I have a deep appreciation for ABOVE Magazine, the folks behind it, and what it ultimately stands for. It’s a pretty badass environmental magazine that has a refined sense for style and design. A little sampling of my cold water shoot with Gilles Bensimon featuring organic beauty products and eco-conscious fashion. Truth be told – I shivered my ass off after I got out of the water. I took a 20 minute hot steam shower at Gilles pad just to feel normal again!

So yah, I’ll be giving a book talk at the B&N in Tribeca (97 Warren Street) this coming Tuesday, July 14th at 7-9PM. Would love if you’d join me. Bring your questions. And if you ask nicely, I may just sign your book ;o)

As you recall, I hit up the EPIC Expo in Vancouver this past May. Got to check out a bunch of Canadian cosmetics and skincare lines that you can’t easily find in the states including the folks over at Therawise (my agent swears by this product!); Saje, which has a to-die-for-body-butter; Tuscan Farm Gardens has a full range of natural botanical-based products; Royal Herbs; Micabella; Affera Cosmetics; and Glimpse (didn’t try out their products, love that they use mangosteen, but their video on their site…it’s soooooo QVC! Haha).  

In the midst of seeking out Canadian’s Best in Beauty, I came across  SodaStream, a home carbonation system, which is pretty cool for those of you who have kids with a penchant for CO2-infused drinks. Yah, you better watch out Coca Cola and Pepsi! This is self-reliant soda making in action. The SodaStream fountain jet makes carbonated beverages in 5 seconds flat. For real! Got a chance to see the demo firsthand. Check it out.

I’ve taken so many videos over the last few weeks – blue jean factories and shoe manufacturing in China; environmentally-responsible print shops and cool eco-boutiques in Sydney; photo shoots in Brisbane…got a lot of editing and catching up to do is I guess what I’m saying, but in the interim, enjoy the nice little video compilation Coco Eco put together from our photo shoot and beyond.

And you can take a look at our full editorial  here, compliments of photographer Courtney Dailey.

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I met up with my swimwear designer friend, Fannie Lau Makhsian, who encouraged me to head up to Page One Books just to see if Style, Naturally was there and what do you know!?!?!? There it was, right in the front of the shop, the top one all dog-eared and lined with finger prints. So cool. Fannie and I caused a bit of a stir; we asked the manager to take some shots and if we stayed there any longer we would have had a little bit of a crowd. By the way, I’m wearing a beautiful handmade necklace by a woman’s cooperative that I was presented with at Vancouver’s EPIC festival. Check out their work here. Oh yeah, and my love ‘em-or-hate-’em harem pants by Copenhagen-based designer Henrik Vibskov that I scored over at No 6. in NYC on Centre Market. 

A little video capture with Fannie at Page One books in Hong Kong.

I shot this editorial back in November in Tennessee and man it was cold (look it my goosebumps though my smile belies how fricking freezing I was!) You may remember from my video clips from The Model Diaries here.