Painfully Hawt: Kate Moss and Some Gypsies for V Magazine

Rather a gypsy myself at the moment, I couldn’t resist posting this advance look at Kate Moss giving the recession mad street cred for V Magazine (hits newsstands tomorrow). It’s cool to be homeless once again, ladies and gents. Kate sampled the transient lifestyle and “lived” with the gypsies in Cornwall, England over the 2-day shoot.

I want to do this shoot. Biblically, that is.

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Photographed by Iain McKell
Styling by Karen Langley
Kate wears Isabel Marant, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, Kenzo, John Galliano, Stefanel, Dsquared, and vintage.
Thank you to Austin Smedstad for the sneak peek.

Painfully Hip Roadtrip in Corpus Christi: Pocketful of Posies

Ok ok, Diana! I’m on it! By some miracle I have a break between getting my bike fixed, packing, shipping a buttload of stuff at the post office, and an eye exam, to get these delightful bits of Produce to you before my going away soiree this night.

(BTW, if you are anywhere near Sacramento this weekend, I’m having a moving sale! Well, it is more of a “Stuff I Can’t Carry Sale,” since I’m moving via airplane. Starts at 11:30 on Saturday. More info here).

This shoot was a blast and a half. Thanks again to Krystal, Chris, Sharat, David and everyone from Produce, Cafe Aeby (so sad to see it close!) and Sushibar. They really rolled out the red carpet for us, and we are still reeling from their unwarranted hospitality to strangers (in fact, I sorta fear for their safety in a bad neighborhood).

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Photographer: Sharat Camacho
Styling and direction: Amber Mortensen, Diana Deaver and Krystal Aeby
Models: Christina Pujol, Chelsea Wilkerson and Megan Haberzettle
Catering by: David Le at Sushi Bar (the squid salad made me want to live underwater).

painfully hip road trip photo shoot - a month later and all the greater!

in case you haven’t noticed, amber and i have been strangely absent.  (from here, as well as the other inter-web haunts we frequent.)  

this is not because we don’t like you any more.  it’s just because you’re kind of pushy and self-centered, and honestly, we’re tired of the incessant stories about all the boys who are “so in loooove” with you, and the way you always borrow our clothes and never return them.  (that was a joke.  a really horrible one.  in fact, i should erase it.  but i’m not going to!)   have i mentioned that i’m severely sleep deprived?  that’s probably worth mentioning…

why the sudden lack of posts and extreme exhaustion?  

well, ladies and gentleman, in 6 (7?  i can’t do complicated mathematical things like count the number of days between now and next thursday!!) we will be performing a holy union between painfully hip and the painfully hip design collective, and wellwornroad and the non-existent wellwornroad design collective, and combine our love forevermore beneath one roof in tucson.  i will be taking her name, because no one knows what the hell mine is.

(don’t act like you didn’t see this coming.  we’ve only been together for what, like two years now?!  at what point did you think biological clocks started ticking?)

so obviously we’ve been partying it up like the bachelorettes we will soon no longer be.  i didn’t wash my hair for four days this week, and amber started a fresh batch of kombucha.  we have sort of this “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, where if we don’t say, “hey, what did you do today?” we don’t tell.  but we keep forgetting not to ask…

yeah, ok, it’s not funny.  when are you going to get to the point, diana?  this is stupid.
well that was mean.  fine.

without further ado, i present a couple behind-the-scenes photos from the painfully hip road trip/design collective photo shoot in corpus christi:

krystal aebykrystal aeby – our gracious hostess and the “without you, this never
would have been possible” of the shoot.  plus she gorgeous too, huh?
do you want to hate her?  i did.  but you can’t.  she’s too freakin nice!

 

produce culturethe (equally beautiful) boys of produce culture, fame, who not only let
us use their phenomenal gallery/studio, but also did the shooting and editing.
are you guys single?  all of you?  i’ve got one week of freedom left… 

 

behind the scenes 1behind the scenes, take one.
ps. i totally made that dress…  that’s why amber is marrying me.

 

behind the scenes take 2“behind the scenes” take-2.
what’s better than pretty girls and a picturesque window?
amber!!  
(although i guess that doesn’t count, because she is a pretty girl.)

ok, i’m in desperate need of some sustenance and a rest break if i’m going to continue on with this day.

in the meantime, i guess i lied – i have to show you one more picture – and it really is the final one.  i made this dress too:

green dressit’d been pointed out to me that i have a “thing” for green dresses…  whatevs!

i’m going to go take that much-needed nap, but while i’m asleep, work her down!   get some pictures and stories out of her!  we know she’s got ‘em!

and in the meantime, if amber wont share, i’ve posted a few more pictures over at wellwornroad.  don’t let her get off that easy though!  we will harass it out of her! 

xo

 

Painfully Hip: This is How We Do.

So.
I know it. There have been exactly 4 updates in the last two weeks. Things are, um, just a bit complicated (read: simultaneously ass-kickingly traumatic and glorious) in our sphere at the moment. Curious??

The last two weeks since we got back from the Painfully Hip Roadtrip have been INSANE-O-RAMA.
I got a new nephew, became single, moved out, went on a last minute roadtrip to Canada and back, started writing an in-depth emergency article on current hairstyles for the News & Review, found my photo in a glossy magazine (Lucky, September 2009), and planned 5 photoshoots, a yard sale and a solo move to Arizona.

… if you think that’s a bit much, you should see the list I sent to Diana, who, by the way, has an eerily similar list of her own. For instance, swap “Canada” with “Mexico” and change “to Arizona” to “in with Amber.”
Yeah, we were exclusively internet friends only 3 months ago and now we’re practically married (just don’t tell Diana that Arizona is actually a red state). But one thing we have in common is that we take bullshit and turn it to gold. This is how we do.

Therefore? Hang in there, folks. This is going to be a whole new beginning for Painfully Hip, because Diana and I have realized: once we get our heads together, we tend to get a little, ahem, obsessed.

I have created “The Most Stupidly Half-Assed Animated Gif Ever Made” in celebration.


ROCKIT!

ROCKIT!

In case you haven’t noticed, I am getting REALLY EXCITED about winter for once! And not just because I’ll be able to wear short shorts for most of the year.
Take THAT, pants!

Check out WellWornRoad for more details, including photos of our NEW HOT WATER HEATER!!

check me out: Vancouver

I love this city.
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vintage jacket with gold crochet shoulder detail – about $8
vintage leotard – thrifted in Phoenix for $1
vintage patent leather shell belt thrifted in Fayetteville for $1
dark jeans – F21 $14
early 90s pixie boots – clothing swap with Diana (I’m thinking about you, pretty girl!)

This is Buckley. He is Eve’s beagle. Josh and I decided to take him off her new mother hands for a week so we could feed him roadside bbq, take him on excessively long walks along the seawall and slather him in apartment-dweller love. He is officially one of my best buddies. Don’t judge – you’ve never met him.

We had a fantastic time in Vancouver with a fun stop in Portland on the way home. Thanks again to Josh for the good times… and the sweet photos. Thanks to Rich for the Granville Island digs and to hipster softball team, The ReUps for making us feel welcome. Hip Hip HOORAH!

Stay tuned for my collaboration with the lovely Gen and Zoe from Loaded Bow!