NASSIA MATSA
In Front Of The Lense And Ahead Of The Curve
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Editorial 22ND APRIL / Fashion Story
NASSIA MATSA
In Front Of The Lense And
Ahead Of The Curve
Where gods descend from Olympus onto Savile Row, pleasure, beauty, and quiet power take form. Within this imagined space, Nassia Matsa moves effortlessly through our crafted set, captured through the lens of Kim Lang.
Their collaboration is rooted in a shared creative language, shaped by two distinct worlds.
The set itself emerged through an intuitive and deeply physical process. Together with Kim and Caren, we spent days on an estate, gathering materials from the surrounding forest, guided by the question of how nature, light, fire and the quiet presence of sunrise could be translated into form. What was once overlooked or discarded became part of the narrative. Unwanted fragments were reassembled into something intentional, almost sacred.
Across five days, the process unfolded between landscape and studio, collecting, building, and refining in a constant state of transformation, where instinct led as much as design. Alongside this, a still life installation took shape, a curated box filled with pieces by Isabel Marant, anchoring the visual story in our broader theme of Hades. This creates a subtle connection to the underworld that threads through our event.
Inspired by their previous work and the depth of their connection, we built a narrative that weaves together heritage, identity, and image, translating it into a visual story that feels both timeless and contemporary, and deeply personalised through our shared creative bond.
photo KIM LANG model NASSIA MATSA @selectmodelmanagement
fashion and creative direction SAYURI BLOOM
makeup MELODY CHANTLER hair TOM ARNETT fashion assistant CAREN TALHOUK
production assistant EMILY GEORG
Behind the scenes
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT TALLER MARMOR dress with feathers DINOSAUR DESIGNS all bangles, earrings and necklace ALESSANDRA RICH black heeled shoes Right Page DAVID KOMA mesh dress GARRARD 18ct white gold Couture necklace, earrings and ring from the Zambarau suite, set with pear-cut tanzanites and white diamonds
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT A study in movement. Hair and skin respond to air rather than styling, as if shaped by weather instead of hands. Skin: soft matte with natural warmth Hair: wind-lifted, unstructured, free Beauty direction: minimal intervention, maximum presence Hair: – Oribe – Sachajuan Skin: – Ilia
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT ZIMMERMANN Blue dress LURLINE green faux-fur coat GARRARD jewellery — Couture Northern Lights Suite, 18ct white gold Necklace, earrings, bracelet and ring set with opals, multi-coloured sapphires, tsavorites, green tourmalines, diamonds, and mother-of-pearl inlay right look: felt dress - BERIL OKTEM shoes - NATHAN SLATE hat- EMMA BREWIN bangels - DINOSAUR DESIGN brown coat - LURLINE
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT JPHOENIX LONDON white leather corset with pearls VIVIANO black dress with front button line RAT&BOA White dress KALDA Shoes DINOSAUR DESIGN necklace Right Side MYAT black beaded leather hoody ALGIERI PARIS rollneck shirt under, coat in vinyl leather optic and flared cotton trousers
NASSIA MATSA
Nassia Matsa, a model who writes the scripts for the world she walks through: that’s the most accurate way to describe Nassia Matsa. Athens‑born and London‑based, she moves easily between fronting campaigns for houses like Prada, Dior and Burberry and filing sharp, carefully argued articles on technology, culture and power for titles such as the Financial Times, Wired and Vanity Fair.
Matsa arrived in London as a media student, not as a model. A degree in Media and Journalism was followed by a master’s in Publishing and then a second master’s in Media and Communication Governance, a path that led first into editorial work at magazines like Wired and only later, almost accidentally, onto set. A photographer friend posted a portrait; a casting director saw it; soon she was on set for Noon Magazine, then Louboutin, then Prada and Balenciaga. She entered fashion’s image‑machine already fluent in its language.
That double fluency is what makes her interesting now. On one hand, she’s the face of international campaigns and has appeared in numerous Vogue editorials, while being nominated multiple times by Models.com as a Social Mover and singled out by Vogue.com as one of fashion’s best Instagram accounts. On the other, she is an increasingly impor‑tant voice in the debate around AI and ethics in fashion: her writing on algorithmic bias, labour and regulation has circulated widely, and research collaborations on the future of AI with academic institutions. For Nassia Matsa, the question is no longer whether a model can also be a writer. It’s what happens when the person in the picture is also one of the people deciding how pictures—and the systems that generate them—will work. ”Nassia Matsa, In Front of the Lens and Ahead of the Curve”
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT "The earth remembers through her." ISABEL MARANT all accessories necklace, bracelet, belt, black suede, brown suede with coins and camel suede leather bags.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT Left Page: MILO MARIA lace dress SELENEE black coat with embroidery LAVIN KARAKOC grey oversized long coat GARRARD earrings 18ct white gold Couture earrings from the Zambarau suite, set with pear-cut tanzanites and white diamonds ALGIERI PARIS key chain necklace ALESSANDRA RICH black dress with feathers ELISSA POPPY LATEX gloves
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT LURLINE faux-fur coat MOE FLAVOR Iron maiden chainmail steel headpiece, top and skirt REVERIE natural leather belt with studs MYAT black fishnet tights DINOSAUR DESIGNS big bangles KALDA black leather ballerinas NATHAN SLATE sage accessory chain
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT KALDA heel sandals with LURLINE yellow beige leg warmer worn on the arms and shearling wrap scarf ZIDI two piece set leather trousers and cropped jacket with fur details Right Page: MILO MARIA black jacket with lace detail A-JANE black pleated trousers KALDA black balerinas shoes and bag JAKUB CIELECKI red checkered one seam coat
