Nadia Lee Cohen, Photographer, London

Description

This striking editorial photograph captured by Nadia Lee Cohen features a model posing on a carpeted floor in front of heavy, pleated gold stage curtains and decorative pelmets. The subject is a Black woman with an elaborate, sculptural updo hairstyle, wearing a black sequined top, matching high-waisted shorts, sheer black tights, and heeled mules with embellished buckles. She holds up a fringed, beaded black textile piece in her right hand, displaying it toward the viewer. The lighting is warm and directional, casting subtle shadows and evoking a theatrical, retro atmosphere with rich golden and brown tones throughout the scene.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Warm, 1970s

Techniques

Analogue / film

Industries

Designer Fashion

Color

Background

Theatre

Context

Editorial