Old illustration // Medium-old photo
I don't even want to talk about this morning.
Just know that I really tried to create some out-there-awesome-fresh new work, but it appears that I've forgotten how to draw.
Luckily, it's Friday.
Scarf and black beanie c/o Somedays Lovin; vintage Pendelton knit via eBay; necklace c/o Spell; vintage/pawnshop/market rings; vintage glasses; Americana by Don DeLillo; Kraken black spiced rum; Diana F+ Black Jack camera c/o Market HQ; Dr Denim jeans; vintage studded belt; vintage engineering boots; cow-skull coaster from Las Vegas souvenir shop; Hohner harmonica; Somedays print by Pony Gold.
Last night my housemate and I decided to take our dogs for a walk around the block after dinner.
Just before we walked out the door, I put on a second jumper and cursed Melbourne.
Two jumpers. In April.
(Which, for those of you in the northern hemisphere, means mid-fall/autumn).
So it's time, already, to dig out dense, wooly, sweater-beasts, and unpack robust oil-skin boots that click heavily on rain-slicked city pavements. To rally up a collection of beanies that complement your messy hair; to wrap scarves in and around anything; to tuck your knees up to your chest and huddle against the southern winter.
From now on, I think there'll be lots grey knits, grey skies and brass jewellery; late-night fireside chats in the backyard, fueled by warming whiskey and spiced rum; Sunday afternoon couch snuggles with Scotty and Humble the baby dog; soy hot chocolates from the laneways on my lunchbreak; reading and re-reading the writers who make you forget the weather and the world; more boots, buckles, leather, metal -- flannelette, denim, conchos, studs; and sketchbooks full of seasonal optimism, waiting for the world to warm again.
Photography Ben Sullivan
Model: Francesca Fame
Exploring city streets, scouring vintage shops and flipping through travel books, she lures you away from home on her favourite day, her most inspired day... Saturdays.Spontaneous, wild, free-spirited and undone attitude, she is a quick-witted vagabond and she’ll swiftly seize your heart.The Saturdays girl dresses in rich layers of printed rayon, textured knits, distressed jersey and vintage denim -- she cinches satin ties around her waist, scarves in her hair and treasures vintage T-shirts dug up in flea markets.She wears florals from Mexico and paisleys from India. A worldwide aesthetic inspires her, she is edgy, electric, effortless and authentic.She’s on a mystified journey and she hasn’t even left the city...
Somedays Lovin -- an all-time favourite Australian label of mine -- have put together something really sweet for their Winter '13 campaign, Saturdays.
Not being a native of the city where I live, I know what it's like to wake up on a Saturday and think... where to today? What can I uncover?
But then... I remember the overwhelming delight of my teenage years being a traveller in my hometown -- with freshly minted driver's licences and beat-up learner cars, we'd drive down strange roads and across paddocks to find the best freshwater creek, the most secluded beach, a friend's cabin in the hills or a hidden op shop.
Exploring, learning and discovering... They're such important things to remember to do.
Oh, and the humming bird shirt with leather pants and low-cut boots? Damn right.