River + Sky
Sustainable California Clothing
River + Sky is an artisan-crafted fashion line designed with sustainability in mind. It’s for those with music in their veins and nature in their hearts, who prefer the road less traveled and appreciate all things handmade. This small-batch brand of plant-based, hand-dyed clothing is just as lux as it is comfortable. Listening to old records while shooting in the most perfect bohemian bungalow with Angela Izzo was exactly how I envisioned this collaboration with River + Sky.
Tie Dye Dress River + Sky / Metallic Boots Momo New York
Photography by Angela Izzo
Country & Western
Both kinds of music
Boots, hats and some LFDW outlaw merch. On a day-to-day basis you’ll always see me in a pair of cowboy boots. But I just couldn’t resist some suede over-the-knees with an oversize sweatshirt. Live Forever Die Whenever makes some super rad ‘outlaw shit’ AND they’re based out Cincinnati, Ohio, home of my alma mater. From studying classical viola at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, I would have never imagined having a career as a fiddle and pedal steel player. I didn’t even listen to country music, let alone western music back then. Crazy how it all evolves…
Yee-haw, bunnies!
Country & Western Sweatshirt Live Forever Die Whenever / Black Cowboy Hat Planet Cowboy / Cock Bolo Planet Cowboy / Satin Panties Clare Bare
Photography by Angela Izzo
Time Traveling
Vintage is better in black & white
I would say close to half of my wardrobe is vintage. There are lots of local Los Angeles vintage shops I have frequented over the years, including my go-to venders at the flea markets. But nothing is more exciting than finding some retro gems while traveling. Every city has their own distinct style and it’s fun to sift through their time capsules of the past. During a three year world tour I did performing in 55 countries, my routine for days off would be to find the best vegan or vegetarian friendly restaurants (South America was nearly impossible for that task), hit the guitar shops, record shops and local vintage and thrift shops. This dress in particular I found in a German town on the French border at a thrift shop for 6 Euro. It’s one of those pieces that has been hanging in my closet waiting for the right moment, or maybe a slight alteration. The moment was musing for this tin type shoot.
Happy thrifting, bunnies!
Crescent Moon Ring Shannon Noelke Metal Arts / Midi Ring Studio Sphinx / Cowboy Hat Planet Cowboy / Rhinestone Boots Planet Cowboy