The title of the new Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2021 advertising campaign, A Brave Heart, is inspired by the star of the shoot, the actor Emma Corrin. She epitomises courage in the way she immerses herself fully in every role, displaying an innate boldness, emotional daring and an ability to bare her soul and fire up her imagination. In a series of portraits, the photographer Steven Meisel captures her gaze through various female archetypes – joyful or reflective, serious or seductive – and through a range of identities and ideas of the self – playful or energetic, fragile yet strong. The press campaign is accompanied by five short films, in which the actor reinvents herself in unusual roles, putting herself in the shoes of various characters. Both the films and images constantly ask questions of our ideas and ideals of reality and fantasy, and of the courage it takes to go from one to the other. Just as Emma Corrin gives her characters strength, so Miu Miu dresses its women with brave endeavours in mind.
Credits:
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Videos: Benn Northover
Talent: Emma Corrin
Creative direction: M/M (Paris)
Stylist: Lotta Volkova