Girl We Adore: Bleu Archbold Painting, Japan and underwear dancing. Photography by Shayna Colvin
WHAT YOUTH: What’s your full name? Bleu Grace Archbold. Do you have any nicknames? My real name is already kind of a nickname, but my friends call me “Baby Bleu” and my brother calls me Biru — but I have no idea why [laughs]. Where were you born and where are you currently living? Dana…
Girl We Adore: Sara Tansy Don’t get married and when the world ends
What’s your full name? Sara Tansy. Do you have any nicknames? Letans. Where were you born and where are you currently living? Born in Fiji, living in Melbourne. What are the last 5 songs you Shazmmed? Sometimes – the Drones, 1977 Ana Tijoux, Welcome to the world – Gorillaz ft Snoop Dog, The Neighborhood –…
Girl We Adore: Chloe Lynn Bilsland Stick and poke tattoos and getting naked at school
What Is your full name? Chloe Lynn Bilsland Do you have any nicknames? Either Chlochella or Mick (I guess my friends think I look like Mick Jagger). Where were you born and where are you currently living? I was raised near Malibu and for some reason moved to Chicago to study art. Will you send…
Girl We Adore: Leah Doornick A flower-drying musician from Los Angeles
What is your full name? Leah Doornink. Do you have any nicknames? Sometimes Oko if somebody doesn’t really know my real name yet, otherwise noooope. Where were you born and where are you currently living? I’ve lived in Los Angeles my whole life. I’ve been in Echo Park for the past few years. Will you…
Girl We Adore: Valentina Ruby Sykes A model seamstress jeweler from Melbourne, Australia
WHAT YOUTH: What’s your full name? VALENTINA SKYES: Valentina Ruby Sykes Do you have any nicknames? Vee Where were you born and where are you currently living? Born in Melbourne, currently in Sydney and moving to LA next week! Will you send us a selfie? What do you wonder about the most? What do cats…
Girl We Adore: Grace Van Dien From What Youth Issue 12 shot by Darren Ankenman
Do you have any nicknames? “Spacey Gracey” is my most fitting one. When I was younger my family called me Smeagol and loved hearing me say “My precious.” And my friends call me Grachalingus Van-Dingus. Where were you born? I grew up in Malibu and moved out of my parents house to live in Santa…
Girl We Adore: Molly Steele A train-hopping wanderer from a swampy puddle in Florida
We heard about Molly through a friend of ours and the first thing they told us is: My friend Molly is crazy and shoots rad photos and she’s a babe. Ask her about hopping trains and how many times she’s been arrested. Say no more, we were in. And here she is. WHAT YOUTH: What’s…
Girl We Adore: Clare Gillies The president of the Jane Austen book club lives in New York
Do you have any nicknames? Bear/Clarebear and sometimes queaks…I have a…unique voice;) Where did you come from and where do you now live? I’m from CT originally, but I live in NYC now. If you could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would it be? I would pick my great grandma. She…
Girl We Adore: Rachel Yampolsky A transplant from the Arizona desert
What’s your full name? Rachel Ann Yampolsky Do you have any nicknames? Sweet Potato. Where did you come from? Tucson, Arizona. What do you love about that place? I love waking up super early in the morning, before the heat and riding my bike around the neighborhood. Least favorite thing about that place? The summers….
Girl We Adore: Annie McGinty A Nick Cave fan from the Midwest
What Youth: What’s your full name? Annie: Annie Elizabeth McGinty Do you have any nicknames? Annie-banannie, McG Where did you come from? Columbus, Ohio. What do you love about that place? Sports, family and friends. Least favorite thing about that place? Freezing cold winters Would you send us a selfie? What do you wonder…
Girl We Adore: Yvonne Logan The new California girl
WHAT YOUTH: Do you have any nicknames? YVONNE: If people can’t pronounce my first name right, they usually call me “Livy.” Where did you come from? I’m from Costa Mesa, California. Would you send us a selfie? What do you wonder about? I wonder about the future, like most people, and wonder why we haven’t…
Girl We Adore: Irie Jean Calkins Presented by Amuse Society
Meet Irie. A rare and delicate discovery from Huntington Beach of all places. We recently did a shoot with her for our Cluster issue way back when [What Youth Issue 10], and we got to hang out with her. Then this other time we got mexican food with her and asked her silly questions. Like these: WHAT…
