Double, double, doubling. Marie Tomanova for Lampoon, the Muscles Issue

Madelyn and Margo Whitley sisters take the fashion world by storm – Marie Tomanova depict a fashion tale about modeling confidence yet not hiding some dark sides

Marie Tomanova for Lampoon Magazine, in New York

Double, double, doubling – it is magnetic field, my heart races, and reverses, reverse, observe, inverse inversing, upside down and doubling, two faces, Janus-like, connect

Czech-born photographer. She grew up in a South Moravian border town, Mikulov. After receiving a painting MFA she left for the United States.

Turning to photography displacement, identity, gender, and memory became key themes in her work. She published two volumes: Young American (Paradigm Publishing 2019) and New York New York (Hatje Cantz, 2021). Tomanova currently lives and works in NYC.

Photography Marie Tomanova, Styling Marissa Baklayan

Hair: Destiny Venice @ArtDepartment
Make up: Christinyna Kay @ArtDepartment
Styling assistant: Carol Li
Madelyn and Margo Whitley

Talents Madelyn and Margo Whitley

After transitioning, the two twins Madelyn and Margo Whitley became interested in modeling. They made names for themselves as models after moving to New York after they finished high school. They are currently represented by agencies around the world, including Page Parkes Texas, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, Marilyn New York, The Face Paris, Why Not Models in Milan, and PRM in London, and have walked for Maison Margiela, Burberry, and Marc Jacobs.

Madelyn and Margo Whitley are represented by NewYorkModels (New York) and by WhyNotModels (Milan)