The Androgynous Match

On the court where silence speaks,
fabric breathes through shadowed streaks. 
Lines dissolve,
the body plays — strength in drape,
poise in haze. 
No net divides, no sides remain,
just limbs in rhythm, dark and plain. 
A sculpted waist, a softened frame,
form and function lose their name. 
They move in shade, not made to shine,
with tailored steps that blur the line. 
Threads collide, a quiet storm — where motion blurs the gender norm.
This is the match where style ignites,
where bodies move beyond their rights — not just to win,
but to begin unlacing all we’ve lived within.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: ‎ LAËTITIA OUEDRAOGO
PHOTOGRAPHER: ‎ THÉO-PAUL DUFOUR
STYLIST: ‎ ANTHONY GOETZMANN
MAKEUP ARTIST: ‎ MIRIEM
PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT: ‎ KHAULA BENA
STYLIST ASSISTANT: ‎ JEMINA KIAKU NZOLA
MODEL: ‎ ANDY WILLIAMS N'GUESSAN
For @schönmagazine
Andy Williams N'Guessan at the net in a black hooded jacket and pinstriped skirt, meeting a tennis ball with a yellow racket.
Andy Williams N'Guessan kneeling on a green court in a black leather corset dress that fans out like feathers, rings on his fingers.
Tight portrait of Andy Williams N'Guessan in a black swim cap and turtleneck, glossy skin, staring down the lens against terracotta.
Andy Williams N'Guessan in a glossy black streaked coat, gloved hand gripping a racket with a silhouette on its strings, poised at the net.
Andy Williams N'Guessan standing at the court fence in a full-length polka-dot robe over a graphic tee and black beanie.
Seen through the net's mesh, Andy Williams N'Guessan stands mid-court in a floor-length liquid-black coat, racket at his side.
Andy Williams N'Guessan mid-backswing in a black beanie, cropped jumper and long skirt with leather boots, on a red court at dusk.
Andy Williams N'Guessan reclining across a court-side bench in a grey hooded technical jacket and wide trousers, silver rings on his fingers, racket at his knee.
Andy Williams N'Guessan sitting on a red running track in a black tee, long leather opera gloves and patchwork leather trousers, looking to the side.