sprayyour
wayto
creativity
Whatif,withasimple
shakeandspritzofa
spraybottle,youcould
absorbinspiration
throughyourepidermis?
Itwouldbeprettydarn
convenient,huh?
Sadly,thingsaren’t
thateasy,butthe
folksbehindPretend
StoreinCharleston,
SouthCarolina,have
donetheirverybestto
makeithappen,mixing
scentslikebergamot,
yuzu,sandalwoodand
clarysagetojoltyour
sensesandgetyour
brainbuzzing.Naba
bottleoftheenergising
elixirforaround$31at
pretendstore.cotheplantshoe
Didyouknowhundredsofmillionsofpairsof
shoeswindupinlandfilleveryyear?That’san
awfullotofplastic-andrubber-basedmaterials
thatwillprobablyneverbreakdown.Enterthe
PlantShoe:thefirstsneakermadeentirelyof
biodegradable,plant-derivedbits.Designedin
aunisexstyleandjustonenaturalcolourby
thecleverclogsatNativeShoes,youcanchuck
themonthecompostandwalkawaywithaclear
conscience(ifyouevertireofpaddingaboutin
them,thatis).Around$286,nativeshoes.commyfavouritethingswith...
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Favouritesongyou’vewritten?MichaelRoss:That’s
atrickquestionbecausewegavebirthtoalloursongs.
Theyallworkonadifferentpartofus.It’slikeasking
whichisourfavouritechakra.Favouritegigsofar?
MR:Qingdao,China.That’swherewerealisedmusic
transcendedanylanguage,andwhereourperformance
stylearrivedtous.Favouritenon-alcoholicdrink?
ZaachariahaFielding:Longblack,likeourmen.
Favouritewaytogetpumpedupbeforeashow?ZF:
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glassesofwinetowarmthecockles,thenpaintmyface
forthegods.Favouritedancemove?ZF:It’scalledthe
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withbothlegsbehindyourhead.Favouriteplaceto
beonaFridaynight?ZF:Watchingdragqueenslip
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anddoingthePegasusPretzel.Favouriteplaceyou’ve
visited?ZF:Scotlandwasdeadly.Thevisuallandscape
waslikeafilm,thepeoplewerelikefriendsandthe
NHSdentistgaveMichaelafreefilling.Favouriteitem
ofclothing?ZF:Ascarf.Soversatile.Youcanwrapyour
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bling fresh-
ocean mussels or
hilled mimosa
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le veux!” a lot.a floral
explosion
Finally, a chance to
embrace two of our
favourite pastimes:
exploding confetti
cannons and giving new
plants life. Yes, that’s
right – this is paper
confetti embedded with
wildflower seeds, so
with a pull and a pop
you can sow a garden’s
worth of black-eyed
susans, cockscomb
and sesame flowers.
The nifty contraption
comes from the minds
of Jolie Mae Signorile
and Gabriel Fredericks
Cohen – aka Fredericks
& Mae – and will set you
back around $20 from
fredericksandmae.com
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