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11 May 2022
By Vogue Portugal

If elves lived among us and had an Instagram profile, it would go something like this. And it would be a good source of #ootd. Except that the unicorn would have its own profile and would always be identified.

What if elves lived among us? Everyone talks about the happily ever after, the wedding and the dances, the family reunions where the fairy godmothers appear, but no one ever talks about the work that goes into owning a unicorn and taking it for a walk every day, the exhausting work of being a wizard, the bath time after a long sunny day spreading magic. If elves lived among us and had an Instagram profile, it would go something like this. And it would be a good source of #ootd. Except that the unicorn would have its own profile and would always be tagged, of course. #sELFie Creative direction and photography by Alexandra Sophie. Styling by Audrey Taillée.

Translated from the original on The Fairytale Issue, from Vogue Portugal, published May/June 2022.Full stories and credits on the print issue.