modern fashion, medieval conflict

have you heard the latest controversy in the fashion world? elle turkey photographed a fashion shoot in the city of ani. ani, now in turkey, once belonged to neighboring armenia, and was taken by a turkish army in 1064. ani was known as “the city of 1,001 churches” and was a major religious center during the medieval era.

however, many modern armenians see ani as a symbol of turkish oppression, and the images of carefree models posing in the ruins of the ani cathedral seem a little more than sacrilegious. it’s undeniable that the photos have a haunting, dreamy look that’s sublime for editorials, and that the clothes are perfectly complimented by the background, but is it going too far?

click the link at the bottom of the post (or any of the pictures) to see the rest of the photos from the shoot.

(images via fashion gone rogue)