- Date
- 14 FEBRUARY 2025
- Author
- RED-EYE TEAM
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- ALESSANDRA DE FEUDIS
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- Fashion
Our Valentine’s Tribute to Enduring Love
Love transcends time, space, and reason. Love Till the End is a RED-EYE Valentine’s editorial—a celebration of devotion in its purest form: raw, boundless, and everlasting. Inspired by Love You 'Till The End by The Pogues, this visual narrative captures the essence of love that lingers in stolen glances, whispered promises, and the quiet spaces where connection truly exists.
Since its release in 1996, Love You 'Till The End has stood as an anthem of unwavering affection, its melancholic melody and tender lyrics echoing a love that refuses to fade. It is a song of constancy, of promises kept, of devotion that withstands the passage of time a sentiment that breathes through every image in this editorial.
Through striking photography and intimate storytelling, Love Till the End embraces love in all its forms. Each frame is a love letter, each moment a testament to the unseen threads that bind us together. This Valentine’s Day, we honor love without limits, without artificejust as it is meant to be. Because when love is real, it does not falter, it does not break. It simply enduresuntil the end.
We invited couples to share their personal stories of love and commitment. Through intimate interviews, they reveal the subtle yet powerful moments that shape their relationship the quiet acts of devotion, the challenges overcome, and the strength found in each other. These voices add a layer of depth, humanizing the narrative and enriching the visual story.
Dive in the full story below and watch out for the Future of Creativity👁️
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Twinster: We are Margherita, 22 years old, and Juri, 21 years old, together known as Twinster, and we are both from Monza, near Milan. Playful, provocative, creative.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Twinster: Liza Minnelli.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Twinster: We got a tattoo together that says “Come What May” in each other’s handwriting.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Twinster: We don’t really celebrate it but love dressing on theme—one year we went as Baci Perugina.
What do you appreciate the most about your partner?
Juri: Her unpredictability.
Margherita: He makes me feel truly alive.
If your love story were an experimental film, which director would bring it to life?
Twinster: Bob Fosse or Baz Luhrmann.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Twinster: Two children playing dress-up and laughing.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Twinster: We embrace its campy atmosphere with an ironic, artistic approach.
What dream or future project would you like to realize with your partner?
Twinster: Opening and managing our own cabaret venue.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a pop icon, what would they be?
Twinster: London, ‘70s, Lady Gaga.
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Twinster: Our couple is our creative project, constantly evolving through styling and performance.
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Twinster: A sense of mystery, making people question and explore identity.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Twinster: A human mind, but the idea of a digital database is tempting.
Lia wears Dress Fendi, Bra Wegan
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Sam: Owen, London. Tough, challenging, rewarding.
Liha: Kim, South Korea. A miraculous experience.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Sam: Lil Peep.
Liha: I recently went to an art museum, and it would be hard to pick one, but it would be amazing if we could have a meal together.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Sam: Flown 1000 miles to see her.
Liha: I don't know what's romantic about it, but doing something together is special.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Sam: I don’t have traditions.
Liha: I usually give chocolates and flowers as gifts because it is a romantic day. ;)
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Sam: A bird sitting in a tree looking for food.
Liha: Brightness and positive energy.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Sam: Not good.
Liha: I think Valentine's Day is a lovely day that comes every year.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a pop icon, what would they be?
Sam: New York, 90s, Frank Zappa.
Liha: I haven’t thought about it in detail, but I’d say South Korea, 2000s, and maybe Beyoncé.
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Sam: I have no projects.
Liha: I believe that my inner world of optimism and energy translates into my projects by bringing out a sense of joy and light in them.
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Sam: On edge but comforting.
Liha: I always want to bring joy to others.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Sam: Human mind, because emotions will be felt.
Liha: Human mind, because memories are precious and meaningful when they are felt deeply.
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Nico: Central Italy, agent & booker.
Mattia: Milano, copywriter.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Nico: Rainer Maria Rilke.
