ship { wrecked }

"think of all the joy you'll find / when you leave the world behind / and bid your cares goodbye / you can fly" - walt disney's peter pan







PART III { photos + cinemagraph by jamie beck + kevin burg (follow jamie on twitter!) // styled by + featuring kelly framel // clothing, jewelry + interiors by kelly wearstler (you can also follow her on facebook and twitter) // hair by sam divine // makeup by kristee liu // click through to revisit PART I & PART II of this series }

CLICK HERE to see all the pretty cinemagraphs from this collaboration. and does anyone else remember when jamie and i first met (under a year ago)? who could've guessed the delightful adventures that were in store for us then?!

{ some } velvet morning

i've long felt lucky to be building a life out of endeavors that excite my imagination, and to collaborate with an ever-changing cast of conspirators ~ each of whom teaches me something unique. but i've never been happier than i was when abandoned in a grandiose beach house with jamie and kevin and a trove of cool clothes. we established a quick camaraderie over two favorite things: working hard and telling stories in images. from there, we immediately, giddily glided down the same rabbit hole: we ate and dressed and dreamed and drank and talked and planned and shot and laughed and lived together. together, we felt we could make something special.

visually, we wanted to go somewhere new, to whisper our shared secrets to you. things can get a little strange out in california; all that lingering light plays tricks on life. pods of dolphins slip into sight; birds sing, unseen. the shackles are gilded and the cages palatial. yet the colors are lovely, and there's always the promise of escape on the PCH...














PART II { photos + cinemagraph by jamie beck + kevin burg (follow jamie on twitter!) // styled by + featuring kelly framel // clothing, jewelry + interiors by kelly wearstler (you can also follow her on facebook and twitter) // hair by sam divine // makeup by kristee liu // CLICK HERE to revisit PART I of this series }

{ malibu } dreamin

for five days in malibu, i lived in a dream. i found myself in a dream house, in a dream world, working with the caliber of collaborators i'd always dreamed i'd meet. we had free reign of an aesthetic surreality, to play dress up and make as many pictures as we pleased. we basked in the sun, we binged on bluesy tunes, we supped on champagne and we revisited the videos that inundated our adolescences. we swung on the swings and spun our feet in the sea. we got so unbelievably inspired, in love with the moment. here begins the series of work that ensued:







PART I { photos + cinemagraphs by jamie beck + kevin burg // styled by + featuring kelly framel // clothes + jewelry by kelly wearstler // hair by sam divine // makeup by kristee liu }

{ diana } in malibu

these are the third and last batch of photos taken on my diana mini before it got swept up in ocean waves, while i was trying to land an aquatic shot in malibu. of course i'm so hooked on this new toy that i've already ordered another to replace the now-water-logged one. i'm excited to keep playing around with its possibilities!!
PS: for those who have asked, the aqua wedges can be found HERE.

{ instant gratification }

jamie and i were so overwhelmed by the beauty of kelly wearstler's house and clothes that we couldn't stop instagramming in-between our actual shots. i made a little facebook album with them, so we could revisit all our favorite photos. and those are just iphone pics ~ JUST WAIT till you see the real thing.

{ did you see } my tweets

i just wrapped an admittedly obnoxiously-awesome weekend, spent staying in kelly wearstler's malibu beach house, styling and appearing in her resort 2012 collection campaign ~ as shot by my friend jamie. if you follow me on twitter, you're probably already annoyed by the awesomeness of this experience. if not, just wait! we shot things i didn't know were possible. serious surprises coming soon...

anyway, the above shots were made in her house the day i arrived. i wore tiffany sunnies, a zara vest, a white + warren sweater, a juicy couture bag, a kelly wearstler skirt, and alexander wang shoes. and then i changed into THIS.