"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." | Audre Lorde

BEC PARSONS Photographs PALOMA ELSESSER at IMG New York | Head of Creative BARTOLOMEO CELESTINO | Fashion JESSICA dos REMEDIOS | Hair HIRO & MARI | Make up STOJ |

"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." — Audre Lorde Paloma Elsesser is a LOVEWANT girl because she has redefined what power looks like in fashion. Not through rebellion for its own sake, but through presence, intelligence and an unwavering sense of self. She moves effortlessly between luxury fashion and cultural discourse, bringing depth to every image she inhabits. Like Lorde, Paloma understands that visibility can be an act of authorship. She has expanded fashion's vocabulary of beauty while remaining entirely herself. Sensual, thoughtful and self-possessed, she represents a generation of women who no longer seek permission to occupy space.