BRB

4TH AND BLEEKER FOR STANCE

SOCKS ARE... NOTORIOUSLY BORING. THAT'S WHY THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST FUN COLLABORATION OF ALL TIME. WE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE FIRST TIME WAS WITH A MAI TAI IN HAND IN HAWAII. THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WOULD WANT TO DO AND I SAID "I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COLLECTION OF SOCKS ABOUT THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GAS STATION, SOUTH OF THE BORDER". IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE MAI TAI TALKING BUT INSTEAD OF SAYING "MAYBE NOT" THEY SAID "WHEN CAN YOU START" THAT'S WHY I LOVE THEM AND WHY I LOVE THIS COLLECTION AND WHY I LOVE BEING A PART OF THIER FAMILY. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS ALSO THE MOST FUN TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS CREATED WITH MY FAMILY. SHOT AT THE MADONNA INN IN CALIFORNIA BY MY BROTHER BYRON SPENCER AND STYLED TO PERFECTION BY MY BEST FRIEND, ASHELY ROBERTS WHO ALWAYS JUST GET'S IT.  I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT AS MUCH AS WE DO! BISOUS!

Photographed by Byron Spencer at The Madonna Inn. Styled by Ashley Roberts. 

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WANG VS. HM

THE WAIT FOR H&M'S LATEST COLLABORATION WITH ALEXANDER WANG IS OVER. TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY TO GET TO AN H&M STORE AND GET ATHLETIC, OR IF YOU'RE ANYTHING LIKE ME... APPEAR TO GET ATHLETIC. LIKE I DID THIS MORNING WITH MY BOXING GLOVES AROUND MY NECK ON THE WAY TO STEVIE DANCE'S STUDIO ON CENTRE ST. WHEN I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE MAN WHO CONGRATULATED ME ON GOING TO A BOXING CLASS AND ALL I COULD REALLY MAKE SENSE OF FROM THAT BRIEF EXCHANGE ON LAFAYETTE WAS THAT THIS COLLECTION MADE ME LOOK AT THE VERY LEAST, ACTIVELY TRYING TO BE ACTIVE. 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVIE DANCE IN NEW YORK. 

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THE ONE THAT I WANT

CLAS·SIC

adjective 1. Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind. 

Synonyms: Definitive, Outstanding, First-rate, First-class, Best, Finest, Excellent, Superior, Masterly.

TODAY CHANEL HAS PREMIERED IT'S LATEST N˚5 CAMPAIGN "THE ONE THAT I WANT" WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY BAZ LUHRMANN AND STARING GISELE, THE MOST ICONIC FRAGRANCE IN THE WORLD HAS A NEW LOOK ET UNE NOUVELLE ATTITUDE.  WHEN I THINK ABOUT N˚5 I THINK OF A CLASSIC. TO ME, A CLASSIC IS DESIGNED TO BE REINVENTED AND JUST LIKE THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS THE CLASSIC ITSELF NEVER NEEDS TO CHANGE. SOMETIMES IT JUST NEEDS A BOYFRIEND'S OLD T-SHIRT AND A PAIR OF SKATE SHOES TO MAKE IT NEW AGAIN.  

DRESS BY CHANEL (SIMILAR HERE). T SHIRT BY JAMES PEARSE. SOCKS BY DUANE READE. SHOES BY CONVERSE.  BEAUTY NOTES: WEARING NARS "AGILE NOIR" PENCIL. TOM FORD STICK IN BISQUE. TOM FORD ILLUMINATING POWDER

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEXANDRA NATAF IN NEW YORK. 

INTO THE GLOSS

IN CELEBRATION OF EMILY WEISS'S NEW BABY GLOSSIER.COM I AM POSTING MY OWN INTO THE GLOSS INTERVIEW WHERE I TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I USE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I DID NOTHING AT ALL. BISOUS!

