Wanting to create an image that was just plain naughty, the team
conceived this lingerie ad, which features model Karen Elson surrounded
by a cast of naked and submissive male models dolled up in diamond
jewels and sporting reddened bottoms—the latter courtesy of makeup
artist Pat McGrath. “Underwear in itself is so sexy,” explains Enninful.
“We wanted to push the idea, to really make it shocking.”
Elson wears Agent Provocateur custom suede and satin
lingerie set, agentprovocateur.com. Falke stockings, $34, shopbop.com; Tom Ford
shoes, $870, at Tom Ford, New York, 212.359.0300.
Steven Meisel’s Fabulous Fakes
If while thumbing through the November issue of W you stumbled upon some peculiar advertisements, such as Linda Evangelista hawking a shampoo, that’s because scattered throughout the magazine are nine completely phony ads—each photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by W’s Edward Enninful—starring a who’s who of pop culture today.
November 2011
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