SEVERANCE

by Jodie Mann / Unpublished

Marking 60 years since Truman Capote’s infamous Black and White Ball at The Plaza Hotel, this series reimagines the seductive tension between status, spectacle, and exclusion that defined the “Party of the Century.” Each figure is portrayed as a social archetype - refined, strategic, self-possessed and guarded. While the original mythology exists in black and white, these images unfold in colour - reframing Capote’s theatre of power through a contemporary lens, where visibility, social hierarchy, and the desire for belonging remain as charged and performative as ever.

TEAM CREDITS

Photographer & editor: Jodie Mann

Hairstylists: Michael Purvis & Quentin Taillepied

Makeup Artist: Jak Morgan

Wardrobe Stylist: Ian Tod

Digital Technician & Lighting: George Rabe

Models: Ana Borland, Jack Timothy, Kirstin Gribbin, Zanny.

Video: Douglas Tucker & Naomi Simms / Flight Dispatch