Inside the World of Keisha Harris

Keisha Harris, Volunteer Park Cafe, Capitol Hill. 

Where are you from?

Minneapolis

What brought you to Seattle?

My psychic and my Grandma

Do you have a daily mantra?

No, but I do have positive affirmations that change on a daily basis

What are some fashion faux pas of yours?

Seattle's hiker epidemic and kitschy vintage and fake leather

What's your vice?

coffee

What's been your proudest moment in the past year?

Starting a business with my friend Meghann. That's when I really felt like the city was mine.

What's your business?

Hunter Gatherer, online store and pop up shop co-owned with my friend Meghann Sommer

Any embarrassing moments in the past year?

got locked in a hallway porky piggin' it

What's something you're looking forward to?

Traveling

Where do you plan on traveling?

Africa & Europe

Who are your influences?

My brother and all the creatives I'm surrounded by

If you weren't you, who would you be? What did you want to be as a child?

It would be pretty amazing to be Bjork. When I was little I wanted to be an astronaut, ballerina, actress, singer, etc. Basically anything that would get me famous. 

What's a value you highly admire in a man?

combination of the following; hard-worker, good sense of humor, somebody that brings their ideas to fruition, and trustworthy.

What's a value you highly admire in a woman?

A woman that can compliment another woman

Is there anything you have learned in the past year that has helped you grow as a person?
I've figured out the secrets to life--

1.)  I think the key to happiness is making a conscious decision to be positive no matter what the circumstances are.

2.) good ideas come to you for a reason and you have to pursue them.

On the Street... Pike Street.

Pike and Harvard, gentleman at the sunday market. 

Rachael

Rachael Nelson, 10th and Pine, Capitol Hill. 

Journey to Paris

So I'm pretty sure that the past few weeks were merely a series of dreams, the most wondrous and captivating of dreams. I spent the last 14 days in Paris. While I was there I saw the most beautiful people and architecture, ate the finest foods, hung out in cafes for hours, sat in parks, sipped on espresso, snacked on many macaroons, people watched at haute couture fashion shows, and drank plenty of champagne.

I wanted my outfits to be simple and classic. I'm a sucker for stripes and wore them almost everyday with essential accessories such as Ray-Ban sunglasses and a straw hat (which I bought at a really darling hat boutique in the Marais called Celine Roberts). 

Below are some polaroids I took on my trip. Enjoy!

XO,

Kirby

Sitting in Place des Vosges

macaroon eyes

gardens at Versailles

rowing at Versailles! 

taking a breather 

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture

Dior Haute Couture

Ulyana Sergeenko

Elena Perminova (middle) 

Tamu McPherson and Stephanie LaCava

Hanneli Mustaparta

Anna Dello Russo, editor at large and creative consultant for Vogue Japan

An Afternoon with Whitney Hinshaw

Whitney Hinshaw. Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA.

What inspires the way you dress?

Random people. I don't really follow designers or anyone in particular.

What's your fashion faux pas?

Those weird individual toe shoes and also skirts with leggings.

What are a few things you never leave the house without?

eyeliner, a copy of the new yorker, and a bottle opener.

What's your most valuable possession?

My grandmother's ring

Who's someone you admire?

Debra Treisman, the fiction editor at the New Yorker. She has my dream job and she is the first woman fiction editor at the New Yorker.

What's your vice?

Whiskey and cheese

What's on your personal soundtrack?

Woodsman, Arthur Russell, the weeknd, and light asylum.

What's the last book you read?

A collection of short stories by Flannery O'Connor.

If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?

Martinique 

Quality you like most in a man?

The ability to parallel park

Quality you like most in a woman?

same

What's your favorite past time?

swimming in the sun. Also biking, reading, napping, and eating in the sun.

How do you typically spend a sunday?

watching the game with a good cup of coffee, a big breakfast, and the crossword.

What's your favorite breakfast meal?

I eat eggs and bacon almost every day, and bloody marys when appropriate.