Purple Magazine
— S/S 2009 issue 11

A New Generation

Tallulah Harlech photographed by Skye Parrott — Kristin Gallegos @ BRYAN BANTRY, make-up — Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Black studded dress BALMAIN, black leather perfecto ELISE OVERLAND and jewelry LAZARO

Hannah Murray photographed by Paul Wetherell — Shinobu for MAC @ CLM, make-up — Ben McConnell, photographer’s assistant — Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Pale pink knit tank top and pale pink silk floral print shorts CLARE TOUGH

Gillian Maclaren Jacobs photographed by Stacey Mark — Stravis Speck for BUMBLE & BUMBLE, hair — Angie Parker for DIOR, make-up — Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Andy Carlson, producer — Thanks to The Lafayette House New York — Black satin dress and leather belt LANVIN and necklace IOSSELLIANI

Gillian Maclaren Jacobs

Hannah Murray

Pamela Ellen Love photographed by Skye Parrott — Blue cotton shirt and black silk and cotton suit jacket VANESSA BRUNO, black satin trousers KAI KHUNE and Pamela’s own jewelry

Pamela Ellen Love

Pamela Ellen Love photographed by Skye Parrott — Kristin Gallegos @ BRYAN BANTRY, make-up — Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Black jersey dress with black leather belt and collar details ICEBERG and Pamela’s own jewelry

Tallulah Harlech

Isabelle McNally photographed by Stacey Mark — Rebecca Plymate @ SEE MANAGEMENT, hair — Robert Greene for MAC @ SEE MANAGEMENT, make-up — Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Andy Carlson, producer — Thanks to The Lafayette House New York — Beige muslin dress RALPH LAUREN and jewelry ANNA SHEFFIELD

Annakim Violette photographed by Todd Cole —<br />Kelly Kingston, stylist’s assistant — Black silk dress with blue print cotton details TSUMORI CHISATO and Annakim’s own jewelry

Annakim Violette

A NEW GENERATION

Episode 2

styled by HEIDI BIVENS

What’s your full name? — ANNAKIM “Buttersnatch” VIOLETTE — How old are you? — Timeless. — What are your parents’ names? — Dracula and Venus. — Where did you grow up? — I traveled the world as I was growing up. I consider it home. — What is your earliest memory of? — Seeing my family in top hats. — How did your parents choose your name? — My mom said I was named Annakim because it sounded like an old-world name. She’s Hungarian. — What was the biggest trouble that you got into as a child? — I wanted a purple amethyst ring I saw in Egypt when I was five and I screamed for an entire bus ride because I didn’t get it. — Can you describe a good memory from your childhood? And a bad one? — My favorite memory is of my mom throwing psychedelic tea parties and playing Prince. A bad memory I have is of watching our house burn down on my mom’s birthday. — What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — My style as a kid was that of a glittery bad-ass dreamer and it remains in the purple aura I have today. — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — Matching Nudie-style suits, made with skulls and playing card trees among rhinestone stars, that my father and I had. — Were you teased as a child? — I wasn’t teased. I was inspiring and contagious. — Describe a memorable family vacation. — My family went to Graceland and we meditated on Elvis’s grave. — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — Indian food and Shirley Temples. — Do you share a secret with your siblings about something that your parents never found out about? — My sister doesn’t tell me secrets. But I did spy on her. — What did you want to be when you grew up? — I wanted to be a rock star painter with a purple castle. — What was the worst thing about growing up? — I haven’t really grown up much. Still in the dirt planting seeds, so I can’t say. — Can you describe your room? — The room I had as a kid had a purple unicorn canopy bed and a gold record framed with a rainbow along it on the wall.

