Emily Soto's 'Forest Child' editorial feels like a photography shoot for the children of mother nature. The model for the shoot, Fern, is the perfect subject for such a spread as her alluring gaze strikes into the very soul of the character she's depicting.
With a combination of lightly laced clothing and a heavily saturated and blurred background, the captures take on an ethereal and otherworldly feel. The stylist for the project was Amanda Brown and the makeup and hair was done by Julie Wren using 'Clarins' and 'Bumble and Bumble.' It's clear that the vision for the project was collectively understood as all aspects of the editorial came together to form a distinctive portrayal. 'Forest Child' does a great job at showing both the avant-guard nature of fashion as well as the artistic interpretation of photographer Emily Soto.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Ethereal Photography
- Opportunity for photographers to experiment with blurring and using heavily saturated, dream-like backgrounds to create enchanting photographs.
- Avant-garde Fashion
- Opportunity for fashion designers to incorporate lightly laced clothing and ethereal elements into their designs.
- Nature-inspired Beauty
- Opportunity for beauty brands to create makeup and hair products that offer a natural, earthy look to match the ethereal trend.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Photography
- Professional photographers can explore and experiment with a new, ethereal style of photography that incorporates blur and heavily saturated backgrounds.
- Fashion
- Fashion designers can seek inspiration from the lightly laced clothing and nature-inspired elements used in the 'Forest Child' editorial to create their own avant-garde designs.
- Beauty
- Beauty brands can capitalize on the nature-inspired beauty trend and create makeup and hair products that offer a natural, earthy look to complement the ethereal photography and fashion trends.