STYLE

WHAT I WEAR CHANGES DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM. I'VE NOTICED THAT IN NEW YORK, PEOPLE DRESS MORE TO SHOW OFF THEIR INTELLIGENCE THAN TO TELL YOU THEY’RE HOT. YOU’RE GOING TO WEAR JEANS, A T-SHIRT, FLAT SHOES, AND JUST TALK TO PEOPLE INSTEAD OF WEARING A PRETTY DRESS TO MAKE PEOPLE NOTICE YOU. SO YOU'LL FIND ME IN THAT UNIFORM MOST OF THE TIME. BUT SOMETIMES I LOOK LIKE AN ITALIAN MISTRESS—IF I’M DRESSING UP, IT’S ALL BLACK AND LACE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I DEFINITELY CAN EMBODY BOTH ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM.

SKINCARE

MY SKIN IS COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE WEATHER—WHEN I WAS IN LONDON, IT WAS NEVER GOOD. I THINK BECAUSE OF WHERE I GREW UP, THE WARMER THE BETTER. IF I VISIT MY PARENTS, I KNOW THAT THE MINUTE I GET OFF THE PLANE MY SKIN IS SCREWED FOR A MONTH.

EVERYTHING I USE NOW IS ALL ABOUT GETTING GLOW-Y. I LIKE A LOT OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN EVERYTHING I USE—I WANT WHATEVER I PUT ON MY SKIN TO BE WORKING HARDER THAN I AM. I’M WAITING TO FIND THE PRODUCT THAT’S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MY SKIN AND ALSO PAY MY TAXES FOR ME. IT’S LIKE WHEN I'M BUYING A BOTTLE OF WATER—I’M NOT JUST GOING BUY A PLAIN BOTTLE. I WANT THE ONE WITH ELECTROLYTES AND ALKALIZING BENEFITS.

PART OF IT IS BECAUSE I’M SUCH A SUCKER FOR A GIMMICK. LIKE THE AHAVA LINE—I USE THE ACTIVE DEAD SEA MINERALS CLARIFYING MUD MASK BECAUSE THEY’RE APPARENTLY THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HARVESTS FROM THE DEAD SEA. SO I THINK TO MYSELF, 'HOW HAVE I GONE 25 YEARS WITHOUT HAVING THE DEAD SEA ON MY FACE?' I HAVEN’T BEEN TO ISRAEL, BUT MY FACE HAS. IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE CLARISONIC—I DIDN'T HAVE ONE AND THEN A WOMAN TOLD ME THAT POLLUTION PARTICLES ARE 30 TIMES SMALLER THAN YOUR PORES, WHICH IS HORRIFIC. SO I BOUGHT ONE IMMEDIATELY.

I'M RATHER PARTICULAR ABOUT WHAT I PUT ON MY FACE IN TERMS OF CREAMS AND SERUMS. I GET PIGMENTATION, AND THE ERNO LASZLO PHORMULA 3-9 REPAIR SERUM IS GREAT BECAUSE IT WON’T DRY MY SKIN OUT—SORT OF SIMILAR TO THE SKINCEUTICALS PHYTO + GEL. EMBRYOLISSE IS GOOD FOR DAY, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT CREAM CAN GET A LITTLE OILY. CREME DE LA MER IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE WINTER IN NEW YORK OR ANYWHERE THAT GETS THAT COLD. BUT IF I PUT IT ON IN THE SUMMER, IT WOULD JUST MELT OFF OF ME.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT, I’M A TOTAL SUNSCREEN NAZI. I’VE BEEN USING SKINCEUTICALS DAILY SUN DEFENSE SUNSCREEN BROAD SPECTRUM, BUT MY FAVORITE ONE IN THE WORLD IS LANCER SHEER FLUID SUN SHIELD SPF 30—IT'S BY A DERMATOLOGIST OUT OF LA. I USE IT ON MY FACE AND IT’S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD BASE FOR WHATEVER ELSE I PUT ON. IF YOU'RE NOT A SUNSCREEN WEARER YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE.

BODY

I HAVE THIS THING WHERE I DON’T LIKE TO PUT ANYTHING FOR MY BODY ON MY FACE. BUT SOMETIMES I PUT STUFF FOR MY FACE ON MY BODY. LIKE L’ORÉAL AGE PERFECT GLOW RENEWAL FACIAL OIL ON THE BACKS OF MY HANDS. AND I USE THE ERNO LASZLO 3-9 REPAIR BALM ON MY BODY BECAUSE IT’S TOO INTENSE FOR MY FACE BUT AMAZING FOR ANYWHERE ELSE THAT'S DRY. AND I LOVE HIS BLACK SOAP BECAUSE IT DOESN’T DRY YOU OUT…SO MANY SOAPS MAKE MY SKIN FEEL TIGHT, BUT THIS ONE MAKES YOU GLOWY.

