Hannelore Knuts remains in the fashion psyche as a model of the darker, minimal side of 90s fashion – associated with designers like Yohji Yamamoto and Prada and the photography of Juergen Teller.

In a 180º turn for Vogue Nippon in June 2003, Hannelore posed amidst mountains of flowers wearing Viktor & Rolf’s most bursting creations, styled by the dynamic Dutch duo themselves. The shots were taken by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm, another Dutch pair who have worked consistently with Viktor & Rolf on many projects since their early years. Their style captures a ghostly stillness in their subjects, that become almost porcelain (like the dolls they shot for Viktor &Rolf’s DOLLS exhibition).

With fantastical wisps of coloured hair fanning out across her floral backdrop, Hannelore disappears into the foliage –  the silken petals of the outfits blurring with the genuine articles that surround her.

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