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COVER top Liquid Rose Bralette bottoms Liquid Rose Cheeky hat Daybreak Hat
PREVIOUS PAGE top Braxxon bottoms Kelsey Medium
LEFT hat Kelsey Trucker top LSD Motores bottoms Solid Cheeky
RIGHT Isla Tie Dye One Piece
LEFT top Benny Lane bottoms Solid Medium
MIDDLE top Martian Ditsy Triangle bottoms Martian Ditsy Medium blanket Static Beach Blanket
RIGHT top Coast Side Bralette bottoms Solid Cheeky
LEFT Coast Side One Piece
RIGHT top Station Circle bottoms Solid Cheeky
LEFT top Kind Line Crop Top bottoms Kind Line Skimpy
MIDDLE top Coast Side Bralette bottoms Daydream Pant
TOP RIGHT one piece Coast Side One Piece denim Hello Mellow
BOTTOM RIGHT top Martian Ditsy Triangle bottoms Martian Ditsy Medium one piece Isla Tie Dye One Piece
FURTHER FROM YESTERDAY
T h is s e a s o n we b e g in o u r j o u r n e y o n t h e o u t ski r t s. D u st y r o a d s a n d a r e b e l st a t e o f m i n d i s the r e c ip e f o r a d v e n t u r e . Ou t la w d a y d r e a m s b e c o m e a r e a l i t y a s w e l o se o u r se l ve s t o t h e “o n t h e r oad” lif e s t y le . M ile a f t e r mile we f a l l d e e p e r i n l o ve w i t h t h i s n e w ve r si o n o f o u r se l ve s. E a c h o f o ur dai l y e x c u r s io n s f ills o u r s p ir it wi t h m o r e a n d m o r e w a n d e r l u st u n t i l t u r n i n g b a c k i s n o l o n g e r a n opti on. E x p lo r in g t h e t e x t u r e in n a t u r e ; t h i s c o l l e c t i o n f e a t u r e s a si g n a t u r e p r i n t f r o m p h o t o g r a p h e r a n d w or l d t r a v e le r Sy lv è Co lle s s . W it h a h e a vy w o r kw e a r i n f l u e n c e , m i l i t a r y i n sp i r e d st r u c t u r e m e e t s deser t c a s u a l t o c r e a t e a c o lle c t io n o f p e r f e c t t r a ve l p i e c e s t h a t f e e l r o a d - t e st e d . C l e a n m o d e r n l i nes and t e x t u r e d a n d c a mo f la u g e d p r i n t s t e l l t h e st o r y a s yo u f i n d yo u r se l f f u r t h e r a n d f u r t h e r f r o m ye ster day.
jumper | Rockfield
T O P L E F T | t o p : B r a n t o n | h a t : Ti m e M a c h i n e | t o p : Yo r k ( p l a i d ) BOTTOM LEFT | jumper: Lost Cause Bodysuit
T O P M I D D L E | h a t : S a n d e d B o w l e r | t o p : K i n d L i n e Tr i a n g l e | d e n i m : D e c k l i n
BOTTOM MIDDLE | top: Baxter | denim: Hello Mellow
RIGHT | dress: Naveena
SYLVÈ COLLESS A u s t r a l i a n b o r n , S y l v è C o l l e s s ’s i n t e r e s t i n p h o t o g r a p h y b e g a n f r o m a young age. She commenced studying architecture, and her studies o f n a t u r a l l i g h t s p a r k e d a n i n t e r e s t i n c o m m e r c i a l p h o t o g r a p h y. S y l v è s o o n s t a r t e d a s s i s t i n g s o m e o f S y d n e y ’s m o s t h i g h l y r e g a r d e d f a s h i o n p h o t o g r a p h e r s w h i l e a l s o p u r s u i n g h e r o w n p h o t o g r a p h y. H e r r a w, c a n did fashion and beauty shots draw inspiration from film and art. Her work encompasses many visual mediums including advertising, film, w e b a n d f i n e a r t . S y l v è ’s r i c h a n d v a r i e d w o r k h a s b e e n f e a t u r e d i n highly respected publications including Harpers Bazaar (Australia), Vo g u e ( A u s t r a l i a ) , E l l e ( A u s t r a l i a , F r a n c e , N o r w a y & P o r t u g a l ) & R u s s h .
