La Commedia dell’Arte!🩰
Entering the world of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film ‘The Red Shoes,’ a prima in her own right, @MelanieLBBH plays with its ideas of art and obsession becoming inseparable. Photographed by An Le, Melanie steps into the surreal, a fitting choice for an artist whose imagination has never stopped at music.
“The world tells you, ‘You’re not a filmmaker. You didn’t go to school for that.’ I really do my best to ignore all of that and just follow whatever instinct there is to create.” Like the film that inspired the story, Melanie’s relationship with her art is one of complete immersion, following the instinct to create wherever it takes her.
Head to https://t.co/I8LGMUEUz8 to read more on Melanie Martinez’s story!
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From https://t.co/I8LGMUEUz8 (August 2026)
Photography An Le
Fashion Matthew Mazur
Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan
Interview Mathias Rosenzweig
Hair William Blair (Bernstein & Andruilli) using Living Proof
Makeup Laurel Charleston (Opus Beauty)
Prosthetics Malina Stearns
Movement Director Marly Phillip Nicols
Fashion Market Editor Gabby Buchan
Set Designer Colin Phelan
Executive Producer Kevin Warner
Director of Editorial Film Mynxii White
Additional Cinematography Ryan Valdez
Melanie wears noir kei ninomiya speedcat, ballet etoile speedcat @PUMA / Mila Sullivan / collapsing dress Yuval Sorotzkin / @Dilaraempire
Marley wears Speedcat OG @puma / gregory handmade tailcoat tuxedo @RalphLauren purple label / top hat and bow tie Screaming Mimis Vintage / white opera length cotton gloves Wing & Weft Gloves
The Balancing Act🩰
From the sold-out Barclays Center at night to V Magazine's set in the morning, @MelanieLBBH knows how to keep it moving. For a shoot inspired by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film 'The Red Shoes,' Martinez finds a fitting mirror in its tale of a creative who lives—and would die— for her art.
The parallels are clear for an artist who has spent more than a decade building worlds and surrendering herself completely to each one. "The ability to create and make a living off of my art-that is success to me," she tells V Magazine's @LilNervous, also an old collaborator of Martinez's. "I've never had an idea of external validation dictating what success is. Being able to create freely is everything."
Head to https://t.co/I8LGMUEmJA to read the full story!
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From https://t.co/I8LGMUEmJA (August 2026)
Photography An Le
Fashion Matthew Mazur
Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen
Gan
Interview Mathias Rosenzweig
Hair William Blair using
Living Proof
Makeup Laurel Charleston (Opus Beauty)
Prosthetics Malina Stearns
Movement Director Marly Phillip Nicols
Fashion Market Editor Gabby Buchan
Set Designer Colin Phelan
Executive Producer Kevin Warner
Director of Editorial Film Mynxii White
Additional Cinematography Ryan Valdez
#MelanieMartinez wears top and bra Mila Sullivan / Noir Kei Ninomiya x Puma Speedcat
e quando a melanie vier pro br com a hades tour e ela me chamar pro palco pra performance de avoidant e eu chorar ate nao aguentar mais e no final ela me dar um abraço
em apenas 4 meses de aula, fui reconhecido como um dos melhores da turma, e me foi oferecido um estágio em laboratório. Hoje eu sou um cientista feliz 😃