Model standing back to camera wearing a long cream knit skirt against a plain white wall

Model Esme Cornelius in a beige openwork knit dress and kitten heels posing against a wall in a studio setting.

Model in white sheer ruched long-sleeve bodysuit seated in an armchair against a white backdrop.

Model Esme Cornelius in a beige cable-knit sweater vest with a close-up diptych of gesturing hands in a white studio.

Model wearing a chartreuse sweater and shorts in a minimalist white studio with curtains in a split image.

D Repubblica Tender Feeling 2025

About

Tender Feeling is an editorial fashion story produced for D Repubblica, centered on textures and minimalist silhouettes. Photographed by Iñigo Awewave, the project features model Esme Cornelius throughout a series of studio-based compositions. The aesthetic leans into a clean and tactile visual language, utilizing natural light to highlight the intricate knitwear selected by fashion editor and stylist Matteo Maggini. The imagery emphasizes the interplay between soft fabric textures and stark, architectural studio environments. The creative team includes casting director Chouaib Arif, with grooming provided by hair stylist Andrea Lemme and makeup artist Serena Congiu.