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Brand
Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
Group of Black models and musicians styled in retro attire gathered around a grand piano in a warm yellow parlor with a red carpet.

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

group of black modelsblack modelsjazz musiciansred and black striped sweaterstriped sweaterblack grand pianogrand pianobrass trumpettrumpet

Description

A jazz-inspired fashion editorial photographed by Quil Lemons for Essence Magazine's project 'When Memory Meets the Moment'. A group of Black models and musicians gather inside a warm, golden-walled parlor beneath an ornate crystal chandelier. At the center, a model poses in a red and black striped sweater and wide-leg trousers holding a glass, surrounded by an elder pianist at a black grand piano, a trumpeter playing on the red patterned rug, and dancers enjoying the music. Fashion styling by Mel'Renee Leamon with hair by Akihisa Yamaguchi and makeup by Mimi Quiquine.