“You can’t wear that hat, can you?” photographer Jeff Henrikson challenged Henry, 2, using the oldest trick in the book. Henry quickly insisted he could indeed wear the voluminous Marni topper.
With reference boards creating six scenarios, from “adventure playtime” to “dress-up tea party,” Henrikson, himself a father to two toddlers, was a deft handler of tiny people with outsize egos. Eve, 2, absolutely refused to wear anything but the Simone Rocha crocs–which were not on her board! Instead, she demanded two purses, “all the jewelry,” and “Elsa sunglasses,” which were in fact vintage Miu Miu.
Many of these Vogue youth happen to be friends off-set: Henry and Eve, who have spent weekends together, shuffled towards each other for a cozy greeting; and Agnes, 5, gave Eita a big “hello.” Meanwhile, overwhelmed by the number of onlookers, Calliope, 2, requested a closed set and insisted on a pink or purple purse, but was forced to settle for Bottega Veneta’s hand-appliquéd Andiamo bag. And Alice, who had a hard out for her early dinner time, kept announcing it was time to go home while holding cobalt fringed Ferragamo heels to her face like a hangry Munch’s The Scream.
