Hypothetical Rules: Children’s Editorial

Hypothetical Rules: Children’s Editorial

Hypothetical Rules: Children’s Editorial

Rules of Make Believe drifts through a world of giant creatures, tangled toys, invented games, and quiet moments of childhood surrealism. Here, a whale becomes a hat, a slinky becomes a sculpture, a sock becomes a golf club, and ordinary objects slowly carry the weight of emotions. Balancing tenderness and absurdity, this editorial explores the strange and beautiful logic that children create for themselves: a language made of play, imagination, awkwardness, and wonder. Through playful styling, layered props, and understated sensibility, the series captures a childhood that is imaginative, visceral, messy, and sincere—not polished or performed.

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Left: Dress – GIVENCHY, Jacket – DENIM DUNGAREE Right:
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Top and pants JELLY MALLOW, socks STICKY LEMON
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Left: STICKY LEMON jacket, denim jacket-GO TO HOLLYWOOD, TANGERINE t-shirt. Jeans – FISH AND KIDS Right: Vest LITTLE POETS, Jeans GO TO HOLLYWOOD
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T-shirt – DENIM DUNGAREE, shorts and jeans GO TO HOLLYWOOD, socks – STICKY LEMON RIGHT:
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Left: Vest LITTLE POETS, Jeans GO TO HOLLYWOOD Right: Dress BEBE ORGANIC
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Left: Dress – TANGERINE Pants – MINI BODEN Right: T-shirt – GO TO HOLLYWOOD Jeans – DENIM DUNGAREE
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Dress – TANGERINE, Denim Jacket – BILLIE BLUSH Hat – SNAPPER ROCK

Photographer: Melissa Presti

Styling and Concept – Melissa Presti and Lindsay Coppola

HMU-Agatha Helena Zmudka

Alitoy provided by CamJam

model:

Aubrianna, Valencia and Lucia NYMM Agency

Colstella Agency

Leila

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