There are women who do not follow fashion. Fashion follows them. Naty Abascal is, without question, one of them. At 83, the Sevillian model once again graces the pages of Harper's Bazaar España with the ease of a woman who has always known her place: at the centre, in the spotlight, back straight and gaze fixed forward.
In this exclusive editorial — photographed by Javier Biosca with the same elegance with which Richard Avedon first immortalised her in 1964 — Naty wears Maison Vivascarrión's feather headpieces in two of her looks Maison Vivascarrión. Y la elección no es casual. Pocas piezas podían estar a la altura de una mujer que, en más de seis décadas de carrera, ha compartido vestuario con Valentino, Armani y Oscar de la Renta.
Feather headpieces that say it all
Maison Vivascarrión's feather headpiece is not an accessory. It is a statement. In the Bazaar editorial, it accompanies Naty in two distinct moments: in one, as the absolute centrepiece, alongside the legendary Flame Schlumberger earrings by Tiffany & Co. and the Panthère ring by Cartier. In the other, crowning an embroidered tulle gown from the Redondo Brand Loves Naty collection.
In both instances, the piece achieves what only the finest accessories can: not to compete with the woman wearing it, but to elevate her.
Reinvention in fashion
"Reinvention is everything, in fashion and in life. If you stand still, you disappear", Naty declares in the interview. A sentiment that could well serve as the manifesto of Maison Vivascarrión: the conviction that craftsmanship and audacity are not at odds, that a headpiece can be at once a piece of heritage and an act of avant-garde.
Naty was the first Spanish model to achieve international acclaim. She opened a door. What she wears is not passing fashion: it is history still being written. And within that context, a feather headpiece is not a styling whim. It is the perfect full stop for a woman who, at 83, is still the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Maison Vivascarrión, in the pages of Harper's Bazaar
Seeing our headpieces in an editorial of this calibre — alongside names such as Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Redondo Brand — reminds us why we do what we do. Craftsmanship deserves the grandest stages. And Naty Abascal is, without question, one of the grandest there is.
Thank you, Naty, for wearing Vivascarrión with the elegance that only you possess.
Image Javier Biosca