Come Sail Away
Petra and Feli wear dresses from Naughty Mess Vintage, collars from the Drake General Store, shoes from 69 Vintage, and American Apparel socks.
Thanks to Anna, Fox, Jacqueline, Feli, Aurora, Allegra, Kim, Jacob, Ikoro, Sean, Blaze, and Chloe for modeling, and Chloe Wise for styling. Special thanks to Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, the Drake General Store, and 69 Vintage.
Aurora wears Zara dress and sweater from 69 Vintage. Fox and Jacob wear their own suits.
Anna wears dress from Nasty Gal, pins from the Drake General Store, and glasses from 69 Vintage.
Jacqueline wears Rodarte for Target dress and gloves from 69 Vintage. Feli wears dress and sweater from 69 Vintage and jewelry from the Drake General Store.
Kim wears varsity sweater from 69 Vintage and pins from the Drake General Store. Allegra wears dress from 69 Vintage and handmade DIY crown.
Chloe wears cheerleading outfit and crown, Petra’s own.
Aurora wears sweater from 69 Vintage.
Sean wears pins from the Drake General Store.
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gosh, i wish my prom will be as hip as this…
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Log in to replyI love this! Enough though they look all lovely and bored out of their minds in that model-y way, I would rather be at this photoshoot then any of my own dances!
Log in to replyLove Number 20 <3
Log in to replySuch amazing photos! Just perfection!
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Log in to replypetra is so magical, she shoots her visual narratives so flawlessly
Log in to replylove these!
Log in to replyThese are so cool! And those boys are cute! ;)
Log in to reply20 <3333 Sean looks like Morrissey!
Log in to replyWow I just love these! And hey, these were taken in Toronto, where I live. I’m a huge fan of both 69 Vintage and the Drake General Store!
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wihgkhgghlghslksdlg .. I feel so special .. I have shopped at both 69 Vintage and The Drake General Store … and Petra has shopped there too … goodness :)
Log in to replyaw i love the crying/smeared makeup one. this is gorgeous. and way to show nonwhite/nonstraight girls!! yay rookie!
Log in to replyGreat photos. I particularly love number 5.
I never went to my prom. Although it wasn’t really a prom. It wasn’t such a big a deal at my school and it was still called a ‘Leavers ball’ and not a prom. Your photos and having re-watched Virgin Suicides recently, makes me wish we had a proper one and that I had gone though.
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Log in to replyLove this so much! Also the first time I’ve seen any guys in a Rookie photo shoot. Not complaining though! They’re pretty cute!
Log in to reply:O this school is close to mine!!!! how am I not aware of this?
Log in to replythese are too pretty
Log in to replyJust so you know, you made naughtymess.com a relative link, so it links to http://rookiemag.com/2012/02/come-sail-away/naughtymess.com instead of http://naughtymess.com
Log in to replyThank you, Pashupati!
Log in to replyI like the pictures with food. I thnk these pictures nicely combine a ‘Marie Antoinette’ and John Hughes vibe, whilst still being amazing Petra photos. #23 especially.
Log in to replyWow. The models portray emotions so well (kudos to you all, especially the one with smeared mascara! wow.), the atmosphere! it’s like we were there. Picture 30 makes me happy.
Log in to replyTHIS IS WONDER.
(If only we could buy prints or stickers… Though I guess I can make those myself for personal use, but I’d put my money there if I had any.)
these are my favourite so far!
Log in to replyoh my god this is the best rookie photoshoot yet :) i love the 19th photo
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Log in to replyI love these. The really brought me back to high school and how when you’re young you’re like whatever about being young and everything that’s happening but when you grow up you swear that high school was awesome. Not in a bad way, but it shows the boredom and the underwhelming effect everything has when you’re young. It was a really beautiful set of pictures. Thanks so much!
Log in to replyThat boy in the middle in #3 is SUPAH CUTE
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Log in to replyI just love how the title references that cringe worthy episode of Freaks and Geeks where Lindsay gets forced to go to homecoming. Oh so good. :3 <3
Log in to replyAH! I’m crying tears of joy at how lovely and perfect this is! Thank you so much for putting a couple in your shoot that is: non-straight AND non-white. I literally can’t think of when I’ve ever seen such representation mixed with the pretty prom-y nostalgia we all love. Thank you thank you thank you!
Log in to replyThis is totally my favourite photoset you’ve done.
Log in to replySo you managed to make a photoshoot including hot guys (hellooooo), hot girls (steamy there?) aaand hot clothes? Hot and sweet and happy and sad, all at once.
