War is ugly. Fashion is beautiful. War projects the worst of humanity. Photographing war and fashion appear incongruous acts that are difficult to reconcile. Until, perhaps, you take a deeper look.
What began as psychological torment, name-calling and humiliation turned into beatings so severe Adelma Cifuentes feared for her life. Cifuentes' case is dramatic, but in Guatemala, where nearly 10 out of every 100,000 women are killed, it's hardly unusual.