My work weeks in NYC have really been non-stop this entire summer, and so I’m so looking forward to this long weekend. I’m ready to finally sleep in like a normal person! I’ve been busy prepping and shooting for DKNY Fragrances, shooting lookbooks, and basically trying to balance everything else I have in my life. I think I’ve taken it all pretty…I mean, I still feel pretty sane. Work’s been in studio a lot of the week, but I much prefer the madness on location…on LES rooftops, in some secret, secret gardens, and all around lower Manhattan. It’s the little things on set that makes the week: a killer crew, random encounters with lucky ladybugs, and late nights out in the village. I’m happy to be away for a few days, at my sister’s with all my favorite Philly girls. Currently crashed in Dylana’s bed after a girl’s movie night. So, so needed!

(Chaser Brand tank, Evil Twin skirt, MAKR backpack, Vintage Shoe Company “Covington” Boot) 

I love when Dylana takes me around to all of her favorite cooky spots in Philly. I think she does get a kick out of trying to scare her little sissy! The morning was extremely gloomy, just about to storm for the entire day, and so we took an early stroll to the local cemetery before being hit by thunder and lightning. Dy’s always been saying “I’ve always wanted to shoot in a cemetery!” It was locked, leaving us peering in from the gates. I caught focus with old dolls…withered flowers…just about everything that could bring shivers up and down my back! It’s no secret… we’ve got a thing for hauntingly cool/weird things.  There’s that something about Philly, being one of the oldest city’s in America, that draws me to it, and always leaves me wondering. With giant messages graffitied everywhere I turn, I get more and more inspired every time I visit. I can’t wait for next weekend.

Photos by Dylana Suarez and me