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Jodan Dalah top and skirt

REPOSE BY CLAUDIA SMITH

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Claudia Smith

PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSISTANT: Maxwell Finch
STYLIST: Janai Anselmi

MAKEUP: Isabella Schimid @ Assembly Agency using Mecca Cosmetica

HAIR: Joel Forman @ Lion Artist Management using Alan White Anthology

MODEL: Sophie McFadden @ Priscillas
WRITTEN BY: Chloe Borich

Special thanks to Daniel 007, Tootsie, Sweetpea, Joey and one currently unnamed adolescent

Stillness is a virtue
A shapeless thing that hums
Beneath the surface of being
Momentarily punctuating time

Light falls across the floor
Bringing with it the shadow of the evening
Or the golden break of dawn

Amid a chorus of birdsong
Eyes are closed
Lips pressed against the wind
Doubts surrender to what is

 

LEFT:  Hermés blanket | Anna Quan trousers | Actually Existing shoes | RIGHT: MIU MIU heels

Christopher Esber jacket | Lejeune bust candle

Christopher Esber jacket

Jordan Dalah top |. Prada knickers | stylists own stockings

Mind adrift
The body bends
To inner guidance

Intuition
A feeling invited in

Agenda falls to the wayside
In favour of breathing
Deeper

Calm is found within a haze
Touched by chaos and
The smell of rain

Wrapped in a sentimental warmth
Moments like these are not easily
Let go

Solitude marks its place
In the centre of one’s palm
A gentle protest for self

A gentle protest for repose

 

Maggie Marilyn dress | Jordan Dalah hat

Fendi dress

Miu Miu  jumpsuit and cardigan | Prada heels

LEFT: Prada jacket, belt, skirt and heels | RIGHT: Jardan Sugarpill objects and platter | Breuer Cesca chair

Bottega Veneta  dress and heels | Jardan blanket

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SIDE-NOTE acknowledges the Eora people as the traditional custodians of the land on which this project was produced. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples reading this.

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