DRY JULY

ANNOUNCEMENT: the all time amazing team at my (other) place of employment, youeni provides, are going dry for July. That is; we are abstaining from alcohol for the 31 days of next month. No gin & juice's, no complimentary and utterly refreshing vodka & sodas, no glass of red with dinner. Yep that's right, zero zippo zilch none nada nothing not one bit of any alcoholic substance will be entering the temples that are our bodies.

....but wait this ain't just a random novelty social experiment, the point is we raise funds for Cancer reaseach at Prince of Wales Hospital.

If you've ever enjoyed the delights of youeni provides, donation is kind of not an option, it's a requirement. We are after all the ones who prepare your food & coffee if you are get the conniving undertone of what I'm saying...?

It's so super easy to do HERE and will all contribute to our team donation.

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Great, well we're cool then.

I won't push the Designated Dryver thing too much (even though I think it's the best part) because the internets is full or creeps but if you are a reasonable human you can purchase a seat in my car and I can drive you home from your wet night...wet being the opposite of dry meaning you've been drinking...duh. Pretty cool huh?

Photos: Shady Pines by Rachel Kara just to tease myself a little. I like a challenge.

prime

 

When I'm happy with the universe I seek out sunny photos.

2004, Daria Werbowy at her prime and Patrick Demarchelier - always.

Photos: Ticket to Paradise Vogue Dec 2004

baby

This is the kind of photo that won't be old in 50 years. These are the kinds of photos I want to take & make for life...new niche market, DILFS & their kids. Ha ha ha......um seriously.

Photo: Scott Schuman in collaboration with Kiehls

more

The fact that they very cleverly chose the one with a muffin crumb on her lip as the cover shot should have been indicative that there would be something of worth accompanying it...

Sweet mother...I mean really, seriously, how can a creature be so mystifyingly, beautifully, imperfectly perfect? The light could be described in much the same way. 

A little less long toned stomach, little more boob and I'm kinda (not really) channeling Abbey big time right now. Living on top of the bar heater next to my desk.

Photos: Abbey Lee Kershaw by Maciek Kobielski for The Journal

it is well

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it's always trying to please us back.

Photos: Rachel Kara
Words: Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982

pierced

Q. How do you say goodbye to someone who is already gone?
A. Easy! Publish things you journalled about them whilst they were around on a forum they will never read.

Lucky you. If it wasn't midnight I wouldn't even consider posting this. But I do quite enjoy looking back at my angst-ridden youthful writing and finding it at the very least, and if nothing else, amusing.

Goodbye
x

Photo & words: Rachel Kara

run

Best use of colour I've seen in an editorial probably ever.  I'm going to be lazy with my words and give you benefit of the doubt that you are aware and alert enough to see how purely genius this whole thing is without me breaking it down for you. Need to brighten shit up around this place before I give you a slice of life...the real part.
 

Photos: by Viviane Sassen for Dazed & Confused July 11

go

Lately, every time I check out a portfolio I straight up hit the 'Travel' section and come away feeling both inspired and restless. Pining for a change of scenery.

Places on my travel list right now (in no particular order)

• Africa (North, South - the whole thing)
• Tibet
• Hawaii (chill house on the North Shore) (revisit)
• Paris (revisit)
• New Zealand
• Perth (Margaret River)
• The mountains, rainforest, treetops of any South East Asian country
• New York (overdue)
• Tokyo (revisit)

Photos: Oh Sweet Aloha by Zenaida Kwong

worthy

I once read this book called The Element - How finding your passion changes everything. There's this one chapter on finding your 'tribe'...

Tribe members can be collaborators or competitors. They can share the vision or have utterly different ones. They can be of a similar age or from different generations. What connects a tribe is a common commitment to the thing they feel born to do. This can be extraordinarily liberating, especially if you've been pursuing your passion alone.

When I met Tanja, the brains AND hands behind PetiteGrand, I could immediately see she was truly living out her passion, a vision which is was so perfectly her own - she was in her 'element' if you will. (Love me a bit of book bought psychobabble talk every now & then). We were able to bond over the ups and downs of working from home - hello snuggie days in front of the heater, see ya later style & socialising - and a common aesthetic & appreciation for understated, simple, laid-back, accessible luxury.



Having spent many an intimate hour photographing (therefore OCD obsessing over every detail of) the collection I feel like it, along with it's maker, is my friend. I fell very quickly for a certain pair of chain earrings and was so kindly given a slightly customised pair to call my own. Since I received them 3 days ago they have been worn to dinner with a dress, to work with jeans and a jumper, out dranking with my one & only LP33.3 shirt & cashmere jumper, afternoon tea in a dress, sweater & cosy coat and um awkwardly enough with my trackies as I sit here typing this. What can I say, I fall hard & fast.

You can buy online at My Chameleon or head to Incu to check out the rest of the collection in real life...watch this space. Big, bright, shiny, pretty, delicate things ahead for this label.

Photos: Rachel Kara

line

I like the streets I roam. And those people thrown in there - I think I like them even more than the streets, maybe definitely even more enough to be LOVE.

Photos: Rachel Kara