DRIFTING FROM THE PAST
CREATIVE DIRECTION: DANÉ STOJANOVIC
PHOTOGRAPHY: AVANI RAI
FASHION STYLIST: LAURA JANE BROWN
HAIR: JEAN-LUC GRASSER
MAKEUP: SAM SAM
PRODUCER: QUANG NG RAY
CASTING DIRECTOR: JEAN-MARC MONDELET
MODEL: ILAYS RAGHE / PREMIUM MODELS
Along the misty edges of Hanoi's Ha Long Bay, silhouettes mirror the splendour and strength of the natural surroundings – structured yet fluid, grounded in legacy and shaped by the ever-shifting present
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