PHOTOGRAPHS BY LIZ JOHNSON ARTUR. STYLED BY JEANIE ANNAN-LEWIN. HAIR: DANIELLE IGOR USING ORIBE AND COLOUR WOW. MAKE-UP: PORSCHE POON USING SISLEY. NAILS: ANGEL NGUYEN. RICHARD QUINN HOODED DRESS, POA (RICHARDQUINN.COM). DE BEERS BRACELET AND RING, POA (DEBEERS.CO.UK). DAVID MORRIS EARRINGS, POA (DAVID MORRIS.COM). BULGARI NECKLACE, POA (BULGARI.COM)
(Picture: Liz Johnson Artur and ES Magazine)Legend has it that in Ancient Greece parents would warn their sons to stay away from nymphs. These enchanting mythological women wielded extreme power — they could even seduce a god, if they felt like it. They weren’t, as the novel Lolita would have you believe, a man’s subservient fantasy. They were empowered dissidents, representative of an idea of femininity outside of society’s norms.
Nymph is also the name of Shygirl’s upcoming debut album. This is not a coincidence. ‘I find strength in my fem - ininity — it’s a big factor with how I communicate with others,’ says Blane Muise, aka Shygirl, as she changes into the puffer coat from the album’s cover. ‘I’m a very flirtatious person, but also I know my limits and my boundaries.’
