January Jones goes topless as she explores role play and transformation in sizzling new photoshoot
She’s stealing herself for one last hurrah as bored housewife Betty Draper in Mad Men, but January Jones is a mere shadow of her screen character in a sizzling new photo-shoot.
The 37-year-old actress models six different hairstyles, five outfits and, in one tasteful black and white shot, goes completely naked on behalf of Los Angeles based luxury content and beauty brand Violet Grey’s The Violet Files.
A first shot captures January topless, her exposed breasts only partially hidden beneath her long, tousled and naturally parted hair.
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Striking: The new series of images, taken on behalf of magazine The Violet Files, plays on role play and transformation, concepts January Jones is all too familiar with thanks to her career changing role in sixties based period drama Mad Men
In a second she plays a willowy femme fatale, her blonde locks tied in a loose bun as she throws a seductive gaze off camera.
A plunging red evening dress with floral embellishments and a dramatically cinched waistline accentuated her slender physique.
In one of two headshots the actress adopts a thoughtful pose, her chin propped on one hand as she stares out at the reader, a messy fringe covering one side of her face and offering her lime green embellished ensemble an edgy flourish.
Sultry: In the first of six new shots taken on behalf of The Violet Files magazine January plays a willowy femme fatale, her blonde locks tied in a loose bun as she throws a seductive gaze off camera
I'm ready for my close-up: January appears to channel tragic Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, her cropped blonde bob gently teased by the actress as she cups her face in both hands (L) while another finds her adopts a thoughtful pose, her chin propped on one hand (R)
Suits you: The American star makes a dramatic transition by trading old school glamour for a cool, contemporary and rather androgynous trouser suit in another shot
In a further close-up January appears to channel tragic Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, her cropped blonde bob gently teased by the actress as she cups her face in both hands.
The American star makes a dramatic transition by trading old school glamour for a cool, contemporary and rather androgynous trouser suit in a fifth shot.
A white shirt, open at the collar, enhances the look, while her hair – slicked to the side and maintained with a crisp side-parting – reinforces the most masculine of her six new looks.
Six out of six: The final image finds January sporting a bold crop top and fluffy jacket, her plaited her draped across one shoulder
The final image finds January sporting a bold crop top and fluffy jacket, her plaited her draped across one shoulder.
The new series plays on role play and transformation, concepts the actress is all too familiar with thanks to her career changing role in sixties based period drama Mad Men.
Talking to The Violet Files, January admitted she’s pleased with the way the series, which launches the second part of its seventh and final season on April 5, comes to an end.
Coming soon: January is steeling herself for one last hurrah as bored housewife Betty Draper in Mad Men when the show returns on April 5
‘I was surprised, but the show has always surprised me,’ she said. ‘Each episode is so good and sort of ties up things—not in a perfect bow, obviously—but I think the audience will be happy.’
Referring to her latest photo shoot, January said the images gave depth and resonance to female identity.
‘We wanted to do an elevated take on before-and-after photos and explore the idea that A LOT of women, myself included, feel less vulnerable once they’re dressed and have their make up on,’ she said.
Having radically transformed for each shot, January admitted the transformation prompted her to think about her own transition during adolescence.
‘I was at my most confident as a kid,’ she reflected. ‘It actually wasn’t until I got into high school and started to get ‘pretty' that my confidence started to disappear.
‘So I want to give the message that girls can be proud and self-assured no matter what funky haircut they have.’
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