all the little pieces go

there were so many things i planned to write about the tour but instead i just stared at the page, writing and erasing, writing and erasing. eventually i realized that as beautiful as the experience was, it wasn’t something i wanted to spend my energy and time writing about. some things are better lived, than documented. <3 i’ve been working on a lot of poetry, and here’s one that will become a part of a piece and a larger collection. i’m also planning an amazing photoshoot for the fall, and i wanted to share the moodboard and all my inspiration.

prostitution is a thought crime

her body is oracular truths hidden in the corners and the crooks secrets falling out of her hair like the faint smell of lilacs on a sidewalk in april when you look up and realize the world is alive once again

the state is my daddy peeking up at the panopticon through dusted lashes deviance threading through insanity discordance falling just short of divinity and she looks exactly how i thought she would steam rising from the subway grate distorting her figure turning it into something that cannot be seen only known

simple decadence ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

Pink has always been one of my favorite colors. I’m feeling inspired by easy romanticism, long and flowing dresses, big rounded curls and blush that stains the cheeks. Velvet pillows and strawberries on buttercream frosting. Delicate, yet strong.

I already found the perfect location - the Park Avenue Suite at the Lowell. A perfect room for a sweet and spicy little coquette. I’ll be using the same make-up and hair artist as my shoot in the Chelsea, though I’m still deciding what photographer I’d like to shoot with.

Last year I started thinking of my photoshoots as a way to express my own creativity, and create art that I would enjoy and want to look at for years to come. Obviously photoshoots are designed to attract, but I feel my most attractive when I’m happy, free, when I’m allowed to be myself. And expressing my creativity through the design and curation of a shoot offers endless joy - and is an opportunity the average person rarely gets.

At my core, I am a hopeless romantic, though I don’t know if it always shows. I love the sweet elegance of chiffon, lace, and little bows - perfume in glass containers shaped like roses, china with the french countryside painted on the rim. I can’t wait to bring this vision to life. <3