For the cover of Vogue Mexico, Moses Moreno’s styling reflects Mexican singer Kenia Os’ journey toward embracing her most confident and authentic self. Her latest album “Pink Aura” is a reclamation of the color that’s inseparable from the construct of femininity, one that she aimed to eliminate from her earlier life as a way to reject the way society uses it to project weakness onto women. By reclaiming the color pink she accepts the totality of herself and her womanhood by facing what once made her uncomfortable, and transforming them into something that empowers her in an effort to display the most authentic version of herself. This is a value that is of the utmost importance to her in an age where it is so easy to hide behind the facade of fame and social media, and is visualized through the clothing Moreno has styled her in.
Moreno dresses the singer in a predominantly black wardrobe consisting of fabrics such as leather and denim, with chunky gold jewelry and bold accessories. Through the associations of power and strength relating to the color black and material of her clothing, he contrasts these with the delicateness of the light pink background. The two seemingly opposing forces are married as a way to visually demonstrate how Kenia Os embodies what it means to be a woman in its entirety – acknowledging “weakness” as a way to drive forward with strength.
Moses is a part of Exposure NY’s styling division. Exposure NY is a photography/styling agency in New York City.