On one side, Emmanuelle Alt, one of the most respected stylists in the industry. On the other, Angelina Kendal, a 19-year-old Brazilian and New Zealand model and one of the most sought-after faces of the moment, both on the runway and in luxury brand campaigns. Behind the lens, French-Lebanese photographer Anthony Seklaoui, a rising star in fashion photography, who recently captured the images for a beautiful book devoted to Pieter Mulier’s collections for Alaïa (Alaïa by Seklaoui).

The trio takes center stage in this scarlet-toned series featured in this special fashion issue of M Le magazine du Monde. Why red? A ubiquitous color in this season’s collections, this never-say-die hue sets the tone for a dazzling wardrobe. “Unlike that timorous blue, red is a proud color, petrified of ambition and thirsting for power, a color that wants to be seen and is determined to impose itself on all others,” wrote research historian and color specialist Michel Pastoureau in Couleurs : le grand livre (“Colors: The Big Book”), co-authored with Dominique Simonnet.

From accessories to make-up, evening gowns to underwear, red is obsessively revisited here with both modernity and singularity.

Padded bra in cotton velvet, Duran Lantink. Polyamide tights, Falke. Vintage synthetic fur hat.

Leather jacket, Dior. Vintage knickers and glasses.

Top and pants in cotton gabardine, Sportmax. Vintage rubber boots, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.

Patent leather mules, Alaïa. Vintage glasses.

Polo Ralph Lauren. Polyamide tights, Falke. Vintage wool felt hat.

Lace-up halter dress in silk crepe de chine, pantalegging with trompe-l'oeil integrated shoes in polyamide and leather, Balenciaga. — Lace-up halter dress in silk crepe de chine, pantalegging with trompe-l’oeil integrated shoes in polyamide and leather, Balenciaga.

Backstage at the shoot

Model Angelina Kendall, in Paris, in January.

Hairdresser Damien Boissinot, Paris, January.