints them for hours, scans them, and then removes every speck of dust that gets trapped in the paint. Subsequently, the many hours that go into a moment change the meaning for the artist and audience. Not just her own subject matter, Labarbe-Lafon further infuses herself within her art by painting colours with her fingers to add DNA and…

The world of YSL Beauté is filled with icons. It started with fragrance: Y in 1964, a fragrance Yves Saint Laurent imagined as “lush, heavy and languid.” It was followed soon after by Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, and then maybe the most iconic of all, Opium. Rich and complex, the syrupy amber-floral redefined the perfume category at the time. The first makeup product was lipstick, a curation of rich reds and contemporary pinks, specifically colours that lent into the bold-but-streamlined aesthetic of Yves’ approach to fashion. Classic enough, but sexy in spades. Yves was confident, young, an innovator. He wanted their beauty offering to evoke the same feelings. Over the years, there’s been hit after hit. Rouge Pur Couture, a lipstick formula that promises ‘pure colour’ and delivers (it was…

This pure, unfiltered red is an industry favourite. Vibrant and fine with a melting texture, it delivers opaque pigment and a semi-gloss finish.- Emily Algar, Beauty Editor This iconic curler clamps down on every lash – even the tiny ones – to lift and push them up towards the brows. It’s instantly eye opening, and the perfect precursor to an inky mascara. (Available at Mecca)- Emily Algar, Beauty Editor M.A.C is synonymous with artistry. “These paint pots form the basis of so many makeup looks. I love the pigment density, but flexible finish. I use them constantly.”- Sean Brady, makeup artist Formulated with micro-lightening pigments, this iconic skin brightener has long been a makeup artist and model staple. Apply to high points for a radiant, well-rested skin finish.- Emily Algar,…

PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Parker FASHION Charlotte Agnew MODELs Hana Olver @Heroes Models, Niki Abankwa @Next Models HAIR Sky Cripps-Jackson @The Wall Group MAKEUP Jana Reininger @The Wall Group STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Barnabé White…

There’s a stillness that is unique to the Kimberley coastline. The compounding noise that typically accompanies our daily life is absent – all that is left to fill the space is the pureness of nature, and you. But despite the remoteness of the northern region, it is far from lonely. Overflowing with stories that date back centuries and hidden treasures waiting to be discovered beneath the surface of its pristine waters, the Kimberley has long inspired those who traverse it to dive deeper. It was an invitation that Paspaley – the last of the original Australian pearling families – accepted with open arms and a pioneering spirit, forming and cementing an unparalleled relationship between the family and its muse (the ocean and the Australian South Sea Pearl that can be…

Anita Bitton is the casting director behind many of the first looks and campaign moments etched in your mind forever. Lila Moss opening and closing for Miu Miu in her first-ever show. The Britpack in Tyrone Lebon and Daniel Lee’s shape-shifting Burberry campaigns. Gisele Bündchen’s transformation for Balenciaga by Steven Klein. Kaia Gerber for Marc Jacobs’ Daisy. The English-raised, New York-based founder and CEO of The Establishment works across the spectrum of Pharell Williams’ big, big, big Louis Vuitton Mens to the demure Bottega Veneta. She’s so iconic, she even did the casting on The Devil Wears Prada – “My mate was the line producer, and they needed models” – but with this she carries a cultural responsibility she doesn’t shoulder lightly. “I am very interested in culture and youth…