OPPOSITES ATTRACT

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photography DAVID BUTTERMAN @davidbuttermanphotographer

styling BARBARA EISEN @stylegalbee

hair + makeup SUSAN DONOGHUE @susanmakeupartistkids

models SOPHIE + YVETTE  @y__and__s @newyorkmodelskids

photography asst. VICTOR VIDAL @vfvidalphotos

 

 

I’ve always loved contrast — the way children mix things without rules, instinctively. Opposites Attract plays exactly with this idea. A graphic black-and-white world meets bold color, classic shapes meet unexpected details. Everything feels balanced, yet slightly surprising. It’s a reminder that style doesn’t need to be perfect to feel right. Sometimes, the most interesting looks happen when opposites simply come together. Petra Barkhof

Girl wearing a cream layered tulle dress and matching jacket with black flower details, paired with a black-and-white checkered bucket hat and patent boots, standing in a graphic checkerboard set, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

YVETTE – jacket LITTLE CREATIVE FACTORY. skirt BILLIEBLUSH. hat MOLO, socks HAPPY SOCKS. boots DREAM PAIRS.

Girl wearing a black Lanvin sweatshirt with logo, black-and-white striped midi skirt, colorful polka dot tights and black shoes, styled with bold yellow sunglasses, standing in a checkerboard set alongside a close-up portrait of another girl in a cream outfit with black bow detail and checkered bucket hat, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

SOPHIE – top LANVIN, skirt LITTLE CREATIVE FACTORY, socks HAPPY SOCKS, shoes DR. MARTENS, sunglasses POLARSPEX
right: YVETTE – jacket LITTLE CREATIVE FACTORY, hat MOLO.

Two girls styled in contrasting looks on a black-and-white checkerboard set, one in a tailored black suit and the other in an oversized white shirt with blue skirt and striped socks, paired with a close-up portrait of a girl in a black blazer and white blouse holding two-tone cookies with a bold floral collar detail, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

YVETTE tuxedo APPAMAN, shirt BILLIEBLUSH, broach + loafers ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE vintage; SOPHIE shirt dress MM6 MAISON MARGIELA, skirt TIA CIBANI, boots DREAM PAIRS, socks + ribbon bracelet STYLIST’S own.

Two girls posing closely together, one wearing a red Kenzo Paris sweater with flower motif and black skirt, the other in a black-and-white outfit, alongside a soft-focus close-up portrait of the girls in minimal black and white looks, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

SOPHIE – sweater KENZO KIDS, skirt N°21, socks STYLIST’S own, butterfly clip ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE vintage. YVETTE – top MOLO, skirt LITTLE CREATIVE FACTORY; right: leotards MM6 MAISON MARGIELA.

Two girls holding hands in a graphic black-and-white checkerboard set, one dressed in a black long-sleeve top with matching black pants and yellow hair clips, the other in a white long-sleeve top with teal pants and statement bracelet, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

YVETTE & SOPHIE – leotards + jeans MM6 MAISON MARGIELA.

Two girls jumping and playing while holding hands, dressed in contrasting outfits with a white blouse and black skirt and a bright pink top with multicolored skirt, paired with knee-high striped socks and sneakers, alongside a close-up of mismatched socks and colorful shoes on a checkerboard floor, kids fashion editorial SS26 Opposites Attract by David Butterman for Scimparello Magazine

SOPHIE – jacket MOLO. skirt N°21. socks MINIMALIST FOLK CO., sneakers CONVERSE; YVETTE – vest BILLIEBLUSH, skirt MOLO, socks HAPPY SOCKS. sneakers CONVERSE.