A single glance can hold many meanings. One look into a lens, another into a camera, and another into a mirror. Yet the most significant reflections are often the ones directed inward.
Look 1
- Dress: Fracomina Official (@fracomina_official)
- Shoes: Prada (@prada)
For model Eva Tomanova, life changed in an instant. Without warning, she experienced a stroke that transformed her daily reality and forced her to confront questions she had never imagined asking.
LOOK 2
Dress: Imperial Fashion
@imperialfashion
Neckless: Area @area
Once active, independent and full of energy, she suddenly found herself navigating a body that no longer responded as it once had. The uncertainty that followed brought difficult questions about recovery, identity and the future.
LOOK 3
Dress: Twinset Official
@twinsetofficial
Shoes: Dior @dior
“What happened? Will I ever be the woman I was before? Do we have to cancel the photoshoot? A stroke? Me? What does my life look like now?”
Nine months later, Tomanova says she has reached a new chapter in her recovery. She speaks of gratitude for being able to walk again and for rediscovering moments of happiness after months marked by fear and uncertainty.
LOOK 4
Dress: Luisa Spagnoli
@luisaspagnoli
She also reflects on reconnecting with the person she remembers—the woman who travelled freely, danced without hesitation and devoted herself to family and friends while embracing life with optimism.
Her experience has reshaped the way she views the future.
“Life never reveals its plans,” she reflects. “It simply unfolds, often in ways we could never imagine.”
Rather than focusing on what was lost, Tomanova says she has chosen to move forward, embracing both the challenges and the strength that emerged from them.
Today, she sees someone both familiar and transformed.
LOOK 5
Dress: Private Collection Shoes: Dolce & Gabbana @dolcegabbana
“The woman I see reflected in the mirror today is both familiar and new,” she says. “She carries scars that cannot be seen, but she also carries a strength she never knew she possessed.”
Her goal is not to return to the person she once was, but to continue becoming the person she is meant to be.
LOOK 6
Dress: Twinset Official @twinsetofficial
Creative Team
- Model: Eva Tomanova (@eva_tomanova11)
- Photography: Zuzu Valla (@zuzu.valla)
- Art Direction: Katarina Benko (@katarina_benko)
- Hair: Andrea Ondrigova (@hairstylist.andrea)
- Make-up: Romana Slezakova (@itismeromie)
- Video: Jacek Lemieszek (@jacekl.cinematics)
- Location: @kastiel_voderady