SYLVÈ COLLESS COLLECTION
TOP PHOTOS – top: Naylin* / denim: Dayley III | BOTTOM LEFT – dress: Slyve* | BOTTOM RIGHT – top: Flow* / bottoms: Solid Cheeky
TOO CHILL TO DIE A s w e t r a n s i t i o n i nto the new year most people ar e s i g n i n g u p f o r n e w gym member ships and cr ash diets, m e a n w h i l e w e a r e focusing on having exactly zer o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y. F o r this collection we channel the s l a c k e r d a y s o f o ur youth. S toner jams fill our headp h o n e s a s w e s k a te down to the beach for an evening b o n f i r e t h a t t u r n s into watching the sun r ise with a m e a n h a n g o v e r a nd sand in our hair. 20 minutes late t o c l a s s i s a s c l o se to “on time” as we’r e gonna get. Ye s t e r d a y ’s o u t f i t is totally acceptable to r e- r un for t h e n e x t f e w d a y s ...r ight? M ellow hangs and gener al k i c k i n g b a c k i s a l l we have time for. This collection h a s a 7 0 s C a l i f o r n ia flavor with a healthy dose of not g i v i n g a f * * k . Wo r n in washes and r etr o str ipes ar e a s t a p l e , a n d e a s y casual silhouettes cr eate a class i c c o o l l o o k . We r eally can’t be bother ed with the b i g g e r i s s u e s i n t he wor ld, we ar e too chill to die.
LEFT – top: Lineage / denim: Front Row | RIGHT – jumper: Livonia
LEFT – tops: Sheffield, Lineage / denim: Front Row M I D D L E T O P – t o p s : G y m G l a s s , K i n d L i n e Tr i a n g l e / b o t t o m s : I s l a T i e D y e C h e e k y M I D D L E B O T T O M – t o p : B l a z i n Ta n k , b o t t o m s : t h e F u z z S h o r t RIGHT – top: Polly / denim: Hello Mellow
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LEFT – hat: Discovery / jumper: Moda RIGHT – top: Ashworth / denim: Hello Mellow
LEFT – dress: Orthodox RIGHT – top: Minor Bet / denim: Hello Mellow
KELSEY BROOKES
pho to : Ch as e Cru i se
Ke ls e y B r o o k e s w a s b o r n 1978, in D enver, C olor ado. A for mal l y trai ned sci enti st
i s m ore abstracted—l arge, col orful , and me th o d i c a l p a i n ti n g s b a s e d o n h i s
wh o s p e n t y e a r s t r a c k i ng vir uses for the U .S . gover nment, he now l i ves and w orks
understandi ng of neurobi ol ogy. Expl ai ni ng hi s s ta rti n g p o i n t, Bro o k e s s a y s ; “ Art
in San D i e g o a s a p a i n ter. H is ar t can be found br oadly thr oughout the U. S. and
and sci ence are often, and i n m y vi ew i ncorre c tl y, s e e n a s tw o o p p o s i n g p o l e s
E u ro p e a n d i s r e p r e s e n t e d domestically by Q uint C ontempor ar y (La Jol l a) and i nter-
of a creati ve conti nuum . Thi s i s a m i sunders ta n d i n g o f b o th . My re c e n t w o rk
n a t ion a l l y b y t h e L a z a r i des G aller y (London). O nce known for more fi gurati ve w ork
i s a com bi nati on of m y sci enti fi c backgroun d a n d c u rre n t a rti s ti c i n te re s t— I
in s p i r e d b y H i n d u a n d B uddhist deities, exotic animals and sex, hi s new w ork
have taken m y understandi ng of m ol ecul ar bio l o g y a n d m a rri e d i t w i th p a i n ti n g . ”
F E AT U R E D A R T B Y K E L S E Y B R O O K E S
L E F T – B r o o k e s J u m p e r | R I G H T – t o p : K e l s e y Tr i a n g l e / b o t t o m s : K e l s e y Tr i a g l e | B A C K C O V E R – h a t : D i s c o v e r y / t o p : B r a n t o n / d e n i m : K e w l K i d
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