Mattia: Azealia Banks.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Nico & Mattia: Beers laying on the grass in Parco Sempione.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Nico & Mattia: This is our first Valentine’s together.
What do you appreciate the most about your partner?
Mattia: His authenticity & loyalty.
Nico: The way he cares for me.
If your love story were an experimental film, which director would bring it to life?
Nico & Mattia: Gregg Araki.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Nico & Mattia: Two birds performing a mating dance.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Mattia: I don’t like it.
Nico: I love it.
What dream or future project would you like to realize with your partner?
Nico & Mattia: Founding a brand or opening a blue page.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a pop icon, what would they be?
Nico & Mattia: L.A., ‘00s, Avril Lavigne.
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Nico & Mattia: Does it?
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Nico & Mattia: The transition between Lana Del Rey’s Freak and Art Deco.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Nico & Mattia: A human mind.
Umberto is wearing Coat Domenico Orefice, Boots LE CHALEMEAU
What are your name, origins, and professional journey in three words?
Desirée: Half Bulgarian and half Italian. Event and fashion show production. Alienating, dynamic, incredible.
Umberto: Italy – demanding, rewarding, stimulating.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Desirée: Banksy.
Umberto: Salvador Dalí.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Desirée: Flying to the other side of the world to surprise him.
Umberto: Surprising her at home after a long trip with all the things she loves.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Desirée: Cooking together while drinking a very special wine bottle.
Umberto: Enjoying quality time together.
What do you appreciate the most about your partner?
Desirée: His tenderness and the way he takes care of me in small details.
Umberto: Her emotional intelligence, sensitivity, and the way she can understand me with just a glance.
If your love story were an experimental film, which director would bring it to life?
Desirée: Tim Burton.
Umberto: Woody Allen.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Desirée: Munch’s The Scream.
Umberto: Starry Night.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Desirée: It should be every day!
Umberto: It should be every day!
What dream or future project would you like to realize with your partner?
Desirée: Building a farmhouse by the sea, with a garden for our hobbies.
Umberto: Having a big house in nature, filled with activities and peace.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a cultural movement, what would they be?
Desirée:
Umberto: “La Belle Époque.”
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Desirée:
Umberto: My inner world is very complex; I try to learn about it every day through journaling and analyzing my feelings.
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Desirée: Love, always, everywhere.
Umberto: Serenity, emptying my mind.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Desirée: A human mind, because memories must be felt.
Umberto: A human mind—they shall not last more than my time.
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Sami: Hi, my name is Sami, I’m 22 years old, and I’m from Chicago. I’d describe my professional journey in three words: sexy, nasty, sexy.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Sami: I’d love to have a candlelit dinner with Marina Abramović, Fabrizio Corona, and Leonardo da Vinci (and dear Piersilvio as well).
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Sami: Letting go.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Sami: Usually try to do something romantic, like casual sex—tradition.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Sami: Kanye West.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Sami: Love it because it allows me to pretend I’m in love with everyone I have casual sex with.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a pop icon, what would they be?
Sami: My aesthetic would be Rococo, and I’d probably live in Versailles, always having Doja Cat or David Bowie by my side.
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Sami: My inner world and my creativity are the same because they both represent me through the different facets in which I see myself.
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Sami: Stupidly sexy.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Sami: I’d rather keep them in the human brain so that my story could pass from mouth to mouth, becoming first a tale and then a myth.
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Diana: My name is Diana, I’m from South Tyrol, and three words to describe my professional journey are: nature, knowledge, passion.
Sergio: My name is Sergio, I’m from Sicily, and three words to describe my professional journey are: ambition, artistic, contemporary.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Diana: Claude Monet.
Sergio: Franco Battiato.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Diana: I designed a coffee-table book for him with photos of all the places we’ve been.
Sergio: I surprised her with a plane ticket to New York for her birthday.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Diana: My birthday is on Valentine’s Day, so we usually celebrate my birthday more than Valentine’s Day.
Sergio: Since it’s Diana's birthday, it’s always a special day.
