Lay me down: skin to skin with Ilya Lipkin

Style

Smooching never looked so good as it does in this sensual collection of love stories captured by the Russian-American photographer and French stylist Laëtitia Gimenez. Taken from the new print issue of THE FACE – get your copy here.

3rd January 2022

Left to right: Shelim wears top and bra I.AM.GIA, jeans DIESEL and earrings JIWINAIA. Thalia wears bodysuit BLUMARINE and jeans COMMISSION

Left to right: Bambi wears jacket XULY BET, skirt BALENCIAGA and earrings JIWINAIA. Gabi jacket GUCCI and skirt SCHIAPARELLI

Left to right: Caroline wears jumper MSGM, jeans ACNE and boots BALENCIAGA. Sarah wears jumper MSGM and jeans and shoes DSQUARED2

Left to right: Apoline wears top CALVIN KLEIN and jeans CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE. Imane wears bra LOUISE BALLOU, jeans EDWIN and belt DSQUARED2

Left to right: Anaelle wears dress MUGLER. Mazarine wears dress BOTTEGA VENETA

Left to right: Paula wears cardigan BLUMARINE, jeans EYTYS and boots MSGM. Sogia wears bodysuit SAINT LAURANT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO, jeans MARNI and shoes GUCCI

Left to right: Vega wears cardigan ACNE STUDIOS, jeans EYTYS and necklace JIWINAIA. Marianna wears skirt as top LOUISE BALLOU, jeans MASHA CHOPOVA, shoes A.G.L. and earrings JIWINAIA

Left to right: Paloma wears bra ISA BOULDER and jeans EYTYS. Sophie wears top BLUMARINE and jeans GAP

CREDITS

HAIR: Akemi Kishida MAKE-UP: Karin Westerlund MANICURE: Magda S CASTING: Lisa Dymph Megens TALENT: Alice, Anaëlle, Anna, Apolline, Bambi, Caroline, Gabi, Imane, Mariana, Mazarine, Paloma, Paula, Sarah, Shelim, Sofia, Talia, Vega, Willow EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Freddie de Santiago PRODUCER Michael Yosef PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANTS Daniel Rodriguez Serrato and Esme Thomapson Turcotte STYLIST'S ASSISTANTS Eva Silatsa and Lylia Bokolélé HAIR ASSISTANT Anastasiia Gryniuka