The season’s quiet power reveals itself through form, texture and the language of togetherness. Shot by Conrad Aleksander, our November issue main fashion story traces a conversation between silhouettes – how garments move beside one another, how individuality is sharpened, not softened, when held in close proximity. Models Daniella Hottz and Chidera Anokwuru embody this duality: two distinct presences bound by rhythm, poise and an understated understanding.
The styling by Rachael Fair leans into a modern minimalism that feels intimate rather than distant. Vintage pieces sit beside sharply tailored APC and Husbands Paris trousers, while Balenciaga, Celine, and Emilia Seitz introduce sculptural notes – coats with architectural weight, sweaters that fold like soft architecture, dresses that float with breath-like ease. On the page, contrasts meet: the grounded warmth of knits next to the clean precision of suiting, the polished restraint of The Row countering the quiet statements from Alain Paul and Max Mara.
As the narrative progresses, outerwear becomes a kind of armour of alignment. Acne Studios, Hermès, and Loewe arrive not as bold declarations, but as meditative layers – pieces that speak in tone rather than volume. Accessories from 20age Archive punctuate the story with archival character, bridging nostalgia with a renewed sense of purpose. Each look reads like a shared language: distinct phrases, common cadence.
Hair by Joel Phillips and makeup by Isabella Schimid keep the focus on presence – fresh, clean, and elemental. The story is not about transformation, but revelation. There is beauty in the in-between moments: the way Daniella’s gaze meets the frame, the way Chidera holds a silhouette, the way light softens the edges between them.
Unity, here, is not sameness. It is the electricity of coexistence—two figures, many moods, one story woven from contrast, harmony, and the enduring allure of clothes built to last.
Experience the UNITY! issue in its entirety this November, available on newsstands from Monday 17 November 2025, and through our online shop. Find a stockist near you.
PHOTOGRAPHY Conrad Aleksander
FASHION Rachael Fair
MODEL Daniella Hottz @ The Face and Chidera Anokwuru @ Oui Management
HAIR Joel Phillips
MAKEUP Isabella Schimid
PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANTS Nick Shaw and Josh Carr-Hummerston
STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Breno Vasquez
CASTING DIRECTOR Bronte Molyneux
Feature image (left): Chidera wears ALAIN PAUL sweater. Daniella wears SPORTMAX dress. Feature image (right): Daniella wears LOULOU DE SAISON sweaters; CHRISITAN DIOR shoes. Chidera wears LOULOU DE SAISON sweaters; CHRISTIAN DIOR shoes.
