HEY NATALIE JEAN + LEVI'S // WHAT MOVES ME

i'm thrilled to be working with marie claire to help promote station to station, a public art project made possible by levi's and the levi's make our mark project. station to station: a nomadic happening is a traveling art installation connecting musicians, artists, and creative pioneers to raise funds through ticket sales to support non-traditional programming and exhibitions at seven partner museums across the country, including the MoMA PS1 here in queens, the SFMOMA in san francisco, and the LACMA in los angeles. some of the artists and creatives involved include charlotte gainsbourg, chef alice waters, and the edible schoolyard project. you can read more about this creative endeavor HERE, at make our mark project. 

for my part i was asked to style a few pieces from the levi's heritage collection, and to share a little bit about what moves me.

i am a woman who is moved by much. oh, i have me some passions. my passions have passions; passion babies that multiply like jackrabbits. my heart is easily dispatched. to things, to people, to places or ideas, to everywhere. all over the place. i care deeply, and quickly. i love hard and i trust fast, which can often leave my heart exposed to the elements. more than once i've given my heart to the wrong person, and more than lots i am too vulnerable, too available, too quick to be opened, too difficult to be closed. it happens. it's okay. 

people with restraint are intriguing to me. how do they do that? i'm fascinated by people who seem guarded and careful. i am never careful. but i am always ready. in the end i've found that the love i am giving away is nearly always worth the love that comes back, when it comes back. because when it does, it comes back good.

what moves me is love. my heart is big and it is raw, and when it has something to love and care for is when all of the rest of me makes sense, and when i am at my best. my big stupid heart can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but as i've gotten older i've become more convinced that it was planted inside this chest of mine with pretty good reason. i'd rather be moved by love. that much i know for sure.

this post was sponsored by marie claire. thank you as always for supporting this blog and the companies that support our family.

p.s. on me:

biltmore for madewell hat (old, similar here)

western chambray c/o levi's

play dress c/o sonnet james

mini cowboy boots c/o levi's

american apparel bag

another feather rings

brvtvs bracelet

on huck:

mimi and maximus tee c/o cute attack

zara kids jeans

saltwater sandals