What’s your full name? — ISABELLE McNALLY — Where did you grow up? — New York City. I consider it home. — How did your parents choose your name? — I’ve asked them but they’ve never given me much of an answer. I think they considered the name Charles if I had been a boy. I’m glad I’m not. — What’s the biggest trouble you got into as a child? — Oh, I don’t even know. It happened so often. I do remember the strangest one, though. It was at Le Lycée Français de New York. I made a girl cry. As punishment my teacher made me eat my lunch in front of the class. It was really bizarre and uncomfortable. — How did you act towards the opposite sex when you were a child? — A bit aggressively. —
What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — The process of getting dressed hasn’t changed.
It’s still chaotic. — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — I went through a phase of wearing hats every day. They were usually really bright. — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — Sitting down to the dinner table. Talking, eating, and drinking — with my mother scolding our table manners every so often. — What was your favorite bedtime story? — The Secret Seven books. — What was the worst thing about growing up? —
The time I spent wishing I was older. — Can you describe your room? — A bed, a striped carpet, two large windows, a dresser. Often sprawling
with clothes.

What’s your full name? — TALULLAH HALLECH — How old are you? — 20. — What are your parents’ names? — Frank and Amanda. — Where did you grow up? — Shropshire. It’s my childhood home. I’ll always love it for its peaceful views. It’s always good to go back to. — What is your earliest memory of? — Jumping off a tractor, thinking I could fly. — How did your parents choose your name? — My father chose my name. My mother wanted to call me Aminta. I was going to be called Leon if I was born a boy. — What was the biggest trouble you got into when you were a child? — I shaved off my brother’s eyebrow when he was asleep. — What is your fondest childhood memory? And least fond one. —
I have lots of great memories of me and my brother’s adventures in wild Wales! — Bad memory? — I suffered from stage fright and I thought hypnotherapy would help. But when I told the therapist my personal details he laughed at me. — How did you act towards the opposite sex when you were a child? — I used to fight with boys. — What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — I wanted to wear my mother’s clothes and shoes. And I still do! — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — I loved all my ballet clothes. — Were you teased as a child? — Yes. — Describe a memorable family vacation. — I remember my brother and I getting stuck in quicksand in Wales! — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — We don’t have dinner together, typically. But when we do dine together the food is from the garden and it’s delicious. It’s always hilarious. — Do you share a secret with your siblings about something your parents never found out about? — Yes, and we’re sworn to secrecy. — What did you want to be when you grew up? — An actress. Always. — What was your favorite bedtime story? — My parents made up fantastic bedtime stories. My father always said, “Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.” — What’s the worst thing about growing up? — When you’re younger you have a narrow but brilliant perspective. As you get older your point of reference widens. — Can you describe your room? — It’s still quite childish. I’ve been meaning to redecorate but I’m in New York too much.

What’s your full name? — PAMELA ELLEN LOVE — How old are you? — 26. — What are your parents’ names? — Joyce and Douglas. — Where did you grow up? — I was born in Brooklyn, but we moved to Florida when I was young. I consider Brooklyn to be my home, but Miami is nice to visit sometimes. — What is your earliest memory? — I remember my father taking me to the beach at Coney Island. — How did your parents choose your name? — I was named for my father’s grandmother, Pia. — What was the biggest trouble that you got into when you were a child? — When I was five I tried to teach myself to swim when my parents weren’t paying attention and I almost drowned. I had to go to the hospital and have my stomach pumped. When I was in high school I lied to my mom about where I was going so I could go to a party. I ended up getting into a car accident and destroying the car I was driving and the car of my best friend, who was driving in front of me. — Recount a good memory from your childhood. And a bad one. — Good: My mother taking me to a Bob Dylan concert. Bad: Getting braces put on my teeth. — How did you act towards the opposite sex when you were a child? — I don’t know. I don’t think I discriminated against boys. I do remember hitting a boy once in elementary school because I had a crush on him. — What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — I was a bit girly but also a bit of a tomboy and I was extremely messy. I think that describes how I dress these days, actually. — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — In middle school I had an amazing Grateful Dead T-shirt that I wore everywhere. I loved the Converse sneakers I had when I was 16. I still have them and sometimes I wear them. I love this old sweater — it belonged to my grandfather. I wear it all the time. — Were you teased as a child? — Yes. — Describe a memorable family vacation. — I once drove from Miami to Rhode Island with my little brother, my mom, and my step-father.
It was really strange to see the whole east coast of the United States in two weeks. My brother and I got into a lot of fights in the car. He kept shooting rubberbands at me. It hurt a lot. My father took my brother and I to the Bahamas every year, along with his whole posse. They spent most of their time in the casino. I always ended up getting those little cornrow braids with the beads at the bottom in my hair. — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — We never did that sort of thing. — Do you share a secret with your siblings about something your parents never found out about? — Yes. A lot of secrets, probably. — What did you want to be when you grew up? — Everything. — What was your favorite bedtime story? — Goodnight Moon and everything by Shel Silverstein. — What’s the worst thing about growing up? — Seeing people you love get sick and die. Also, gaining more and more responsibility. — Can you describe your room? — It was a mess. I had a poster of Jim Morrison on the ceiling.