KERI LOTION IS THE BEST BODY MOISTURIZER IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD. YOU PUT IT ON AND YOU LOOK AIRBRUSHED. AND ALL MY FRIENDS USE IT TOO—WHEN WE WENT TO ST. LUCIA TOGETHER AND ONLY BROUGHT ONE BOTTLE FOR ALL OF US, I SWEAR TO GOD THAT PEOPLE STARTED HIDING IT. IF I COULD ONLY HAVE ONE PRODUCT AND I HAD MY KERI LOTION, I WOULD BE HAPPY. THAT, AND MY DRY BODY BRUSH WHEN I REMEMBER TO USE IT.

MAKEUP

I LIKE TO LOOK LIKE I’M NOT REALLY WEARING MAKEUP. MY FEATURES ARE VERY FULL ON, SO IF I WEAR ANYTHING THAT’S OBVIOUS, I LOOK KIND OF INSANE. AND I DO MY MAKEUP SO FAR AWAY FROM THE MIRROR THAT I HAVE TO SQUINT. I’D RATHER LEAVE THE HOUSE THINKING I LOOK AMAZING THAN FUSSING OVER EVERYTHING FOR TOO LONG. I TRY TO USE MINERAL MAKEUP WHEN I CAN—THAT WHOLE IDEA HAS A GOOD VIBE TO IT. AND I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER ON MY SKIN THE LONGER I LEAVE IT ON. I LIKE JANE IREDALE PURE PRESSED BASE IN WARM SIENNA—IT’S NICE AND LIGHT IN THE SUMMER AND HAS SOME SPF TO IT.

MOSTLY, I’VE BEEN USING TOM FORD TRACELESS FOUNDATION STICK IN BISQUE. IT’S LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON I CAN WAKE UP AND LOOK GOOD—TOM FORD IS EVEN BETTER AT MAKEUP THAN HE IS AT CLOTHES! AND THIS ONE COLOR WORKS FOR EVERYONE, EVEN PEOPLE A LOT DARKER THAN ME. IF YOU GET THIS MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BRUSH THAT GOES WITH IT. TRUST ME!

I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH EYE MAKEUP—MOST OF IT MAKES ME LOOK EVEN SLUTTIER. I AVOID MASCARA BECAUSE MY EYELASHES ARE REALLY LONG SO ADDING TO THEM IS TOO MUCH. I DO EYELINER VERY RARELY, BUT WHEN I DO, IT’S ALWAYS UNEVEN. LIKE I'VE HAD A STROKE. THE ONLY EYELINER I’VE EVER HAD ANY GOOD MOMENTS WITH IS NARS SOFT TOUCH SHADOW PENCIL IN AIGLE NOIR—IT’S GOOD FOR THE GREASY LOOK. BY TERRY OMBRE BLACK STAR COLOR FIX CREAM EYE SHADOW IN BRONZE MOON IS PRETTY GOOD. LOTS OF PEOPLE GO INTO MY MKAE UP BAG FOR THAT ONE. THE CHANEL OMBRE PALETTE IN SPICES IS ANOTHER ONE I LIKE TO USE, AND I COVER IT IN RMS LIVING LUMINIZER FOR A BIT OF A GLOSSY LID.

MY FAVORITE LIPSTICK IS COVERGIRL LIPSTICK IN SIREN 415 BECAUSE IT’S THE EXACT COLOR OF MY LIPS BUT GIVES THEM JUST THAT LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THE DIOR ADDICT LIP GLOW IS INSANE—IT CHANGES THE COLOR OF YOUR LIPS! I FEEL LIKE IT LIKES ME, SO I ALWAYS END UP WITH A GOOD COLOR. I ALSO REALLY LIKE L’ORÉAL COLOR RICHE BALM IN PINK SATIN. BUT I NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN I AM WEARING CARMEX.

