The Jalousie resort, ELLE's Escape Artist Shoot (Photo: Laurie Bartley).

When it came time to shoot ELLE’s Escape Artist editorial for the fashion heavy September issue, the magazine’s team, including stylist Brian Molloy and photographer Laurie Bartley, flew down to St. Lucia and made themselves at home at the Jalousie Plantation (soon to be known as The Tides Sugar Beach). The Carribean island’s probably best known for its volcano, which still warms the streams running through the lush resort. Jalousie, however, you’ll recognize from its central role on The Bachelor (and our shoot!). The grounds, including the Bayside Beach Bar (where turtles have started laying their nests) and the Rainforest Spa (where the resort offers treatments inside tree houses), offered a more serene backdrop to Molloy’s fall fashion story starring Jeneil Williams. The French model’s purple ostrich feathers, Versace cocktail dress and Ralph Lauren pinstripe suit pop against the green palm trees and whitewashed walls. So if it comes down to splurging on that YSL coat or taking a trip to St. Lucia, know that aside from the breathtaking landscape at Jalousie there is an official “rummelier” on staff to school you in the Caribbean’s most famous liquor, a “sulphur seduction” spa that includes a volcanic mud bath and daily hikes up the island’s highest peak (it’s the most mountainous piece of land in the Caribbean).  And, for the most ardent Bachelor fans, a guaranteed red rose upon arrival (really!).  Click here to visit their site, and jump through to see the rest of the ELLE shoot!


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