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A white Dior sneaker with black floral embellishments and a yellow sole. The shoe is balanced on three yellow shuttlecocks against a backdrop of a blue sky with clouds.

Making airport security sexy and chic in smart editorial photograpy

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Date
16 April 2015

Apart from the frisking, of course, there’s very little that’s sexy or attractive about going through airport security. There’s certainly little that’s sartorial about padding around in your socks, or in men holding their trousers up as their belts sail through the X-ray machines. Somehow, though, Mirka Severa Frahm has managed to turn the situation into one that’s very much sexy, attractive and sartorial, taking it as the starting point for some great fashion editorial shots.

Photographer and art director Mirka Laura Severa, is assisted by Michael Frahm who is responsible for the post-production elements. The airport shots are so smart and serene, making even the big Alsatian dog seem effortlessly chic as he dips his snout into the scanner and over some very expensive luggage. Elsewhere in the Severa Frahm portfolio there’s some great still life work that pops with bright tones and brighter concepts, as well as the old pretty girl in car on sunny day chestnut.

A German Shepherd leans forward into a grey industrial machine, sniffing through black plastic trays. The trays contain various personal items, including a pair of sunglasses and a light blue pouch.
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Mirka Laura Severa: Le Monde Airport, styling Lilly Marthe-Ebener

A black dog rests its head on a stack of brown Louis Vuitton trunks. A bright yellow leather handbag leans against the luggage in the foreground.
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Mirka Laura Severa: Le Monde Airport, styling Lilly Marthe-Ebener

A person wears a navy blue knit dress with a high neck and a leather capelet. A wide silver belt reads “Balenciaga” and they wear light blue gloves.
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Mirka Laura Severa: Le Monde Airport, styling Lilly Marthe-Ebener

A person wearing blue gloves uses a tool to work on a blue leather shoe. The shoe rests on a small white plastic stool atop a grey floor with yellow and black hazard stripes.
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Mirka Laura Severa: Le Monde Airport, styling Lilly Marthe-Ebener

A person wearing sunglasses and tan gloves sits in the driver’s seat of a red convertible. They lean back against the tan leather upholstery under a bright blue sky with white clouds.
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Mirka Laura Severa: SZ Magazine, Obscure Laws, styling Almut Vogel

A person sits on a clear chair against a yellow background, wearing a white hooded hair dryer. They have bright blue eyeshadow and their mouth is open. A teal towel is wrapped around their body.
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Mirka Laura Severa: SZ Magazine, Obscure Laws, styling Almut Vogel

A white Dior sneaker with black floral embellishments is propped up on three yellow shuttlecocks. The shoe sits against a pale blue background featuring a pattern of white clouds.
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Mirka Laura Severa: Tush Magazine

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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