Hayley Marie Coppin has been gifted the most delicious excuse to play dress-up, and she is making every second count. The gift in question is a stunning pink ballet tutu, and the way the tight pink leotard clings to her every curve makes it very clear why a devoted member thought of her when they spotted it. Hair pinned up in a neat bun, ballet slippers laced on her feet, she sinks onto the terracotta tile floor between two gorgeous ornate oval mirrors and smiles at her own reflection with the pleased expression of a woman who knows she looks absolutely spectacular. The soft pink tones and warm, domestic setting give the whole set a dreamy, playful sweetness.
Of course, as Hayley herself is happy to confirm, there is nothing at all underneath that leotard except a pair of pink ballet tights, a fact that makes every slow, deliberate movement she makes feel like its own quiet promise. She stretches and poses and presses herself against the cool mirror glass, letting the leotard slide off her shoulders and the tutu flutter to the floor until she is bare against the warm tiles, as natural and lovely in the nude as she is in any costume. Part 1 ends with the tutu and leotard gone. Part 2 is where the tights come off. But what a breathtaking beginning.