AFTER I APPLY EVERYTHING, I LIKE TO USE FROWNIES HYDRATING ROSEWATER SPRAY WITH ACTIVE VITAMIN E AND HYALURONIC ACID. IT SMELLS LIKE SHIT BECAUSE IT’S ORGANIC, BUT IT’S GOOD. IF YOU EVER USE MINERAL MAKEUP, YOU NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO LET IT WORK INTO YOUR SKIN.

FRAGRANCE

DIPTYQUE 34 IS MY SMELL. I USED TO ONLY EVER WEAR MEN’S PERFUMES—ALL OF THE ONES MY DAD WOULD WEAR. I REMEMBER HE HAD CHANEL ALLURE HOMME SPORT AND SOME OTHERS. I’VE ALWAYS LIKED MORE MASCULINE THINGS, BUT I WOULD GO ON DATES WEARING IT AND THE GUYS WOULD PROBABLY THINK ‘ARE YOU SEEING SOMEONE ELSE?’ NO, IT’S JUST MY DAD’S BECAUSE I MISS HIM. BUT REALLY THAT’S PROBABLY WORSE... 

MY GIRLFRIEND, NADIA ROSA, MAKES THESE GREAT CANDLES FROM MAISON D'AMORE—I LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY’RE ALSO KIND OF MASCULINE. MY FAVORITE IS II FEUILLE DE TABAC—ANYTHING WITH TOBACCO, OBVIOUSLY. OR AMBER. AMBER BY DIPTYQUE IS PROBABLY MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. 

HAIR

MY HAIR USED TO BE REALLY LONG AND HEALTHY AND GREAT. BUT THEN I DYED IT WHITE WHEN I WAS MODELING ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND IT’S STILL FRIED. PLUS, THEY WOULD PUT SO MUCH PRODUCT IN IT THAT I HAD TO WASH IT EVERY NIGHT JUST TO FEEL CLEAN, WHICH WAS PROBABLY NOT GREAT FOR IT EITHER. I WAS USING ANY SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER I COULD FIND IN THE HOTEL ROOM AND IT WAS NOT THE BEST IDEA. NOW I WASH MY HAIR EVERY SECOND DAY AND USE KÉRASTASE MASQUE CHROMA RICHE CONDITIONER—THE ONLY THING THAT BROUGHT MY HAIR BACK TO LIFE. NOW IT'S ALL GOOD. SOMETIMES I’LL GO A WEEK WITHOUT WASHING IT. I DON’T USE MUCH PRODUCT BEYOND A MASON PEARSON HAIRBRUSH WHICH IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE HAIR WISE AND SOME ALTERNA CAVIAR ANTI-AGING PERFECT TEXTURE FINISH SPRAY.

IT TOOK ME A REALLY LONG TIME TO FIND THE RIGHT BLOND IN NEW YORK. THEY DO IT REALLY WELL IN AUSTRALIA, BUT HERE IT WOULD ALWAYS BE A DISASTER. NOW I GO TO MAURICIO AT SUITE CAROLINE. HE’S A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN TEDDY BEAR. THE FIRST TIME HE DID MY COLOR, I NEARLY BURST INTO TEARS BECAUSE I LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL BLOND PERSON AGAIN, NOT SOMEONE WITH CRAZY YELLOW HAIR.

AND NOW I ALSO USE PIECES FOR FULLNESS—I GET THEM DONE IN LA AT SALON BENJAMIN. THEY’RE REAL HAIR AND THE SAME LENGTH AS EVERYTHING ELSE. I LIKE TO PUT THEM IN PLACES ON MY HEAD SO NO ONE CAN ADD EXTENSIONS DURING PHOTOSHOOTS…IT’S KIND OF LIKE AN ASSHOLE MODEL MOVE. BUT WHENEVER THEY TRY TO ADD HAIR, IT’S CURLY AND I END UP LOOKING LIKE JON BEŃET RAMSEY. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT’S THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HAIR TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD ALL THE TIME. I’VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE IT’S THE NEW BOTOX."

—AS TOLD TO ITG

ALEXANDRA SPENCER INTERVIEWED BY EMILY WEISS IN NEW YORK ON APRIL 25, 2014. 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEXANDRA NATAF IN NEW YORK. 