What’s your full name? — HANNAH MURRAY. I don’t have a middle name. — How old are you? — I’m 19. —
What are your parents’ names? — My mum’s name is Rosemary Silvester and my dad’s is Martin Murray. — Where did you grow up? — I grew up in Bristol, which is a pretty big city in the south west of England. It’s hard to say whether I consider it home or not. I definitely like it there and
I miss it a little if I’m away for a really long time. But over the last year I’ve lived in London and I’m also going to university in Cambridge. I think I kind of like not having only one place I feel at home in, and like not having a place that I feel rooted to. — What is your earliest memory? — Being in a car with my parents when I was two years old, driving to a caravan site in France. — How did your parents choose your name? — My parents wanted a Germanic name because my dad used to live in Germany and speaks German. They found out that they both had great-grandmothers called Hannah, so it seemed appropriate. I think one of the names they had in mind was Felix if I was born a boy. — What was the biggest trouble that you got into as a child? — When I was at nursery school — I was probably three years old — a friend of mine and I tried to run away from it. I think we only managed to get down to the corner of the street or something. — What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — I think I’m still pretty scruffy and tend to dress down most of the time and prioritise being comfy, like when I was a child. When I was little I was never really the pretty girl or the girly girl and I think that’s reflected in how I don’t feel like I really know how to dress up and be glamorous. — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — I had a pretty large collection of T-shirts, of ones I’d gotten as souvenirs from holidays and places I’d been to and ones that my dad brought back from various trips he’d been on. I wore them all the time and I think I liked them because a lot of them had memories attached to them. I also used to have leggings, ones with stripes and polka dots, that were really comfy and fun. — Describe a memorable family vacation. — When I was seven we visited family friends in Hong Kong. The main things I remember are going to a market and seeing a cut-off fish head that was still moving and locusts that were sold to people as food for their pet birds. It was quite humid and the rain was warm. A lot of people wanted to take pictures of me or stroke my hair because it was blond. — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — My mum and dad and I don’t have dinner together as a family all that often — usually it’s only on special occasions like Christmas and stuff. — Do you share a secret with your siblings about something that your parents never found out about? — I’m an only child. — What was your favorite bedtime story? — When I was little there was a book called Dear Zoo that I really loved. It was about someone who kept writing to the zoo and asking if they could take animals home for pets. And they did, but they had to send them back because they were too scary, like the lion, or too big, like the elephant. In the end they just got a puppy and it was perfect. — What’s the worst thing about growing up? — The feeling you get from the number of people who think of you as unimportant or unintelligent and who patronise you because you’re a child or even because you’re just young. I’m 19 and that feeling still hasn’t totally gone away. — Can you describe your room? — When I was a child my room had lilac walls which I didn’t really like. But it also had a cabin bed — which is like a bunk bed but with just the top bunk — which was quite cool.

