The editors of the Russian version of Vogue magazine, which is one of the prestigious fashion and style magazines, organized a trip to Armenia with “angel” of Victoria’s Secret Stella Maxwell.

According to panarmenian.net, the team of Vogue Russia took thousands of photos in the course of three days.

The editors contacted Armenian American photographer David Musheghian and offered to have a series of original photos of people dressed in ethnic costumes. It was Musheghian who suggested traveling to Armenia and taking photos there, and the main character was Stella Maxwell, who is one of the world’s top models.

The model at the Vernisazh market

It is mentioned that the ethno-style photos were taken at the Vernisazh market in Yerevan, in Garni and Geghard, as well as at the home of painter Lusik Aguletsi.

Stella and Jivan Gasparyan

The magazine presents master of the Armenian duduk Jivan Gasparyan as the “hero” of modern-day Armenia. Gasparyan took photos with the model.

From the left: Stella with Lusik Aguletsi. From the right: the model in Garni

In the end, the article states that when Maxwell was on the way to the airport, she asked the driver to stop so that she could pick Armenian poppies in the field and take them with her. She mentioned that the color red is the symbol of femininity in Armenia.