Americana Blonde Lookbook

In the wild west of Manhattan, she was living like Jim Morrison. Running down Eighth Avenue like a movie scene, she was all rock n roll. She wore long gold chains and crystals on her fingers. Daughter of a rock legend, she aced New York at a young age. It was all so wild, but also her's to tame. 

She attended events with likeminded artists in black leather, cowboy boots and layered gold jewels. What a little hell to tame. She'd get crazy every Thursday night and dance to her heart's delight. 

She'd grab black thigh-highs, garters and a little top from her all white walk-in closet. Her jewelry was on the floor on a silver tray next to her giant mirror, like she was Marie Antoinette. She'd lay on her cow skin rug, listening to the stones, while getting ready for the night. Of course she'd throw on a cowboy hat before walking out the door, mystery and magic. 

The night was young and the world was hers. Innocence lost. Lovers between each finger, and friends always at her side. She sipped champagne, and danced, and talked about art. Whiskey and taxis, New York was as wild as she wanted it to be. 

xx 

 

I am very excited to share with you all this lookbook for my new jewelry line "Americana Blonde" in collaboration with the world-famous designer, Susanna Galanis. A lot of time, love, creativity, and rock n roll has gone into this collection. It will be available for purchase here on November 16th!! 

Inspired by the enviable and glamorous lifestyles of the young American "it girls" who live and play in New York City, the "Americana Blonde" collection attempts to bring their style to life through a high-end jewelry collection that encapsulates the feeling of it all. Breaking all the rules, listening to rock n roll in classy joints on the Upper East Side while sipping champagne, "Americana Blonde" brings New York's quintessential it girl to life in wearable pieces.

"She is wild and glamorous, she is an it girl, she is Americana Blonde." 

<3 

RGF Island

When we first met, you sent a letter out your window from Beijing. Photos of a bamboo forest in an imperial palace. Unlike anything I have seen. You're my little wanderer. And I counted the hours till you wandered back to me. 

Now I see the world by your side. And there is so much I have not seen, but I feel as though everything I have not seen makes me who I am just as much as the things I have. Your adventurous light leaks into my skin through our hand's embrace. 

And as fast as we go, we take our time. Extra hours for a midnight swim and early mornings for a pink cotton candy sky. Coffee, cocktails, and salt water in our mouths. Some people make you rewrite the world around you. And when it's just you two alone in a room, you can pretend how that's how it is, that's how it always will be. 

xx 

God Killed The Queen

You really haven't lived life yet. She's the craziest little pearl in the sea, with stocking for pants and desecration on the brain. Playing records backwards in her Parisian hotel room. Get free. Girls who like girls. I'd be straight with you, but games are so much fun to play. Fifty dollar bottles of Rose. Falling on the bathroom floor with cigarettes and champagne. Makeshift red lipsticks and wild nights. It was as Freddie Mercury said it, "Darling, my attitude is 'fuck it'; I'm doing everything with everyone." 

silver necklace + black harness by Gypsy Warrior

photos by Teresa Chong assisted by Phillip Van Nosstrand

make up by Lisa Thai

paper doll

I've been mourning over your move for the winter in random hotel rooms. Sour taste left on my lips like a tangerine. I've been listening to rock n roll and smoking cigarettes. I've been wearing more black around my eyes then ever before, alone with red nails to dig into my own skin. 

But I'm never alone for long. Sugar, I just want your time. I show up at the Knitting Factory on a Friday night and say, "sing me a song." Slight infatuation. I have to have it. I paint red lips and play dress up. Making out with you while you're singing your song. You're playing your guitar, and it's turning me on. I lose my hotel keys and drink whiskey in the West Village. If you want clean fun, go fly a kite. If you want a paper doll that you can tame, look the other way. 

handbags by penny loves kenny

Antigua: Instagram Recap

Last weekend, I traveled to Antigua for a little getaway. We landed on the main island, not really sure what we were doing or where we were going. Our confusion was easily settled when we saw a lady from the resort holding a sign for, "Jumby Bay." We jumped into a van and drove a short distance to a boat that was ready to take us over to the island. We were greeted with huge smiles and a rum punch for the ride! After being a bit tired from waking up at 3am for our flight, we were buzzed before we even reached Jumby! 

I've never seen water so blue in my life, it looked like something out of a movie or a Hemingway novel. The sky was crystal clear and everyone's energy was so beautiful. Antigua is a magical place full of portals and high frequencies. It was easy to see the beautiful auras of everyone on the island, and the energy of those who had just arrived shift into higher vibrational thoughts and frequencies. We grabbed a Pina Colada to keep the celebration going before being driven to our room on a little golf cart. We stayed on the south side of the small island in these beautiful villas. 

I loved how place was entirely windows with a big four-post bed. We had our own little private section of the beach and a place to sit and have breakfast and champagne outside. The room was also complete with a bathtub and shower outside under palm trees! (Probably my favorite thing about it!)

We took ourselves on a little bike ride tour of the island before getting ready for the all white party that night. I wore a beautiful see-through lace dress from Nasty Gal with a white hat by Brixton. The party was lovely, we sipped cocktails outside before moving onto the beach to eat dinner. You could hear the tide washing in the dark, and candles lit the way to all the tables through the sand. I loved taking off my shoes to have dinner, hehe! After that we lit paper lanterns and let them fly away over the ocean towards the main island. We ended the night with some exploring before feeling completely exhausted and crashing into bed. 

The next morning we slept in and ordered breakfast to the room. We sat outside and enjoyed fresh local fruit and almond milk cappuccinos. There were also all these silly yellow belly birds trying to pick at the sugar packets (they were our friends though.) I ate breakfast decked in gold chain necklaces and my new For Love and Lemons velvet sheer top with leather shorts, but soon learned that was too hot an outfit for the Caribbean. The afternoon was spent on the beach, and I braved my fear of getting in the ocean water with swimming and kayaking. After that, I of course proceeded to get very rum punch drunk in the sun. That night we had a beautiful dinner on the beach, all private and to ourselves. We ended the night with drunkenly slipping into our swimsuits and playing in the infinity pool. 

The last day started with a picnic on the beach and ended with a beautiful wedding celebration. The bride had the most beautiful lavender aura the entire trip! She was so lovely and full of life. It was inspiring to be around so much high frequency and happy energy under the sun and moon. 

Come Monday, everything was so beautiful upon waking, but I was excited and ready to head back to New York to enjoy a magical fall. The transition of the seasons are certainly my favorite, and a whole other kind of beauty. 

xx 

NYLON IT GIRL PROM

Everyone around me saying I should relax, cause I've been going hard till my eyes roll backwards. All I wanna do is have a cigarette and forget about my past, really nothing too drastic. Anytime you see me smiling in a photo, it's probably cause I'm lit or I'm chilling with my blonde squad. 

Super fantastic, pink vodka drinks, limes, glitter, sunglasses on inside, and phones in the air. Devious eyes, and dirty hair. Shit's too strong, and the night's too long. Channeling Gia and Edie with eyes fading out, I might not make it. 

xx 

leopard jacket + thigh-high boots by Missguided

white tank + harness by Gypsy Warrior

photos by Jen Senn

baby magic

Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me. Curly hair, short bangs. Baby wants to stay in the Chateau on Sunset, baby wants to go to Miami. White orchids fill the room in the morning, doors open to the ocean, no one for me but you. 

A slice of cherry pie, sweet lips meet cigarette lips. I'm all flesh and lust. You want forever and I just want one touch. 

xx 

clothing by Demi Loon

makeup by Meli

photos by Emma Lauren