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Brand
Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
Four Black models styled in high fashion pose around a vintage black sedan on a brownstone street for Essence.

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

four models posing with vintage carfour models posingfour modelsvintage black sedanclassic black carblack carwoman in structured coat dresslight blue coat dresscoat dresselderly man in three piece suitgrey three piece suitman in grey suitwoman in beige mini dresssheer mini dressman sitting on car trunk

Description

Shot by photographer Quil Lemons for Essence Magazine's project When Memory Meets the Moment, four models pose around a vintage black sedan parked along a residential brownstone street. The styling, curated by fashion editor Mel'Renee Leamon, includes a structured light blue coat dress, a classic grey three-piece suit paired with a flat cap, a sheer beige mini dress with knee-high black boots, and relaxed casual denim. Warm, earthy grading and soft daylight wash over the urban exterior, lending a timeless, cinematic quality to the composition.

Style

Editorial, Horizontal, Warm, Nostalgic

Techniques

Natural light

Industries

Magazines

Color

Off-Black (50%)
Light Grey (30%)
Beige (20%)

Background

Street

Context

Editorial