Janelle Monaé channels film director, Alfred Hitchcock

Janelle Monaé has her hair gelled down, with a natural make-up look and dressed in suits and a trench coat, for the photo shoot directed by film maker Jordan Peele, titled 'Noir Wave'.

@WMag presents the strangest, most thrilling, and dramatic moments of the season. Starring yours truly. Directed by @JordanPeele. When you get a call from the incomparable Jordan Peele to do anything you just say yes . I’m happy i did . It is an honor to rewrite history and the future & tell this story with you . 🙏🏿 So much fuuuun . #linkinbio •••••••••••• 📸Photographer- Collier Schorr @collierschorrstudio 👚Style Director - Sara moonves @saramoonves 💄Makeup - Dick page @dickpageface 💇🏽‍♀️Hair - Nikki Nelms @nikkinelms 💅🏽Nails Michelle Saunders @_michellesaunders

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The shoot has Monaé channeling the dark, two-dimensional world of film making, channeling poses from the Hitchcock-era that was dominated by the white man, featuring the presence of shadows and the constant facial expression of a daunting character. Peele uses Monaé to distort gender and racial stereotypes, through the use of androgynous clothing. 

@wmag Starring #JanelleMonae; Directed by #JordanPeele; Photographs by #CollierSchorr; Styled by #SaraMoonves

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'Noir Wave' is the first photo shoot collection in a three-part series for W Magazine. The second photo shoot is titled 'Sister My Sister'directed by Luca Guadagnino, an emotional tribute to the novel and the film Call Me By Your Name, which stars models Adwoa Abuoah and Rianne van Rompaey. 

Inspired by the eerie atmosphere and cinematic quality of the spring collections, and the narrative that film can bring to fashion (and vice versa), we asked three directors of Oscar-nominated films —Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig and Luca Guadagnino—to create fashion portfolios starring a strong, conversation-changing woman of their choice. Though these filmmakers have dramatically different interests, they are, in our opinion, the most innovative talents right now. - W magazine Vol. 2, 2018 Visit the link in bio to see more.

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The third photo shoot is titled 'The Domestic Kingdom of Terror and Beauty' directed by multi-award nominated director Greta Gerwig. It stars eccentric musician Florence Welch, who portrays a housewife with a wild imagination, based on the film Lady Bird.

Inspired by the eerie atmosphere and cinematic quality of the spring collections, and the narrative that film can bring to fashion (and vice versa), we asked three directors of Oscar-nominated films —Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig and Luca Guadagnino—to create fashion portfolios starring a strong, conversation-changing woman of their choice. Though these filmmakers have dramatically different interests, they are, in our opinion, the most innovative talents right now. - W magazine Vol. 2, 2018 Visit the link in bio to see more.

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