CHANEL ACT II

BEFORE CHANEL SHOWS THEIR READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION TOMORROW AT THE GRAND PALAIS, I WANT TAKE YOU BACK TO FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND SHARE ONE OF THE COOLEST EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD WHEN I WAS INVITED TO VISIT THEIR ATELIERS IN PARIS. IN AN AGE WHERE THE FASHION IS FAST AND ALSO DOWN LOADABLE, WE SOMETIMES FORGET HOW MANY HOURS AND HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO EACH COLLECTION AND NOTHING POINTS THAT OUT QUITE LIKE WALKING THROUGH THE MÉTIERS D'ART LESAGE (ATELIER OF EMBROIDERY) AND LEMAIRÉ (FEATHERS AND CAMELLIA'S) AS ROWS OF ARTISANS SPEND HUNDREDS OF HOURS HAND BEADING AND STITCHING  TOGETHER THE COUTURE LOOKS AND WHILE OWNING CHANEL COUTURE IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT IN MY FUTURE... I'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS AND THE MEMORY OF BEING VERY DAMN CLOSE TO IT. 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARA STRICKER IN PARIS.  CURATED BY ALEXANDRA SPENCER.

POINT AND SHOOT

BEFORE YOUR WEEKEND STARTS AND I CATCH MY FLIGHT BACK TO NEW YORK IN AN HOUR, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON DOWN UNDER IN SYDNEY AS A GUEST OF VOGUE AND OLYMPUS TO TRY OUT THEIR NEW CAMERA THE E-M10 FOR VOGUE FASHIONS NIGHT OUT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GREAT AND THEY SAID YOU CAN TAKE A SELFIE ANYWHERE (THANKS TO THE ADJUSTABLE SCREEN) AND THEN WIFI IT TO YOUR PHONE. NATURALLY I WAS HESITANT... NOT JUST BY THE WORD "SELFIE" BUT BECAUSE I AM VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MY CAMERAS AND THE IMAGES THEY PRODUCE. I HAVE ALSO NEVER ENDORSED ANYTHING THAT I DON'T FULLY BELIEVE IN AND HAVEN'T BOUGHT MYSELF.  BUT THEY WERE RIGHT. IT IS GREAT. AND WHILE I SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD SELF PORTRAIT AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GIRL, I WANTED TO TAKE "THE SELFIE" FEATURE ONE STEP FURTHER AND SHOOT AN ENTIRE EDITORIAL OF THE DESIGNERS INVOLVED IN FASHION'S NIGHT OUT AND SEE HOW THE CAMERA HOLDS UP IN TERMS OF SERIOUS SHOOTING AND IF IT COULD IMPRESS MY BROTHER WHO IS A VERY GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER. IT DID. ON BOTH COUNTS. HE ACTUALLY TRIED TO TAKE IT FROM ME SEVERAL TIMES.  SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW POINT AND SHOOT THAT HAS FEATURES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED BUT NOW CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEN CHECK THIS ONE OUT.  BISOUS!  

PHOTOGRAPHED BY BYRON SPENCER AT LUXE STUDIOS IN SYDNEY. 

