The models themselves are beautiful young women, but most women their ages are beautiful. A few of these photos are striking figure studies, making the most of the model's youth (p.33), mystery (p.41), or simple elegance (p.64,80,164).
Murrian's vision of starting womanhood just isn't mine, though. The soft focus wore on me after a while - there was scarcely a crisp, clean line anywhere in the collection. Romantic vision has a place, but the strength and agility of the figures was never allowed to come through. The orange cast, possibly suggesting firelit warmth, was decidedly overused. Also, I found his fascination with lingerie just odd, out of place on these models. Were the girls playing with prettiness the way a child plays with a toy, or trying on adulthood to see if it fit, or was Murrian pushing a look onto them that they really didn't need?
The models all have an inherent loveliness that comes through in every picture. The collection of photos, taken as a whole, seems to say a lot more about Murrain than it does about them, though.
//wiredweird