Leave My Body

a ghost story in lace and tulle

A girl in vintage white lace drifts through the pines and slowly turns to shadow. Gorgeous, eerie and impossible to shake.

Photographed by Claudia McDade

Model in a long-sleeved white lace gown runs away from the camera down a dim forest path, hair streaming — photo: Claudia McDade

A girl in vintage white lace wanders into the pines and tries to slip out of her own skin. Photographer Claudia McDade builds a ghost story in two acts: first the canopy, the veils and the satin ballet ribbons, then black tulle and something closer to mourning. Model Rebecca Ray haunts every frame in wardrobe styled by Samantha Paez of Parasol Vintage.

Model in a white lace gown sits beneath a sheer white canopy in a dark pine forest — Rebecca Ray

Model with eyes closed and hands to her face sits under a white canopy draped with flowers — Rebecca Ray

A white canopy stands alone between tall pines as the model peers out from behind it — Rebecca Ray

Model curled up with her head on her knees, wearing satin ballet shoes, in white tulle — Rebecca Ray

Model in a tiered white lace dress walks away down a forest path — Rebecca Ray

Model in a tiered white lace gown looks up toward the treetops — Rebecca Ray

Model in a white lace gown rests her head on a pile of tulle, ballet ribbons laced up her ankles — Rebecca Ray

Blurred figure in black behind a sheer veil reaches a hand toward the camera beside a tree trunk — Rebecca Ray

Model in a black dress tilts her head back and clutches her throat among bare trees — Rebecca Ray

Close portrait of the model in a black hood, hair falling across her face — Rebecca Ray

Model in a black dress and ballet shoes sits among fallen branches, hand to her cheek — Rebecca Ray

Model in a black dress and black tulle veil crouches on a sunlit forest floor, hands at her mouth — Rebecca Ray

From the MO print archive: this story first ran in The Supernatural Issue of Meets Obsession Magazine.

Concept and Photography: Claudia McDade
Model: Rebecca Ray
Wardrobe Stylist: Samantha Paez, Parasol Vintage
Location: Alpharetta, GA

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