^^^ A Cirque performer would have been stronger a subject for this setting than Gigi, frankly.
She seems to be dictating the shoot rather than Mario and George. And again, she’s simply not interesting enough to carry a shoot on her terms. Mario’s natural instincts for shooting women with such smoulder is completely absent from this shoot: The wide-shots of her are so bland and serves nothing but her ego as a trapeze athlete. And George’s signature minimalist styling is so dowdy/frumpy/grey here that she blends right in seamlessly with all the metal poles and supports— rather than stand out. Some fashion tropes would have elevated this shoot: bare legs, her trademark mane, heels, George’s signature white button-down shirt etc …God, look at how Herb would effortlessly bring the smoulder and sensuality with an eye for the human body standing out so boldly against cold, geometric shapes and a barren landscape, like in the Janet video “Love Will Never Do”.