Model Aymeline Valade is far away from her French countryside, artistic-family upbringing, posing in this Vogue Greece, June 2023 fashion story ‘Siren Call’.

Valade is photographed by Johan Sandberg [IG] in the historical Aegean Sea island of Syros, which is part of Greece’s Cyclades island group.

History of Syros, Greece

Under the early 19th-century Venetian rule, Syros became known for its shipbuilding and merchant fleets. The island played a prominent role in the Mediterranean sea trade and also the birth of a thriving art scene in Syros.

Art typically flourishes when people are exposed to different cultures. Many of these ships sailed beyond the Mediterranean, to destinations such as Europe, the Americas, and Asia.