guadeloupe-based art director marion echavel and photographer yvan cimadure-méry re-imagine black hair in ”golden masks“ series

Check out the “Golden Masks“ photo series by Guadeloupe-based Art Director Marion Echavel (restaCREA) and photographer Yvan Cimadure-Méry. The striking visual project pays homage to traditional African hair braiding and re-imagined elements of tribal, Egyptian and diaspora cultural aesthetics to showcase black female beauty throughout history. Echavel also styled the hair for each of the looks! Scroll below to see the series.

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Cindy/@lepapecindy

Yannis/@yanouss

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ART DIRECTION & HAIRSTYLE:
Marion Echavel – restaCREA
PHOTOGRAPHER: Yvan Cimadure-Méry
MAKE UP: @makeupforevergp
MODELS:
Audrey Ramsahai
Cindy Lepape
Yannice Jovial
Zéina Mazepas