jacket. Yves Saint Laurent graphic t-shirt + earrings. Stylist’s Own opposite jumper dress. Valentino boots. Jimmy Choo
Meet Razan Nassar in this Schön! editorial lensed by Rebecca Spencer with fashion by Edie Rose who styles Nassar in looks by Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Miu Miu and others, with hair by stylist Willis Galbraith and make up by artist Helen Rose .
dress. Chanel jewellery. Stylist’s Own opposite dress. Chanel heels. Miu Miu jewellery. Stylist’s Own bag. Tory Burch
bodysuit, skirt + earrings. Stylist’s Own heels. Miu Miu opposite bodysuit, skirt + earrings. Stylist’s Own heels. Miu Miu
full look. Jean Paul Gaultier heels. unbranded jewellery. Stylist’s Own opposite full look. Jean Paul Gaultier jewellery. Stylist’s Own
jumper dress. Valentino opposite jumper dress. Valentino boots. Jimmy Choo
jumper dress. Valentino boots. Jimmy Choo opposite jacket. Yves Saint Laurent tank top + running shorts. Adidas graphic t-shirt + earrings. Stylist’s Own
photography. Rebecca Spencer fashion. Edie Rose model. Razan Nassar @ IMG Models hair. Willis Galbraith using Kérastase make up. Helen Rose using Victoria Beckham Beauty
left to right Zhou wears bra. Fruity Booty skirt. Katie Ko Lily wears bra. What Katie Did skirt. Katie Ko
Between rehearsal and performance, identity and character, photographer and creative director Rachel Louise Brown captures the quiet theatre of becoming. ‘Off Broadway’, a collection in collaboration with stylist Rosie Arkell-Palmer , Schön! and supported by WREN Agency, was born from a personal photographic series documenting prima ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House.
For Brown, the fascination lies in what happens before the curtain rises: “I was interested in everything surrounding the performance — the tension of rehearsal, the waiting and the nerves before going on stage.”
Translating these observations into a fashion narrative, Brown explores the shifting boundary between identity and character. “I wanted to take those observations into a constructed fashion narrative, exploring the movement between being yourself and inhabiting a character,” she explains.
Moving between preparation, performance and private encounters, the images resist a fixed storyline, leaving space for ambiguity and personal interpretation. “I wanted to leave space for viewers to interpret what might be happening and the relationships between the characters.”
Working alongside Arkell-Palmer, Brown draws on the expressive potential of clothing, gesture and setting to explore how character takes shape. “I’m interested in how character is constructed through clothing, gesture and setting, and how that construction becomes visible during rehearsal,” she says.
The styling becomes an extension of this exploration, with expressive silhouettes influencing the way the body moves and occupies space. “There’s a tension between the performer and the role they are preparing to inhabit.”
The setting is equally integral to the narrative. The Broadway Theatre in Catford, London, is a striking Art Deco building whose faded grandeur exists alongside its continuing life as a working theatre at the heart of its local community.
Brown was drawn to “the relationship between its architecture, which is designed for spectacle, and the everyday activity of a working theatre.” Photographing across the auditorium, dressing rooms and corridors allowed her to look beyond the stage, exploring “the preparation and labour surrounding performance.” These spaces become active participants in the story, grounding the fashion imagery in the rituals and realities that unfold behind the curtain.
Throughout the editorial, the relationship between direction and spontaneity becomes a central theme. In the photographs featuring all three models, Brown revisits a method from her early fine art practice, inviting the models to see the scene through the viewfinder before allowing them to interact freely within it.
“They understood the composition, but could determine their own relationships within it,” she explains. The resulting images become “studies of body language” in which posture, proximity and gesture suggest familiarity, tension or distance.
“That relationship between a constructed scene and an unscripted interaction interested me throughout the project,” Brown says. The tension between the two runs throughout *Off Broadway*: the theatrical setting and considered styling establish a sense of artifice, while the interactions resist complete control.