ALL IMAGES PAINTED ON BY PAULY BONOMELLI OF HIMUMIMDEAD 

1. LOUIS VUITTON 2. H&M STUDIO 3. ZIMMERMANN 4. H&M STUDIO 5. BURBERRY 6. GUCCI 9. PRADA 10. GUCCI AND OLYMPUS E-M10. 

CHILDREN OF THE CORN

YOU KNOW THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU AND YOUR STYLE NEED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL? USUALLY BEFORE THE WEEKEND AND AFTER YOU REMEMBER YOU JUST PAID YOUR RENT THEREFORE CANNOT SHOP FOR YOUR NEW VIBE DEBUT. IN CASE THIS IS YOU THIS WEEKEND, I'VE MADE YOU SOME GOOD VIBE MOOD BOARDS AND I'M SUGGESTING CORNROWS... A HAIR STYLE MASSACRED BY MANY (KEVIN FEDERLINE, VINTAGE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MIDDLE SCHOOL TAYLOR SWIFT, GENIE IN A BOTTLE CHRISTINA AQUILERA AND BASICALLY ANYONE WHO ATTENDED THE MTV AWARDS IN THE 2000'S.) BUT BEFORE THOSE IMAGES SCARE YOU I JUST WANT TO SAY, GIVE CORNROWS A CHANCE. ALL YOU NEED ARE BOBBY PINS FROM DUANE READE (24HRS) A STEADY HAND (OR A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND WITH PATIENCE) AND YOU CAN BE A NEW YOU. HERE'S HOW: 1. BRUSH HAIR AND SPRAY WITH SEA SALT SPRAY (MORE TEXTURE THE BETTER) 2. PICK A NUMBER OF CORNROWS AND THEN MAKE SECTIONS STARTING FROM THE MIDDLE OF YOUR HEAD. 3. ANGLE SECTION OF HAIR TOWARDS THE FRONT OF YOUR HEAD THEN TWIST HAIR BACK AND PIN DOWN (NOTE:I PIN MINE HALFWAY BACK BECAUSE A. IT'S AN UPDATED VERSION BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE OF B. I HAVE A HEAD SHAPE THAT LOOKS BETTER WITH HAIR) 4. ACCESSORISE YOUR CORNROWS. WHETHER IT'S BABY'S BREATH OR PEARLS OR FEATHERS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BURNING MAN. JUST MAKE 'EM YOUR OWN. BISOUS, BISOUS!

T SHIRT VINTAGE, SLIP DRESS BY ALEXANDER WANG.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ILONA HAMER IN NEW YORK

PINNED DOWN

I REALLY LIKE THESE PINS, CAN YOU TELL? THEY SAY ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND I THINK I'VE MORE THAN MADE MY POINT. BUT WHAT I'M REALLY SAYING IS IN A WORLD OF MASS PRODUCTION IT'S COOL TO KNOW YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING AN ORIGINAL. YOU DON'T NEED A LOT I'VE LEARNED, REALLY YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING YOUR OWN BUT IN THIS CASE, YOU JUST NEED PINS.

SHIRT CUSTOMISED WITH PRIZE PINS SKIRT BY DION LEE. 

PHOTOGRAPHED IN NEW YORK BY BYRON SPENCER. 

GONE GIRL.

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU.

MY BROTHER BYRON SHOT THESE PORTRAITS OF ME IN BURBERRY SPRING/SUMMER ON THE ROOFTOP OF HIS STUDIO LAST MONTH. WORKING WITH YOU BROTHER IS A REALLY COOL THING TO BE ABLE TO DO. I COULD TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT AND HOW MUCH I ADORE IT, BUT EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THE PHOTOS I CAN ONLY REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE SHOOT WHEN I GOT US BOTH LOCKED OUT OF OUR ELDEST BROTHERS HOUSE WITH NO SHOES, KEYS OR PHONES. WITH A CAT. A CAT THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED OUT OF THE HOUSE. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A CAT THAT DIDN'T WANT TO BE LET OUT OF THE HOUSE. BECAUSE I WAS SINGING (FLAWLESSLY I MIGHT ADD) A VERY THEATRICAL VERSION OF THE LITTLE MERMAID'S "PART OF YOUR WORLD". AND WHILE I APOLOGISE FOR THE CAT SCRATCHES (HIS) I CAN'T FOR THE EVENT AS IT STILL MAKES ME LAUGH. ESPECIALLY WHEN BYRON WOULDN'T SPEAK TO ME UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT AT DINNER AFTER TWO NEGRONI'S AND A CAT VALIUM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE CAT BUT BETTER PRESCRIBED TO MY BROTHER. LIKE I SAID, WORKING WITH YOUR BROTHER IS A REALLY COOL THING TO BE ABLE TO DO. 

WEARING BURBERRY PRORSUM PHOTOGRAPHED BY BYRON SPENCER

CHANEL, ACT ONE.

I COULD WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT THIS PROJECT BUT REALLY, IT COMES DOWN TO THREE POINTS. IT WAS PARIS. IT WAS CHANEL. AND IT WAS AN HONOUR. CAPTURED BY PHOTOGRAPHER CARA STRICKER AND CURATED BY ME, HERE IS PART ONE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FASHION HOUSE IN THE WORLD.

WEARING CHANEL THROUGHOUT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY VINTAGE LEVIS.