Be Witched

By PAP Magazine Editorial

A coven convenes on playground slides, where weathered timber climbing frames and sandy ground become the improbable stage for textured couture. The standing figure wears a sculpted Sebnem Demirel gown in deep teal satin, its surface gathered into vertical pleats that cascade to the earth, while sheer organza sleeves billow into cloud-like volumes at the shoulders. Opposite her, a model reclines on the slide in a lavender-and-white printed ensemble, crowned by a crocheted headpiece from which beaded strands frame the face like a sorceress's veil. The flat daylight picks out every contrast: slick satin against rough organza, crystalline beads against matte wood, the yellow and green plastic toys scattered in the background. In the third frame the mood shifts to urban witchcraft—metallic chainmail crop top over crisp white trousers, the figure centered before a graffiti-tagged shutter in bluish dusk, suggesting that enchantment survives the transition from fairytale grove to city alley.