Nicki Minaj Victorian look for "W" Magazine



"W" Magazine

Nicki Minaj is on the cover of  ‘W’ magazine’s Art & Fashion issue, gracing her futuristic all-black Victorian look

Photographer and artist Francesco Vezzoli, who shot the photos was inspired by high-profile courtesans
He told the magazine “My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model. We tried to re-create those original portraits using similar furniture, props, and clothing, à la Visconti. Luckily enough, the result came out as surreal as it could be, just as I wished.”

On the cover we see Minaj channeling Mona Lisa as she poses with a regal white dress, with a blue jewel symbolizing a tear, and her hair is pushed back in a conservative bun.

Vezzoli wanted to portray Nicki in this light, he reveals, "My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model."


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