Hayley Marie Coppin has a theory about shoes, and this set is her proof. She raided her collection and came up with a pair of striking silver-white buckle boots that hit mid-calf, and the moment she pulled them on she knew the clothes had to come off. She strips down in a bright, airy room flooded with natural light from large windows, the warm golden tones of the space making her skin look like it was lit from within as she poses barefoot and then boot-clad on and around a weathered wooden crate. The city brick visible through the glass behind her is a perfect counterpoint to her unapologetic, unhurried confidence.
There is something completely magnetic about the combination she has chosen: nothing at all except for those extraordinary boots, their silver buckles catching the light as she crosses her legs and levels the camera with a look that makes it very clear who is in charge. She stretches her body across the crate, arches her back against the window and tilts her chin with total authority. Hayley is absolutely right about shoes, and once you have seen her in just these, you will never think about them the same way again.