Stylised portrait of a woman in a magenta gown with elaborate headpiece sipping tea, photographed by Jonathan Knowles, a creative editorial photographer.
Couture Confections

This series playfully blends the elegance of beauty photography with the indulgent whimsy of food photography. In a surreal twist on fashion, each model wears a meticulously crafted cake as a hat, transforming traditional portraiture into a celebration of culinary couture. The concept explores the intersection of adornment and appetite, style and satire.

Beauty female model with dark hair, wearing a grey cocktail dress and holding a purple tea cup and saucer. The model has a layered jam and cream sponge cake placed on her head as though it was a top hat. The cake is decorated with pink desiccated coconut, jam and cream on the top with pink roses.
Beauty female model with dark hair, wearing a black and white cocktail dress and holding a pink tea cup and saucer. The model has a meringue with cream and poached pears dessert placed on her head as though it was a hat.
Beauty female model with dark curly hair, wearing a gold sequin cocktail dress and holding a white and gold tea cup and saucer. The model has a profiterole tower with gold leaves and white flowers placed on her head as though it was a hat.