Platon‘s portraiture has captured the most prolific names of pop and political culture throughout the world. Stemming from the current upheaval of Hollywood and fashion titans due to sexual abuse, the famed photographer has unveiled via Instagram his unique and powerful vision of contemporary women. “Repeatedly, I have seen young women portrayed as mere sexual objects and vacant clothes horses on the pages of glossy fashion magazines,” he laments via social media. “I want to see young women expressing power and strength in our western media. If fashion is an aspirational ideal, then that’s a good enough channel for me to work with.” Pairing up with Garage Magazine, the photographer and team of Phoebe Arnold, Ashley JavierPat McGrath present compelling portraiture of the modern model muses of the moment. Ansley Gulielmi, Chu Wong, Kaya Wilkins, Lexi Boling, Lex Herl, Mayowa Nicholas, and Ruth Bell star as the ‘femme forte’ making pieces from Jacquemus, Vetements, Gareth Pugh, Calvin Klein and Chanel take a life of their own.
What does “strong women” mean, in this context? Not pretty?