The Australian art director, stylist and photographer has struck a chord with audiences recently for her dexterous approach to capturing fashion, shooting the world around her through style, as she travels to Tibilsi, Milan, Paris and more. Miista founder Laura Villasenin has collected vintage Barbie shoes for years, and sees a structural element to them that many fail to understand. “I collect a lot of vintage Barbie shoes because I am obsessed by shape and the extremes of scale”, she says. In her new collection, the Thais wedge was inspired by Laura’s ever-growing Barbie shoe collection. “Sometimes, when designing, a shape in miniature can look completely different when you scale it up”, she says. The technicalities of making a real-size Barbie shoe were a welcome challenge. “The incline is obviously very high on the Barbie shoes, so to design the shoe in a way that’s walkable and not too uncomfortable, we designed the Thais so the foot is hidden by the wedge.”. 

Jamie-Marie’s approach to still life photography taps humor, wit and an appreciation for naturescapes. Capturing still lifes abroad as she travels to locations including Majorca and Paris, she adds comedy to every image, framing these musings with texture and form. “For me it was more about how a different shoe can create a different character”, she tells me, “even just at home. It was about fun, youth”, and crucial for Jamie-Maree, “sexiness.”.