FROM THE MAGAZINE

Keep It Real: Spring Fashion Worthy of a Cinema Verité Classic

For our annual Directors Issue, photographer David Sims offers a fresh, unfiltered perspective on the season’s ready-to-wear looks.

Photographs by David Sims
Styled by Benjamin Bruno

From left: Onyx B wears an Akris top. Filip wears a Loewe sweater.
From left: Onyx B wears an Akris top. Filip wears a Loewe sweater.
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Freya Nutter wears a Louis Vuitton shirt; scarf and necklace from Carlo Manzi, London.

From left: Nutter wears a Vivetta dress; vintage necklace from National Theatre Costume Hire, London. Lotte O’Rourke wears a Polo Ralph Lauren dress; vintage bracelets from National Theatre Costume Hire, London.

From left: Thomas Grogan wears a Miu Miu shirt and briefs; his own boxers. Georgina Hill wears an Emilia Wickstead dress.

Charlotte Eta Mumm wears a Dolce & Gabbana dress, bralette, and briefs; scarf from National Theatre Costume Hire, London; Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. cuff; Van Cleef & Arpels ring; left arm, from left: Tiffany & Co. bracelet; Cartier bracelet and watch.

From left: Martina Boaretto and Scott Licznerski.

Nathan Rosen wears a Loewe sweater; vintage hat from Carlo Manzi, London.

Aditi Hrisheekesh (right) wears a Gucci jacket; Brunello Cucinelli sweater vest. Chloée Maugile (left) wears her own clothes.

From left: Grogan wears a Loewe jacket and jeans. Hill wears a Loewe sweater; vintage necklace and fingerless gloves from Carlo Manzi, London. Hrisheekesh wears a Loewe sweater.

An Deseyn wears a Rabanne hooded top and pants; Rick Owens boots; stylist’s own tights.

From left: Sapphire wears a Celine by Hedi Slimane jacket. Sophia Leary wears a Chanel top; Bottega Veneta earrings; vintage headband and vintage necklace from the Contemporary Wardrobe Collection, London. Fi James wears a Bottega Veneta shirt and cowl.

From left: Grogan wears a Marni jacket and shirt. Hill wears a Brora skirt.

Hair by Duffy at Streeters; makeup by Lucia Pieroni at Streeters; manicures by ​​Ama Quashie for Dr. Sturm at Streeters. Casting by Piergiorgio Del Moro and Samuel Ellis Scheinman at DM Casting. Set design by Poppy Bartlett at the Magnet Agency.

Models: Freya Nutter at The Squad Management; Scott Licznerski at Tomorrow Is Another Day; Martina Boaretto at Viva London; Lotte O’Rourke at Anti-Agency; Fi James at Elite Model Management London; Nathan Rosen at IMG Models; Charlotte Eta Mumm at Known Model Management; Filip at HEAD-OFFICE MGMT; Onyx B at Present Model MGMT; Sapphire at Storm Management; Sophia Leary, Georgina Hill, and Thomas Grogan at jM Casting; An Deseyn at Premier Model Management; Aditi Hrisheekesh at Select Model Management; Produced by Erin Fee Productions; Executive Producer: Erin Fee; Production Manager: Carolina Santos; Photo assistants: Mark Lincoln, Federico Fossati; Digital Technician: Luca Trevisani; Retouching: SKN LAB; Head retoucher: Kevin Smith; Postproduction manager: Anna Francis; Fashion assistants: Natasha Arnold, Shaun Kong, Bronwyn Stemp, Mariangela Orlando; Production assistants: Ash Renshaw, Gigi Redhouse; Hair assistants: Dale Delaporte, Paddy McDougall; Makeup assistants: Zahra Redgrave, Sarah Edenborough; Manicure assistants: Aliyah Johnson, Ami Rai; Set Design Assistants: Lester Lloyd, Chloée Maugile; Scenic Painter: Lana Rake-Lasmane; Tailor: Michelle Warner.