the new 60s | Schön! Magazine

dress. Ida Sjöstedt
shoes. Gucci
scarf. MAYA COLLECTION
bag. OKADA PARIS
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coat. Door 903
shoes. Madison Maison
hat. Joana Rrapaj

There is no future without a past, and it is there that our roots and cultures intertwine, where the woman becomes the protagonist and is reborn into a 60’s diva. Photographed by Aria Ruffini with art direction and fashion by Stela Plaka, who dresses Aman Alambany in looks by Gucci, OKADA PARIS, Madison Maison and others. Hair by Bruno Spavone and make up by Federica Castiglioni,

coat. Door 903
hat. Joana Rrapaj
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dress. Door 903
sunglasses. Bali Eyewear

dress. Vivetta
top. Issey Miyake
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dress. Door 903
shoes. Mad Shoes
sunglasses. Bali Eyewear
socks. Undercontrol Studio

coat. Door 903
shoes. Madison Maison
hat. Joana Rrapaj
opposite
dress. Joana Rrapaj

dress. Joana Rrapaj
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dress. Vivetta
top. Issey Miyake
shoes. Mad Shoes

jacket + shirt. OKADA PARIS
shoes. Mara Bini
accessories. Undercontrol Studio
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dress. Vivetta
top. Issey Miyake

cardigan. OKADA PARIS
shirt. RAMELLE
panties. STUDIO TIBAEG
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dress. Ida Sjöstedt
shoes. Gucci
scarf. MAYA COLLECTION
bag. OKADA PARIS

photography. Aria Ruffini
art direction + fashion. Stela Plaka
model. Aman Alambany @ Tank Agency
hair. Bruno Spavone
make up. Federica Castiglioni
set design. Andrea Mortadea + Michele de Filippis
photography asisstant. Clara Cintellini + Anna Righi
studio assistant. Andrea Kasap
assistant. Polina Gosteva

wearing Grete Henriette

Naïka is creating a world entirely her own — and inviting us into it. On her debut album Eclesia, the Franco-Haitian singer-songwriter fuses cultures, languages and genres to shape a boundaryless “world pop” record rooted in identity, connection and community. “I didn’t want to just release music,” she says to us for her Schön! 50 digital cover story. “I really wanted to create a world, because I never felt like I belonged anywhere.”

It’s a sentiment that resonates deeply with many third culture kids. Born in Miami and raised across Kenya, South Africa, France, the Caribbean and even the South Pacific, she recalls “feeling very rootless… never enough of anything to fully belong”, though she has since come to realise that “home is other people, rather than a specific place.” Describing the album as “eclectic, human, vulnerable and warm”, Naïka has already seen its sense of togetherness reflected in her live audiences. “I see so much diversity in the crowd: people of all ages, ethnicities, races and religions coming together, and, to me, that’s so beautiful. That’s where my heart is.”

Read the full digital cover story now only in Schön! 50.