CREATIVE & FASHION DIRECTION: KIM PAYNE
PHOTOGRAPHY: VLADIMIR MARTÍ
HAIR: JORDAN ROBERTSON
MAKEUP: JEAN KAIROUZ
SENIOR PRODUCER: STEFF HAWKER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DREW BROWN
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: JAYPEE HARDIN
FASHION ASSISTANT: ZEBA ALI
MODEL: REHAM ELBEBLAWY / AVANT MODELS AGENCY
WORDS: DORA BORAS
As soon as, ‘resort’ dressing meant an edited glamour fantasy: a languid kaftan, a pair of sandals that might survive a sophisticated yacht deck, perhaps one talisman pendant for luck in baccarat rooms scented with citrus. The top of 2025 arrives with completely different atmospheric strain. Foreign money swings, flight roulette, climate dysmorphia (freak warmth, unseasonal rain), baggage delays, algorithmic low cost whiplash, and the moral hangover of over-consumption have rendered the easy query “What ought to I pack/purchase/put on?” right into a probabilistic train. The stylish response isn’t over-preparation, neither is it performative under-packing. It’s stacking the chances: treating the wardrobe like a portfolio – hedged, liquid, diversified, resilient, all whereas nonetheless studying visually easy within the vacation body.
We’re in an age of high-stakes dressing, not as a result of the clothes themselves are dangerous, however as a result of each piece now carries a number of jobs: aesthetic payoff, carbon conscience, resale potential, algorithmic recognisability (or deliberate avoidance), emotional weight. The brand new luxurious is intelligence disguised as ease.
