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One Photographer Launches Fall’s Best Fashion Pieces Into the Sky for a Shoot Like None You’ve Seen Before

For the September issue, Isabelle Wenzel turned her lens on Fall/Winter 2025 looks from Balenciaga, Loewe, Miu Miu, Alaïa, and more.

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Radicality—however quiet or subtle a form it takes—is an essential ingredient for fashion to have a chance at timelessness. Isabelle Wenzel is no stranger to extreme conditions. In the German acrobat-cum-photographer’s work, bodies—often her own—tumble, leap, and contort themselves into living sculptures.

For CULTURED‘s Art + Fashion issue, Wenzel turned her lens on Fall/Winter 2025 looks from Balenciaga, Loewe, Miu Miu, Alaïa, and more. Their sculptural volumes of fabric, reflective leather, and sheets of silky fringe appear to have drifted off the runway before finding themselves caught in the unique intermingling of precision and play that is a hallmark of Wenzel’s work.

Anneliek Heuvel, Vaguera, Fashion, Styling, Falke, Dress, Tights
Anneliek Heuvel wears a dress by Vaquera and tights by Falke. Shoes are stylist’s own throughout, unless noted.

Anneliek, Coat, Acne, Shawl, Archive clothing,Issey Miyake, Rellik, Gloves, Paula Rowan, Socks, Falke, Stirrup stockings.
Akti Konstaninou wears a coat by Acne Studios, shawl is archive Issey Miyake from Rellik, gloves by Paula Rowan throughout, and socks by Falke. Stirrup stockings are stylist’s own throughout.

Anneliek, top, skirt, Marco, tights, Falke.
Anneliek wears a top and skirt by Marco Ribeiro and tights by Falke.

Anneliek, top, skirt, Prada, tights, Heist.
Anneliek wears a top, skirt, and shoes by Prada, and tights by Heist.

Anneliek, Style, Clothing

Anneliek, dress, Balenciaga, tights, Falke, Socks, stylist
Anneliek wears a dress by Balenciaga and tights by Falke. Socks are stylist’s own

Anneliek, dress, Valentino, crown, Rellik
Anneliek wears a dress by Valentino and crown from Rellik.

Anneliek, skirt, sweater, Gucci, hat, Noel Stewart, tight, Swedish Stockings, shoes, Aeyde.
This and next: Anneliek wears a skirt and sweater by Gucci, hat by Noel Stewart, tights by Swedish Stockings, and shoes by Aeyde.

Anneliek, skirt, sweater, Gucci, hat, Noel Stewart, tight, Swedish Stockings, shoes, Aeyde.

Anneliek, dress, Loewe, tights, Swedish Stockings
Anneliek wears a dress by Loewe and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Anneliek, dress, Issey Miyake, tights, Swedish Stockings
Akti wears a dress by Issey Miyake and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Anneliek, dress, Loewe
Anneliek wears a dress by Loewe.

Anneliek, top, skirt, Alaïa, dress, Loewe, tights, Swedish Stockings
Anneliek wears a top and skirt by Alaïa, and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Anneliek, dress, bra, socks. Miu Miu, tights, Tabio, hat, Noel Stewart
This and next two: Anneliek wears a dress, bra and socks by Miu Miu, tights by Tabio, and a hat by Noel Stewart.

Anneliek, dress, bra, socks. Miu Miu, tights, Tabio, hat, Noel Stewart

Anneliek, dress, bra, socks. Miu Miu, tights, Tabio, hat, Noel Stewart

Anneliek, coat, Chanel, tights, Swedish Stocking
Anneliek wears a coat by Chanel and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Anneliek, coat, scarf, gloves, Givenchy, Sarah Burton, tights Swedish Stockings
Akti wears a coat, scarf and gloves from Givenchy by Sarah Burton, and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Anneliek, dress, Saint Laurent, tights, Swedish Stockings
Anneliek wears a dress by Saint Laurent and tights by Swedish Stockings.

Creative Direction by Studio&
Hair by Yoko Setoyama of the Dawes Project
Makeup by Machiko Yano
Casting by Clare Rhodes
Modelling by Anneliek Heuvel of Platform Agency
Dancing by Akti Konstaninou
Project Management and Creative Production by Chloe Kerins for Studio&
Photography Assistance by Michel Wenzel
Fashion Assistance by Clíona O’Sullivan and Abi Wood

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