HardCOPY Magazine

Nov 2025

Lara is an immersive fashion editorial series for HardCOPY Magazine that explores the intersection of human form and fluid dynamics. Through a series of conceptual portraits, the project features model Lara Mullen captured within glass vitrines and water tanks, leaning into themes of tactile abstraction and surrealist imagery. Photographer and creative director Nick Thompson orchestrates the series with a focus on optical distortions, utilizing refraction and condensation to reshape the subject's profile. The aesthetic balances high-key studio minimalism with moody, aquatic textures, resulting in a series that is both raw and highly structured. Styling by Jordan Kelsey integrates sheer layers and latex against the reflective backdrop, while beauty direction by Claire Moore and Faye Bluff emphasizes slick, wet hair and precise color-blocked makeup.

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