Editorial for Elle US April1998

Model: Zora Star

Paris-born Gilles Bensimon is US Elle publication director and head photographer.

Bensimon’s strength does not lie in subtlety. He depicts a waifish, blonde model hiking up her translucent skirt, for example, in front of a plot of orchids. In another photograph, we find a brunette with bee-stung lips coyly sucking on a sugar cube. The bluntness works because of its guilelessness, and also because Bensimon always adds a hint (and just a hint) of sophistication. In fact, mixing the high and low numbers among Bensimon’s most successful strategies.

Gilles Bensimon portfolio via JGKinc Photography Management