We are a society that bases everything on age: our rights, our behaviors, our health habits, our family priorities, our looks: all of these things are centered around the number of years we’ve been alive. It’s an understandable yet flawed system: we want to protect minors from things that we don’t feel they are ready for, developmentally, and we want to protect ourselves from the effects of time, as our bodies are, as Fiona says, extraordinary machines—machines that require care and maintenance and that have, whether we like it or not, a breaking point. Being aware of one’s age, in terms of health issues and developmental issues, seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to ask of people. But what about those “rules” that are supposed to apply to everyone based only on numbers that really don’t have anything to do with health or maturity? There’s a shot in the opening credits of What Not To Wear that declares…

(RVCA tank, Noir chained ring, With Hearts in My Eyes lace flares, Dollhouse heels, Balenciaga bag, secondhand scarf, earlier with Rayban aviators, later with RVCA wrap sweater) So I did take go darker as mentioned, I decided on Paul Mitchell’s PM Shines, which deposits color while damaging hair as minimally as possible (perfect for my chemical happy hair)..it’s demipermanent so apparently it’s going to fade back the previous more golden color in a month or so. I keep on doing double takes in the mirror but I really like the change for now…oddly enough it ended up matching my eye color pretty exactly. Did a photo shoot Thursday for Lucky’s September issue at West Coast bureau chief Marlien Rentmeester’s gorgeous home, she was so gracious and I now have a goal to eventually have a home that well decorated. One can dream. Been …

(Topshop tshirt, Morgan de Toi skirt, Emma Cook for Topshop boots, vintage necklaces, Noir studded bracelet) Sunday. Waking up slowly and sweetly/peppermint soap/oatmeal with peaches/coral nail polish/new blue ring/car wash/swap meet/Peruvian ceviche/melon hookah/orange sunset at the beach/living room party/homemade popcorn/watching the history channel/feeding the cats/the end. Perfect.

(Brian Lichtenberg tshirt and triangle necklace, Luxeshop talon necklace, American Apparel skirt) Photographer: Julia Soler Stylist & fashion editor: Ángela Esteban Librero Make Up: James Overstreet Hair: Troy Peppin A couple weeks ago Angela and Julia from METAL magazine came down to SD to shoot me for the June issue..the weather was disgustingly gray so we ended up taking it indoors to our humble abode. As you can see, Kumo and Bijou were champs throughout. Between everyone laughing at our on-crack cat’s antics, a spontaneous McDonald’s run, and blasting every obnoxious song we could, we…

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