Chictopia‘s SS15 collection reminds me of that time in life when creating a world was much more interesting than living in the real one. It was not the greener side that fascinated me, but the pink, the purple, the yellow – the “unimaginable” side. Some might call this unprepared for the real world, but I call it the power to create an entire world.

I’m eager to introduce you guys to more Chinese designers and labels I’ve been discovering. This Friday, I’ll be working with London- and Beijing-based photographer Scarlett Casciello on a story featuring a series of Chinese designers for the August issue of KNEON. I’m egg-cited to be combining so many things I love into one big happy hotpot. Let’s see where this takes us.

Ok so I’m the last person you should ask about jewellery. Save for a watch and a piercing on the top of my left ear, my personal philosophy for accessorizing has always been No Party Is A Good Party. Hannah Ren, on the other hand, is Beyonce’s solo to my KTV howl in terms of jewellery knowledge (vocal talent too no doubt). Read More

On Friday, I had a beautiful afternoon shooting, shadowing and talking about life and love with talented jewellery designer friend Hannah Ren. She recently designed a collection of signet rings for girls – with some badass quotes on them. And I just had to shoot something with her. So I visited Hannah at the factory where her designs are produced and we spent a lazy hutong afternoon wandering and shooting and talking about art and process. The photos turned out quite raw and unique to Beijing so I’m excited to show you guys in a later post.

That afternoon was a perfect reminder of why I’m doing all these ADD, OCD, and seemingly unrelated things. Talking with Hannah about her work and just hearing her share a portion of the vast knowledge she’s accumulated over the years, I realized that it’s this type of girltalk I love best. The world always needs more crazy talented people who just want to add some more meaning and beauty to the world, and I feel so so lucky whether one of these people let me in to see how their art is created.

Shot these in the deli around Mott and Spring in NYC this summer. This was actually just in between two locations of a low key shoot with two others. I had my little G12 with me so we hopped into this deli (which I went to every single day for a month – me and the crew there were tight) and flashed a little (literally, metaphorically etc).

Photographed by me, Model is Lola Pettinicchio, Styling and makeup by R Bishop