City Girl

Call them power pastels. Spring’s sexiest shades are as bold as they are beautiful. These pinks are pretty, sure. And perfect for prowling the urban jungle.

Julie Soefer
Dress, $2,450, by Valentino at Tootsies and the Valentino boutique; earrings, $825, by Prim by Michelle Ellie at Forty Five Ten

Editors’ Note: We weren’t too surprised when we saw a GQ.com story this week featuring Houston-raised model Faith Lynch as a celebrity, in a roundup of what the mag’s “stylish friends” are wearing to get dressed up, “even while we all stay home.” We knew that Lynch, who selected a strapless leather mini-dress for the article, was destined for success as a big-time model when we featured her on our cover and in this fashion spread in March 2017.


Styling by Kate Stukenberg

Model Faith Lynch for Neal Hamil

Grooming by Tonya Riner for Page Parkes Agency

Photography assistance by Claudia Casbarian and Harry Dearing III

Styling assistance by Molly Jodeit

Shot on location at LIFE HTX in Montrose

Dress, $2,450, by Valentino at Tootsies and the Valentino boutique; earrings, $825, by Prim by Michelle Ellie at Forty Five Ten
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