What do you appreciate the most about your partner?
Diana: His humor, that we can always joke around.
Sergio: The lightness with which she lives life.
If your love story were an experimental film, which director would bring it to life?
Diana: Sofia Coppola.
Sergio: Wes Anderson.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Diana: An image of an elf in the woods.
Sergio: A photo of me as a child.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Diana: It’s my birthday, so I celebrate both myself and love on the same day.
Sergio: It’s a day like any other, where love comes first.
What dream or future project would you like to realize with your partner?
Diana: Decorating and designing our new apartment.
Sergio: Opening a creative space together.
If your aesthetic were a city, a decade, and a pop icon, what would they be?
Diana: Paris, ‘90s, Carolyn Bessette.
Sergio: London, ‘80s punk scene, Kurt Cobain.
How does your inner world translate into your creative projects?
Diana: My inner world is calm, serene, but filled with creativity and endless ideas. I strive to bring this sense of peace and lightness into my projects, hoping to inspire.
Sergio: My inner world is creative and messy. I try to convey passion, love, and the desire to break the rules prescribed by society.
What feeling or atmosphere do you always strive to evoke?
Diana: Hopeful and lighthearted.
Sergio: Energetic and inspiring.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Diana: A human mind, because only we are capable of experiencing certain emotions.
Sergio: A human mind, because some feelings can only be understood by a human being.
What are your names, where are you from, and how would you describe your professional journey in three words?
Miriam: From Lamezia Terme, living in Milan for seven years. Creative director and founder of my personal brand, IACSITE.
Which contemporary or historical artist would you like to share a dinner with?
Miriam: Michael Jackson.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for your partner?
Miriam: Deciding to move in together.
How do you usually celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is there a special tradition for you and your partner?
Miriam: For me, Valentine's Day is a day like any other—love should be celebrated every day in the little things.
What do you appreciate the most about your partner?
Miriam: His ability to make me see beyond things, giving temperance to my spirit.
If your love story were a film, which director would bring it to life?
Miriam: Kubrick.
What image, real or imaginary, best represents you?
Miriam: A black hole.
What’s your relationship with Valentine’s Day?
Miriam: Love must be celebrated every day, but I enjoy the city turning red with passion.
What dream or future project would you like to realize with your partner?
Miriam: Launching a brand together.
Would you rather preserve your memories in a human mind or an eternal digital database?
Miriam: All possible ways—books, magazines, stories, a permanent mark on people's lives.
Photographer & Light director: Sandra De Feudis @sandra.defeudis
Image & Fashion Direction: Nicla Pizzolorusso @nillayourscintilla
Stylist assistants: Artem Toma @tomart._ Andrea Nita @anduja.tv
Photographer assistant: Ignazio Distaso @ignzdsts
Interview by Nicla Pizzolorusso @nillayourscintilla & @giorgia_imbrenda
Casting Director Sophia Michaud @sophiemichaud
Team make-up: Raffaella Fiore @raffaellafiore.artist Nicole Melillo @nicolemelillo_mua
Prosthetic MUA Michelle Meola @michelle_meola_mufx
SFX MAKEUP: Eleonora Crema @elo.sfx
Hair Styling by Helena Collaviti @hell22 Dominique Ascione @dominiqueascione__
Nail Artist: Giulia Zacconi @giuzak
Models:
Sami @samisaba
Miriam @miriamiacopink_
Cristian @cristiantorchia
Sam @samuel.owen1
Lia Kim @lihacle
Umberto @umbo_deism
Desiree @sevenonlyseven
Sergio @sergiosorbello
Diana @dianavaccarini
Mattia @mattiatrs
Nicola @nicolashish
Twinsters @ttwwiinnsstteerr
RED-EYE Team
Editor in Chief: Gloria Maria Cappelletti @gloriamariagallery
Editorial Director: Daniel Face @danieleverse
Fashion Director: Giorgia Imbrenda @giorgia_imbrenda