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Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
Black woman seated in a window frame wearing a blue patterned sweater and olive trousers for Essence Magazine.

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 woman in blue patterned sweaterblack womanblue patterned sweaterpatterned sweaterolive cargo trousersolive trouserscargo trousers

Description

Captured by photographer Quil Lemons for Essence Magazine's project When Memory Meets the Moment, this editorial portrait features a model seated within an ornately wood-paneled interior. Styled by Mel'Renee Leamon, the subject wears a bright blue patterned sweater paired with olive cargo trousers. The rich warm tones of the wooden window frame and wall paneling complement the subject's expression, with hair styled by Akihisa Yamaguchi and makeup by Mimi Quiquine. The composition balances structured architectural elements with soft natural light filtering through the window behind the subject.