This post originally appeared in VICE UKPHOTOGRAPHY: ALEX DE MORA
ART DIRECTION AND STYLING: KYLIE GRIFFITHSPhotographer's assistant: Theo Cottle
Stylist's assistant: Thomas Ramshaw and Mali Hood
Set and props: Marisha Greene
Hair: Sami Knight using Tigi Bedhead
Makeup: Crystabel Riley at Stella Creative Artists using MAC cosmetics
Nails: Cherrie Snow from WAH
Words: Grace MedfordHistorically, female R&B artists do not necessarily come to the fore fully formed. For every Rihanna, there's a Shontelle, an Alexis Jordan or a Kristinia DeBarge. A lack of creative control, an uncertainty about direction or poor management and label decisions often results in a ropey first album with barely a hit to propel them into the second, if they even make it that far.
Stylist's assistant: Thomas Ramshaw and Mali Hood
Set and props: Marisha Greene
Hair: Sami Knight using Tigi Bedhead
Makeup: Crystabel Riley at Stella Creative Artists using MAC cosmetics
Nails: Cherrie Snow from WAH
Words: Grace MedfordHistorically, female R&B artists do not necessarily come to the fore fully formed. For every Rihanna, there's a Shontelle, an Alexis Jordan or a Kristinia DeBarge. A lack of creative control, an uncertainty about direction or poor management and label decisions often results in a ropey first album with barely a hit to propel them into the second, if they even make it that far.
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