What’s your full name? — GILLIAN MACLAREN JACOBS — How old are you? — 26. — What are your parents’ names? — Martina Magenau Jacobs and William F Jacobs, Jr. — Where did you grow up? — I grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh called Mt. Lebanon. I’ve lived in New York City for a while now so I consider it home. — What is your earliest memory? — My earliest memory is of seeing a rabbit in our backyard. I think I was under five years old. — How did your parents choose your name? — My parents compiled a list of names they liked. Then they and my grandparents voted for their favorite names. I think Gillian was one of the only names to get four votes. However, my mother didn’t realize when she saw my name in a name book that most people pronounce it Jillian, not Gillian with a hard g. So I’ve had to correct people my whole life. I’m Gillian, not Jillian. If I had been a boy they would have named me William Francis Jacobs, the Third. —
What was the biggest trouble that you got into as a child? — When I was a senior in high school my friend and I cut school to see a show at the Carnegie Museum of Art. It was the first time I ever cut school. The school left a message on our home answering machine saying I was absent. My mom heard it and I got into a lot of trouble. She didn’t believe that I had cut school to go to a museum. It took me years to convince her that I had. I think I was grounded for a week. I was a very obedient child, by and large. — Can you describe a good memory from your childhood? A bad one? —
I have a lot of positive memories of performing in plays as a child. I remember when I was 12 I was in a production of As You Like It. When
I got to the theater the first day I found that there was a mug for all the cast members with their names written on it. I thought that was amazing. I drank a lot of tea because I was so excited to have a mug with my name on it. A bad one: When I was around eight my dad and I went on a trip to Europe with my uncle and some of my cousins. We took an overnight train from Nice to Venice and during the night we were robbed by Italian thieves. They stole our credit cards, travelers checks, and passports. They even took my Gameboy games. We spent our entire time in Venice trying to cancel our credit cards. And I fell sick with strep throat a day later. It was pretty scary to be in a foreign country for the first time and feel that vulnerable. — How did you act towards the opposite sex when you were a child? — I think I was pretty mean to boys in general. I had no idea how to interact with them. I was an only child with limited contact with boys so they were basically an alien race to me. I was small, skinny, and had large glasses, so I don’t think that endeared me to them either. — What elements of the personality you had as a child are reflected in the personal style you have today? — My mom said I always wanted to dress like Madonna. I guess I still like dresses with some lace. — What were your favorite items in your wardrobe? — I inherited some of my grandmother’s clothes and shoes. She wore a size 5 shoe, so when I was in seventh grade I had some of the funkiest footwear in my school. She loved clogs and had a pair of high-heeled clogs that I think were lined with shearling. I wore those a lot. — Were you teased as a child? — For sure. They called me shrimp and I got a lot of Gilligan’s Island jokes. Like, “Where’s the skipper?” and “How’s Maryanne?” — Describe a memorable family vacation. — I dragged my family to the George Bernard Shaw Festival in Canada each year for several years. I would watch three plays a day. It was really generous of my family to indulge my passion for theater and come along to see plays they weren’t that interested in. — Describe a typical dinner with your family. — My mom would make pork chops and we would eat dinner on trays in the living room while watching a video of an Agatha Christie mystery we rented from the library. — Do you share a secret with your siblings about something that your parents never found out about? — I’m an only child so I had to keep my own counsel. My grandmother and I used to secretly plant apple seeds in my mother’s potted plants. She was always pulling out these tiny apple trees that were mysteriously growing in her house plants. — What did you want to be when you grew up? — In first grade I answered that question with “investment banker.” But I think I wanted to be an actor from the time I was pretty young. I also flirted with the idea of becoming a Supreme Court justice but I decided I didn’t want to be lawyer first. I wanted to become a judge immediately. — What was your favorite bedtime story? — I loved a book called Mr. Skinner’s Skinny House. —
What is the worst thing about growing up? — Experiencing heartbreak for the first time. And realizing it won’t be the last. — Can you describe your room? — I had a rug with clowns on it. It was pretty scratchy and I hated walking across it. I had an amazing bed. Instead of a headboard it had a doll’s house with rooms and a light in it. I owned a Madame Alexander doll set of Napoleon and Josephine and an American Girl doll.