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Brand
Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
An elderly Black man with a white beard wearing a taupe suit and beret standing in the corner of a room with 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

elderly black manblack manelderly mangrailing kingtaupe suitmens taupe suittaupe tailored suitpleated trouserswide leg trousersblack beretberet hat

Description

Photographed by Quil Lemons for Essence Magazine's 'When Memory Meets the Moment' editorial, model Grailing King poses in an interior corner defined by dark wood wainscoting and warm ochre yellow walls. Styled by Mel'Renee Leamon, he wears a tailored taupe jacket with pleated wide-leg trousers, a black shirt, a belt with a silver buckle, and a dark beret. Directional warm lighting accentuates the textured fabric, the framed landscape painting, decorative wall mirrors, and an intricate oriental rug covering the hardwood floor.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Warm, Nostalgic

Techniques

Soft Light

Industries

Magazines

Color

Taupe (60%)
Off-Black (30%)

Background

Set-dressed, Home Office

Context

Editorial