Alana Zimmer in Flair June 2010

May I say that this is probably my favourite model. She is incredibly versatile and I love her in this photoshoot she did for Flair!! I might even buy this edition for once.



I have no idea by whom the clothes are, but it doesn't even matter! I think Alana looks almost regal in the above picture! She could have done without the weird bands around her shoulders, but they do add a certain "fierceness" (I hate that word, but it's the only one I can come up with) to the photo.



I really like the embroidery that's on this dress/skirt. But let's forget about the clothes for a minute. Look at her facial expression. I think it's very strong. It is feminine, but also decided.



I think this could very well be my favourite photo from this shoot. As soon as I saw it a story popped up inside of me! She could be an exotic danser, somewhere in a broke down club. Her clothes show the pass of time, yet she makes them speak about far away places, her headdress reminds us of Paramaribo. Her look is longing, she wants to be somewhere else. Where we do not know, although we would give everything in the world to get her there. Maybe she dreams about performing in the grand theatres in Paris, or maybe she has a child about whom she thinks.
With this story I mean to say there can be so much more to a picture than just a pretty face. A picture says more than a thousand words.



Here we meet our Tiny Dancer again, this time in action. She has stripped herself of her headdress and her jacket and is lost in her dance. There is nothing else aroud her, except the music and the moves she makes. Her dress is wide, there is a small breeze. As she moves, her dress swings around her. It is peacefull and tranquil and she is unaware of the people watching her.
So much about our dancer.



Here e have a beautiful young lady, that somehow seems disturbed. What is she thinking about? She id quietly looking around, she does not see the person she is waiting for. She decides to wait. We wonder why she is suppoting her back. Is she tired? Maybe she is angry and thinking about leaving. We will never know.

I hope I have showed you how much more a picture can mean, once you are willing to plunge youself into your own imagination!

For the shoot Alana was lensed by Benny Horne and styled by Tasha Cain. All rights go to them and Flair Magazine