Essence Magazine The Chi Takes One Final Bow 2026

Description

Photographed by Lelanie Foster for Essence Magazine's feature 'The Chi Takes One Final Bow,' with fashion styling by Newheart Ohanian and hair styling by Takisha Sturdivant-Drew. Three cast members are seated across rows of empty, cream-toned auditorium theater chairs. In the lower left, a woman poses in a mustard-yellow cropped top with matching tiered fringe skirt. Beside her, a man sits in a tailored off-white blazer, mustard undershirt, and matching fringe trousers. Behind them in the upper row, a woman with a cropped hairstyle wears a sleeveless silver and gold beaded fringe dress. The scene is evenly lit with soft, warm studio illumination.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Warm, Polished

Techniques

Soft Light

Industries

Magazines

Color

Background

Theatre, Rooftop

Context

Editorial