In Honor of International Women’s Day, This Designer Made a Bold Casting Decision.

CHRIS BAGOT

Despite being a model herself, when it came time for Nicole Trunfio to cast a new campaign for her jewelry line, Erth, she chose "real people" to showcase her pieces. Specifically, women who've inspired her through their success in the fashion industry. "There are so many women I admire who are making bold moves in their respective fields," she recently told InStyle by phone. "I find them so astonishingly beautiful by their character."

The "Twelve Women" series, debuting today, fittingly on International Women's Day, features 12 creative thinkers and thought leaders including stylist Monica Rose, writer Sophie Ward Koren, and DJ Nikki Pennie, among others (plus her son, Zion, with husband Gary Clark Jr. for the adorable factor). Though the ads were shot a while ago, the portrait of female camaraderie is delightfully apropos in the wake of #MeToo and Time's Up. "As women, we need to have each other's backs and support each other," Trunfio said.

By Claire Stern.

Full story at In Style.