Each image exists somewhere between rehearsal and reality, allowing the viewer to question what is being performed and what might be revealed.
Beyond the imagery itself, the project represents a celebration of collaboration and creative freedom. “The project was also an opportunity to celebrate my team and give everyone, including myself, full creative freedom to contribute, experiment and thrive,” Brown reflects.
This openness extends beyond the people behind the camera, becoming an invitation for audiences to engage with the work on their own terms. “I wanted that freedom to extend to the audience too — to feel something of the anticipation and uncertainty surrounding performance, while forming their own reading of the characters and their interactions.”
Katya wears dress. Roksanda pointe shoes. Model’s Own
Zhou wears dress. Julien Macdonald headband. National Theatre Costume Hire earrings + bracelet. Michael Rose
Lily wears suit, shirt + boots. Alexander McQueen hat. National Theatre Costume Hire earrings + ring. Susannah Lovis opposite Zhou wears dress. Julien Macdonald headband. National Theatre Costume Hire earrings + bracelet. Michael Rose
left to right Zhou wears dress. Vivienne Westwood shoes. Florrie London necklace. Bentley & Skinner Lily wears dress. Etro shoes. Elie Saab earrings. Susannah Lovis gloves. Paula Rowan Katya wears dress. Erdem shoes. Manolo Blahnik earrings. Susannah Lovis
Zhou wears top + skirt. CFCL bra. Understatement shoes. Christian Louboutin earrings. Michael Rose
Lily wears dress. David Koma hat + ruff. National Theatre Costume Hire stockings. Calzedonia
Katya wears jacket, dress, body + tight. Cecilie Bahnsen pointe shoes. Model’s Own
Lily wears dress. David Koma hat + ruff. National Theatre Costume Hire opposite left to right Katya wears dress. Alberta Ferretti shoes. Florrie London earrings. Susannah Lovis Lily wears top + trousers. Mithridate shoes. Elie Saab earrings + bracelet. Susannah Lovis
left to right Zhou wears bra. Fruity Booty skirt. Katie Ko shoes. Christian Louboutin Lily wears bra. What Katie Did skirt. Katie Ko shoes. Christian Louboutin Katya wears dress. Katie Ko pointe shoes. Model’s Own wings. National Theatre Costume Hire tights. Calzedonia
Zhou wears coat, shorts, shoes, necklace + tights. Valentino bra. What Katie Did opposite Zhou wears coat, shorts, shoes, necklace + tights. Valentino bra. What Katie Did
left to right Katya wears dress. Zimmermann Zhou wears dress. Zimmermann
photography + creative direction. Rachel Louise Brown @ Wren Agency fashion.
Rosie Arkell-Palmer @ One Represents model. Lily Nova @ MiLK Collective , Katya Gray @ Established Models + Zhou @ Linden Staub casting direction.
Tom Casey hair. Cher using Hair by Sam McKnight make up.
Liz Daxauer @ Caren using Embryolisse nails. Chisato Yamamoto @ Caren using Essie prop stylist.
Matilda Dawes videography. Kinmen Yung @ Rise Media on set production.
Hannah Cauhépé production. Rachel Louise Brown photography assistants.
Dani Roversi , Rachel Billings + Stefan Weil fashion assistant. Jemima Plume hair assistant.
Patrizia Sassu location. Broadway Theatre , London
left to right Adhar wears dress. Maison Saedi Youssef wears jacket. Maison Saedi sheer mesh t-shirt. DSQUARED2
Float away with Adhar Abiem and Youssef Sharaf in this Schön! editorial lensed by photographer Dranau Gabriel with fashion by Halid Farid who styles Abiem and Sharaf in looks by DSQUARED2, Prada, Massimo Dutti and others, with hair by stylist Raheem Youssef and make up by artist Lina Abosreea .