Log in to replyPetra, will you be my mentor???
so beautiful! all of them! best school dance ever
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Log in to replyThis is so bittersweet and melancholy while being beautiful at the same time. What camera did Petra used?
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Log in to replyhi stop making me want to live in a rookie photoshoot thanks
Log in to replyI love the entire editorial and the clothes! The whole things reminds me of Courtney Love in “Miss World”, the cover album of Live Through This with a little bit of Carrie (for the cheerleader uniforms).
Somehow, I’ve been in LOVE with the lace Peter Pan collar dress from Nasty Gal. Is it new or vintage?
Log in to replyThe lace Peter Pan collar dress from look 4 looks like the one Courtney Love wore: http://www.last.fm/music/Hole/+images/49199437. Plus, it looks like the one that Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland wore, too: http://www.last.fm/music/Babes+In+Toyland/+images/313271.
Log in to replyLike some other folks said, I immediately got a John Hughes vibe from this. Love #’s 20 and 21 especially.
Log in to replyso cool!!! I love that this reminds me of virgin suicides/ styx “come sail away” (aka such a great song), and we get some LBGT reppin!!! woo!!
Log in to replyAhh! So Canadian!
Log in to replywow, totally swooning.
Log in to replythis is amazing? and it was shot in toronto canada riiiight? c69 vintage is my favourite store unless there is another one in the states! how do i become a part of it though!??!!?
Log in to replyLOVe #20! Too cute. :)
Log in to replyAll of Petra’s photos look like stills from the best movie ever.
Log in to replyLove this so much! I especially adore the lace dresses and the two toned shoes from the first photo. And Sean is super cute. ;)
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Log in to replywahhh I want every single piece of clothing in this shoot!!
Log in to replycan’t even deal with petra ever
Log in to replyI don’t know what it is about the rusty old bathrooms or tacky glass bowls of what seems to be puffed cheetos, but my heart is aching to be in these photos. I love the outfits and Petra’s hair and all the fancy gloves and suckers… ohh my lovely
Log in to replyALL of the if-John-Waters-had-directed-The-Virgin-Suicides vibes.
Log in to replypetra + sister is nice. p.s. rookie more variety of size in photo shoots? (already you’re better than other teen mags)
Log in to replyalso, the guy in picture 8!??? ;)
Log in to replyThese are amazing!! Lux x2 <3
Log in to replyahhh amazing. the picture of shoes, #21 i think, i am in love. puts my photography project to shame. petra you are my idol :’)
Log in to replyI think my heart skipped a beat when I saw Petra’s name at the bottom, her photos are always so beautiful, magical and flawless. We’re very lucky to get to see her art for free.
Log in to replyAaaaa I love all of the eye candies you guys post!
This one has that sort of faded look- love it love it love it!
<3
Also I hope this isn't too out of place, but:
Log in to replySean from picture 20, you're beauuutiful :)
i love the number 6! the cheese puff twisties make it awesome
Log in to replyI have that dress is picture 4!!!! Its my faaaav! Lovely photoshoot!
Log in to replyThis reminds of the bullett magazine feature as Tavi as a Paper doll!
You guys should check it out
http://www.bullettmedia.com/article/meet-the-swag-hags-tavi-gevinson-alexa-chung-nicole-richie-and-matthew-williams-pick-their-favorite-fashion-items/
Log in to replyMaking me consider actually going to prom (I mean it’s at a planetarium… that could be cool)
Log in to replyThis is amazing! Love it!
Log in to replyWhen I look at picture 20, I’m totally hearing a Psychedelic Furs/Spandau Ballet/OMD mix in my mind. Amazing photos!
Log in to replyI think i speak for all of us when I say: BOYS!!
Log in to replyThe whole atmosphere is just… mesmerizing. LOOVE the inclusion of boys (first time on Rookie, IIRC?) and how the photoshoot itself caters to almost everyone :)
PS. 20 & 30 ARE THE BEST <3
Log in to replyoops, and I forgot 31, LOVE the lingering vibes of it
Log in to replythis is such a lovely photoshoot, great job! for some reason I have the song candy by frankie rose and the outs to this :)
Log in to replyOHMAHGAWD the guy in the middle!!! Is it Fox or Jacob? He’s cuter than Nicholas Hoult! <3
Log in to replySeriously, who are these gorgeous people?!
Log in to replyI’m so inspired by these photos. Can you tell me the dress (and gloves) that the girl with the blue dress is wearing?
Log in to replyCan anybody tell me if Aurora has facebook or something? she is similar to me haha <3
Log in to replyWhat camera did you use Petra?
Log in to replyPetra, these are stunning.
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