HANAHAKI

By PAP Magazine Editorial

Inspired by the fantasy ailment of Hanahaki—where unrequited love manifests as flowers growing from the body—this editorial dissolves the line between flora and flesh in a surreal beauty narrative. Against a saturated green backdrop, handcrafted crochet bonnets in cream and ecru frame the face, while chartreuse moss‑like blooms and ivory orchids spill across nose, mouth, and cheeks as if rooted in skin. Pale petals obscure vision, leaving only one blurred iris visible through layers of white hydrangea and amaryllis, a composition that balances suffocating beauty with quiet unease. Models represented by SOLO management wear textile pieces—ribbon straps, woven textures—that echo the organic craft of the floral headdresses, and the entire palette holds to soft greens, bone whites, and taupes, reinforcing the sensation of nature overtaking the human form. Credits include Ann Gorak, Maria Luneva, Inna Vladykas, Anna Domracheva, Elizaveta Urazova, Taya, Guiry Model Mgmt, Maria Zheltanova, Lubov Zhukova, Vertulian Models, Ekaterina Kazakova, and Yulianna Khaybullina.