Erin Heatherton for Elle UK June 2011

Miu Miu top; Cutler and Gross sunglasses

Warning: Partial nudity below in two photographs.

Prada hat and skirt

Mark Fast dress

Giambattista Valli dress

Cutler and Gross sunglasses

Mark Fast dress

Jonathan Saunders top

Jil Sander skirt

Vanessa Bruno top; Oliver Goldsmith for Betty Jackson sunglasses

Christopher Kane neon pink dress

This editorial, originally named 'When The Dawn Breaks' and published in the June 2011 edition of Elle UK was actually re-printed in the July 2011 edition of Elle Russia as 'Neon Girl.' In this post I have combined all of the photos from both editorials and I have put them together. 

This shoot features English model Erin Heatherton. It was photographed by Enrique Badulescu and styled by Anne-Marie Curtis, both of whom are the major reason for the success of this editorial. For once, it has not been the "wow-factor" of the model that pulled an editorial through, but the background team in the production and post-production stages (the exposure and digital enhancement of colours). Of course, Heatherton does some amazing work let us not discount that. 

I have included the pictures that involve nudity because, once again, I believe it to be an appropriate and justified artistic decision. Much of fashion has become raunchy and sexy for sexy sake. This is not one of those cases in my opinion.