left to right Adhar wears top + skirt. Haledlena gloves. Miu Miu Youssef wears sheer mesh t-shirt. DSQUARED2 trousers. Haledlena shoes. Prada headpiece. Marina Magdy belt. NAGSKIN
top + skirt. Haledlena shoes. Prada gloves. Miu Miu
double layered dress. Haledlena earrings. Marina Magdy
fur jacket. YSL double layered dress. Haledlena socks. Miu Miu
suit. MÉNAGE 07 shirt. Mango heels. Alaï
left to right Adhar wears dress. Maison Saedi heels. Jacquemus Youssef wears suit. Maison Saedi shoes. Zara sunglasses. Prada
left to right Adhar wears gown. Maison Saedi shoes. Puma Youssef wears blazer. MÉNAGE 07 tracksuit jacket. Adidas shirt. Massimo Dutti tracksuit bottoms. 6901 Cairo
left to right Youssef wears tracksuit bottoms. 6901 Cairo shoes. Adidas Adhar wears gown. Maison Saedi shoes. Puma
left to right Youssef wears blazer. MÉNAGE 07 tracksuit jacket + shoes. Adidas shirt. Massimo Dutti tracksuit bottoms. 6901 Cairo Adhar wears gown. Maison Saedi
left to right Youssef wears blazer. MÉNAGE 07 tracksuit jacket + shoes. Adidas shirt. Massimo Dutti tracksuit bottoms. 6901 Cairo Adhar wears gown. Maison Saedi shoes. Puma
jacket. Dina Shaker shirt. Massimo Dutti shorts. Celine shoes. Zara
sweater + gloves. Miu Miu shirt. Zara skirt. Haledlena shoes. Mango
suit. Maison Saedi shirt, shoes + tie. Mango headpiece. Marina Magdy
suit. Maison Saedi shirt + tie. Mango headpiece. Marina Magdy
left to right Adhar wears fur coat. Anippe skirt. Haledlena shoes. Alaïa Youssef wears suit + shirt. Haledlena
dress. Haledlena headpiece. Marina Magdy
photography. Dranau Gabriel fashion. Halid Farid model. Adhar Abiem + Youssef Sharaf @ UNN Model Management hair. Raheem Youssef make up. Lina Abosreea photography assistant. Bogdan Oprea , Bogdan Mosorescu + Codrin Unici fashion assistants. Nada Rashawn , Hania Hazem + Marina Magdi
shirt. Louise Marcaud short. Lauriane Lothin shoes. Paraboot socks. Caprice
Have a stopover with Siobahn Fillietta in this Schön! editorial lensed by photographer Mathis Dieudonné with fashion by Justine Tallent who styles Fillietta in looks by Lauriane Lothin, Comme des Garçons, Paraboot and others, with make up by Eve Cornet .
shirt + pendant. Louise Marcaud short. Lauriane Lothin
shirt + pendant. Louise Marcaud short. Lauriane Lothin shoes. Paraboot socks. Caprice
coat. Louise Marcaud skirt. Comme des Garçons bag. Vereya
coat. Louise Marcaud skirt. Comme des Garçons shoes. Paraboot belt. Prada bag. Vereya socks. Caprice
coat. Louise Marcaud skirt. Comme des Garçons shoes. Paraboot socks. Caprice
suit jacket. Vaquera shirt. Balenciaga short. Louise Marcaud shoes. Paraboot
suit jacket. Vaquera shirt. Balenciaga short. Louise Marcaud
denim jacket. Lauriane Lothin jeans. Jacquemus boots. Valverde del Camino belt. Prada
denim jacket. Lauriane Lothin jeans. Jacquemus belt. Prada
boots. Valverde del Camino opposite belt. Vaquera
trench coat. Maison Margiela shirt, short + tie pin. Louise Marcaud shoes. G.H. Bass tie. Saint Laurent
photography. Mathis Dieudonné fashion. Justine Tallent model. Siobahn Filliettaz @ Premium Models casting. Eva Rozec make up. Eve Cornet photography assistant. Théau Lerma