A few days ago, Aunt Elaine (yes, my groovy Aunt!) showed me, 'Here' a beautiful short film starring British model, Agyness Deyn. Featuring music by Jason Schwartzman and Woody Jackson, the project derived from the creative minds of Waris Ahluwalia, Luca Guadagnino, Sandra Kopp and Tilda Swinton for The Luxury Collection. If you have time, sit down and enjoy the romantic sights and sounds. x.

 T h e  W h i t e s t  B o y  A l i v e 
 T h e  B E S T  b a n d  a l i ve ! 

x.

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H a p p y  B i r t h d a y Mum! I hope you have a wonderful day as you deserve it very much! Love you lots.

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I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE perform at the Keystone Festival Bar tomorrow night! They are one of my favourite bands of all time! (I'm a big fan of Erlend's other group, Kings of Convenience) Steph and I saw them in concert when we traveled to New York a couple of years ago... They were AMAZING! So, so, so excited! Hope you have a fantastic weekend :) x.

Earlier this month Tom Ford spoke to Time Out Hong Kong - I found the interview both interesting and strange. I love Tom even more for it. x.

Via.

KW: For this spring summer you cast Liu Wen, Du Juan and Rinko on your catwalk. What made you gravitate towards them?

TF: Well, first of all, two of them are models and they are beautiful, and Rinko is an actress who I adore and I loved her in Babel. I've always been quite multicultural and it's funny that someone asked me in an interview yesterday if I had any Asian friends. I felt that was such a strange question. When you grown up in America, contrary to popular belief, we are racially blind because we've had Japanese and Chinese families, five generations, living in America. So we grow up with Asian-Americans, African-Americans, European-Americans. And I don't think she's my Asian friend. She's my beautiful friend, she's my dumb friend that asks me crazy shiii... she's my fabulous friend, she's my chic friend, she's my... I'm colourblind. When you do a fashion show it's very important and it's a responsibility to represent a multicultural cast.

KW: A friend who works at LVMH said of Liu Wen: 'She looks Caucasian because of her face, her straight nose, her cheekbones...' Do you think people regard these Chinese women as beautiful because of their perceived Western features?

TF: [Mildly irritated] No. I think, and don't take this the wrong way, all of your questions have a very odd racist slant, because you have grown up here. And don't take that the wrong way; it's not a negative thing at all. Honestly, growing up in America and Europe, I don't think as racially as the questions you are asking.

KW: Well, for one...

TF: [Interjecting] I had a journalist earlier ask me a question which, I had to say, found really shocking. He asked me if those flowers are fake. And I said, "No, they're not fake, they are real." He said, "I don't believe you." And he went over and looked. And I said, "They are cymbidium orchids wired to long stems because you can't get cymbidiums in long stems. But they are real." So he looked at them, came back and sat down. I said, "Why did you ask me if they were fake?" He said, "Well, you are American." [Laughs] I was like, "What does that mean?" He said, "Well, you know often Americans are very fake and you have fake things and so I thought they might be fake." And I said, "That's such a racist comment!" [Lowers voice] He was German.

Click here for the full interview.

New York is my favourite city in the world. (My heart just sank that little bit after writing that sentence) There is something magical about the city... the people, the streets, the bright lights are awe-inspiring. I could spend hours and hours wandering the streets of New York City and be perfectly content doing so. It's the kind of place that inspires you, allows you to dream and, most importantly believe that anything is possible.

Since returning from my last trip to New York, I discovered this wonderful blog called, Downtown from Behind -

The concept is an environmental portrait for each street and its subject.  The goal to highlight a unique set of individuals who have had an impact, previously or currently on downtown New York City, making downtown what it is today. Via.

I love how transport (in this case, bicycle) is the constant that offers the viewer a glimpse into the every day life of the rider. It's so... raw. x.

CLINTON STREET, Jamie Massam, ACD/Art Director. Via.

GREENE STREET, Jeanie Syfu, Hairstylist. Via.

3RD STREET, Chung Pai, Owner Landmark Bicycles. Via.

10TH STREET, Frank Alexander, Event Designer. Via.

WEST BROADWAY, Lauren Tinker, Model. Via.