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Laura Hollyman: Walsall Morning Tease

Laura Hollyman January 30, 2017

Walsall's Laura Hollyman greets the morning with a slow, deliberate strip that starts with a red and black plaid shirt buttoned over white side-tie thongs. She keeps a white ceramic mug close, the word Duchess visible against the ceramic, as she works through the buttons and lets the fabric fall away. The tease builds steadily: first braless beneath the open shirt, then fully topless, until she drops the garment entirely to stand completely nude by the kitchen counter. Her dark waves frame the progression while that ring on her left hand catches the light, a quiet detail against the explicit reveal. It is a straightforward morning ritual, photographed without fuss or pretence.