No. 01 · The Navy Issue
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No. 01 · The Navy Issue

The looks

Eight pieces of one portrait, each on its own page.

  1. Side profile in a navy velvet turban and turtleneck01Navy velvetThe colour of a late evening, in a cloth that eats the light.
  2. Close detail of an ornate silver filigree helmet wrapped in navy velvet02Silver filigreeMetal drawn so fine it looks like lace.
  3. A cracked white porcelain mask resting on navy velvet03Cracked porcelainA perfect surface, and the line that breaks it.
  4. A pale hand with long chrome almond nails on navy velvet04Chrome nailsTen small mirrors at the end of the hand.
  5. A pair of faceted crystal teardrop earrings hanging in soft light05Crystal dropsThe only thing in the frame that sparkles.
  6. A porcelain face behind a silver mesh veil, with navy lips06Navy lipsDark enough to read as a shadow, blue enough to be a choice.
  7. Full-length navy velvet column gown with a silver filigree helmet07The columnOne line from the crown to the floor.
  8. Navy velvet opera gloves holding an ornate silver hand mirror08The silver vanityMirror, bottle, glove: the objects that belong with the look.