Darina lies on her stomach on a white bed in a dark floral dress, her feet raised behind her in The Pose, blue strappy heels still strapped on. Her size 6.5 US (37 EU) soles peek out from the sides of the shoes, wrinkled and bare from heel to arch, while her toes grip the front of each heel.
The combination of heels and The Pose creates an interesting tension. The shoes hold her feet at an angle, the high stilettos pointing upward while her soles face backward. When she flexes, the wrinkles on the exposed portion of her sole deepen, the bare skin contrasting with the structured blue leather of the heels.
Her long light brown hair spreads across the white bedding, and she looks back over her shoulder with the kind of confident expression that comes naturally to a Ukrainian model in her element. The white room is bright and clean, almost clinical in its simplicity, putting all visual weight on her feet and the blue shoes.
She kicks one heel off and it tumbles onto the bed. Her bare foot emerges fully, the wrinkled sole now completely exposed, toes stretching wide after being compressed inside the shoe. She leaves the other heel on, and for a moment you have one bare foot and one heeled foot side by side in The Pose, a before-and-after that shows how differently her sole presents in each state.
At 5’5″ (165 cm), Darina is a Ukrainian model whose feet look equally compelling in heels and bare. The Pose showcases both states perfectly, and the white bed creates a gallery-like backdrop for her wrinkled soles and blue strappy heels.