best of the season style by CAROLINE GAIMARI creative direction by OLIVIER ZAHM Will selfies replace the self-portrait? They aren’t simply the product of digital cameras and smartphones pointed at oneself. Selfies are visually charged messages about yourself that can be shared instantly on social media. This is quickly becoming the first degree of narcissism, broadcasting who you are, where you are, what you’re doing, and how “fabulous” or “interesting” or “sexy” you are. For this story, composed entirely of selfies, we asked a variety of young women to wear our favorite looks from the Spring / Summer 2015 collections and immediately send the pictures they took of themselves to us. This may be the first fashion story in which the photographer and model are one and the same. Finally, the true amateur photographer breaks into the high-fashion picture. It’s not that we love selfie images or consider them an interesting…
Annabelle Dexter-Jones MIU MIU
Skye Parrott PACO RABANNE
Drake Burnette OLYMPIA LE-TAN
Drake Burnette OLYMPIA LE-TAN