Escapism: Using reading to get away from reality
It’s reading in which you can travel anywhere in the world, to any time you please, be anyone and do anything, all from the comfort of your bed.
“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.“ – Plato, Philosopher
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Cardigan: Fan made Taylor Swift via Vinted
Cargo Jeans: Urban Outfitters
Shoes: Doc Martens
Accessories: Models own
Book: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Location: Featherbed books
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” — Mason Cooley, Professor
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Blue Satin Pjamas: Models Own
Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Location: My house
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” – Anna Quindlen, Author
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Dress: St Michaels (Charity Shop)
Boots: Vinted
Bag: Charity Shop
Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Location: Elba Park
“Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived.” — Matt Haig, Author
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Top: Monsoon
Skirt: Vinted
Boots: Vinted
Book: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Location: Garden
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.” — George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones.
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Flared Sleeve Top: Monki
Flared Jeans: H&M
Boots: Vinted
Glasses: Asos
Crochet headpiece: Stradivarius
Book: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Location: House
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory…” – J.R.R. Tolkien, Author
Photo Credit: Sophie Airson. Model: Chloe Airson
Outfit Details:
Flared Sleeve Black Velvet Top: Etam, via Vinted.
Black Velvet Skirt: Vinted.
Shoes: Doc Martens
Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Location: Woodland area in Durham
(This editorial is inspired by the concept of escaping reality through reading, and how when you read, you often imagine and immerse yourself in the world you’re reading. The first two photos are of the model choosing and reading a book, before being teleported into different worlds. I chose some of my favourite books and went to different locations that were fitting to the book, choosing outfits that were also cohesive. The quotes I chose were all about reading and escaping reality through books, either said by people who are authors or who love to read.)
