BEFORE THE COAT

Prada bra, stylist’s own hat

THERE WAS A BODY

It always begins with the body - untouched, unstyled, unapologetic. A blank page of flesh.

Then comes the first layer - tentative, weightless, a whisper against skin.

A second follows, then a third. Textures accumulate like memory: silk clings, cotton breathes, wool anchors. Each garment another word, another brushstroke, building something new atop something ancient.

The outfit forms not all at once, but in moments - a button fastened, a hem straightened, a shoulder wrapped.

It doesn’t cover her.

It completes her.

She is not lost beneath the layers.

She becomes them.

What begins as body ends as story - 

and the coat, the final line.

Dominika wears Prada bra, briefs, Miu Miu arm bracelets, belt, stylist’s own necklaces & rings

Photographer: Sheree Porter

Stylist: ANNALIESE DOIG @ HART&CO

Hair: STEPHANIE DELL

Make Up: CAT SMITH @ AP REPS

TALENT: DOMINIKA @ MERCI

Fashion Assistant: CHARLIE JACKSON

Words: CHARLIE BEKHOR

Prada bra, Kourh pant

left: Balenciaga shoes

Zimmermann dress, Prada ‘Galleria’ bag, Jimmy Choo shoes, stylist’s own stockings

Zimmermann dress, Prada ‘Galleria’ bag, Jimmy Choo shoes, stylist’s own stockings

Common Hours bodysuit, Jimmy Choo shoes

left: Zimmermann coat, Prada bra, briefs, Oroton necklace, Balenciaga shoes. right: Valentino earring

Valentino hat, earring, brooch, jacket, blouse, skirt, gloves, lace tights

Fendi jacket, skirt, stylist’s own gloves

Fendi jacket, skirt, stylist’s own gloves, tights & shoes

Fendi jacket, Valentino jacket, Zimmermann coat, Common Hours bodysuit, L’idée cape