This macabre spread by in the Prestige Hong Kong May 2010 edition is a compilation of crazy creativity, literally! The pictorial, entitled 'The Sleep Walker,' is styled as though a mental patient is attempting to escape the confines of an asylum.
The result is a spread full of emotion and general fabulousness that Baldovino Barani can be proud of. Model Oxana Mansurova manages to pull off the crazy person look in a way previously reserved only for Angelina Jolie in 'Girl, Interrupted.'
Check out the featured gallery for a sneak peek at what Prestige Hong Kong May 2010 has in store.
Mental Patient Pictorials
This Shoot in Prestige Hong Kong May 2010 is Haute Asylum Couture
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