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Brand
Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
A young Black man with an afro poses in a black and red striped sweater with a gold hem against wood-paneled yellow walls.

Essence Magazine When Memory Meets the Moment 2025

Associated creatives

Quil Lemons
Quil LemonsPhotographer
Mel'Renee Leamon
Mel'Renee LeamonFashion Editor/Stylist
Akihisa Yamaguchi
Akihisa YamaguchiHair Stylist
Mimi Quiquine
Mimi QuiquineMakeup Artist
Trevor Swain
Trevor SwainCasting Director
Aja Walton
Aja WaltonManicurist
Amelie Nsengiyumva
Amelie NsengiyumvaModel
Giannie Couji
Giannie CoujiModel
Grailing King
Grailing KingModel
Sydney Acker
Sydney AckerModel

Tags

black and red striped sweaterstriped knit sweaterstriped sweatermetallic gold hemblack trousersblack manyoung black manman with afroafro hairstyle

Description

Photographed by Quil Lemons for Essence Magazine's project 'When Memory Meets the Moment', a young Black male model stands posed in a warm interior corner. Styled by Mel'Renee Leamon, he wears a black long-sleeve knit sweater patterned with thin horizontal red stripes, layered over a gleaming metallic gold under-panel and paired with slim black trousers. The setting features dark carved wood wainscoting beneath mustard-yellow painted walls adorned with small framed landscape paintings and mirrors, all resting atop a detailed patterned area rug.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Moody, Warm

Techniques

Soft Light

Industries

Magazines

Color

Jet Black (50%)
Crimson (20%)
Gold (20%)

Background

Living Room

Context

Editorial