For W‘s Volume 2, director Luca Guadagnino, who adapted André Aciman’s novel Call Me by Your Name into one of last year’s most beautiful films, cast the British model Adwoa Aboah and the Dutch model Rianne van Rompaey as ghostly sisters lost in the American landscape. Guadagnino’s story, if there was a story, was about twins, freaky twins, an homage to Diane Arbus’s masked children, the Grady girls from The Shining, and one of his favorite films, Tod Browning’s Freaks. “I don’t know what stories I want to tell,” Guadagnino said. “I know what I want to do. I want to make movies that are capable of creating an emotional shock. Whether it is a shock of tenderness or a shock of horror, I’d like to provoke a very strong emotion.”
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Rianne van Rompaey and Adwoa Aboah both wear Prada coat and shirt; Albertus Swanepoel hat; David Yurman earrings. Beauty: Revlon. Directed and photographed by Luca Guadagnino. Styled by Sara Moonves. Hair by Akki at Art Partner; makeup by Dick Page at Statement Artists; manicures by Michelle Saunders at Forward Artists. Set design by Nicholas Des Jardins at Streeters.
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From left: Rianne van Rompaey and Adwoa Aboah both wear Undercover dress; Christian Louboutin shoes. Aboah’s own earrings (throughout).
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On both: Miu Miu dress, top, and belt; tiaras from Early Halloween, New York.
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On both: Céline dress, briefs, earrings, leather bracelets, and boots; Lagos beaded bracelets; hats from Early Halloween, New York.
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On both: Undercover top, skirt, and earrings; Suzanne Rae shoes.
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On both: Prada dress, pants, and shoes; masks from Western Costume Company, North Hollywood.
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Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons dresses. Beauty note: Go bare but better with Revlon Kiss Plumping Lip Crème.
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On both: Loewe top, skirt, and sneakers; David Yurman earrings.
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From left: Alexander McQueen top and skirt; Christopher Kane shoes. Alexander McQueen dress; Christopher Kane shoes.
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On both: CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC dress; Bijou Van Ness hat.
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From left: Comme des Garçons Girl dress, top, and skirt; vintage Comme des Garçons shoes from Resurrection, New York. Comme des Garçons Girl dress and hood; vintage Comme des Garçons shoes from Resurrection, New York.
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