The Green StepsTen Covers, One Stairwell

One flight of green steps. One red dress. Ten covers that were never printed.

She is styled for the shot and undone by it — mascara gone, shoes in her hand, still holding the pose the camera asked for.

Each issue names the thing we sell her. Beauty. Perfection. Seduction. Temptation. The cover line is the lie; the stairwell is where she waits it out.

Nobody is coming down to meet her. She stays anyway.
–Miiyoo