All clothes, Petra’s own. She DIY’d the collar and crowns, which you can learn how to do here and here. Rhinestone skateboard by her and floral skateboard painted by Apple Darling. Thanks to Apple and Gwen (Peggi Lepage) for modeling.
I’d force myself to get over my fear of skateboarding if I had one of those. These are lovely.
MargueriteNovember 1st, 20117:14 PM
As long as your board stays on the ground, theres nothing to be afraid of… i must now cover the bottom of my skateboard in stickers!
sluttysuicideNovember 1st, 20113:12 PM
this is glorious I am in love with this pure awesomeness
NarnieNovember 1st, 20117:15 PM
the one with the hands and bracelets is very virgin suicides-esque: i love it.
yourenotfunnyNovember 1st, 20117:20 PM
Love the naked lady/rhinestone skateboard. And pic #5. And I must replicate that glittery under eye makeup.
LeilaNovember 1st, 20117:32 PM
i always leave petra’s photos with the urge to recreate something as ethereal as them. these are lovely!
ferrrisNovember 1st, 20117:40 PM
Glitter!
CathrynNovember 1st, 20117:44 PM
Wow, that is totally the front porch to my apartment. I thought it looked familiar…
Petra CollinsNovember 1st, 20117:52 PM
ha! thanks for letting us use your house! we used munas room too.
xx
CathrynNovember 1st, 20118:10 PM
Haha, no problem. I’m glad the pylons got to make it into one of the photos. :)
I.ilaNovember 1st, 20117:52 PM
I agree completely with Narnie… the bracelets are very virgin suicides. I like the holding of hands, and the whispering. It sort of combines last month’s theme.
CathrynNovember 1st, 20117:54 PM
Also, these photos are awesome!
MichyMichNovember 1st, 20118:00 PM
LOVE the photos, clothes, accessories and hair! It reminds me of Avril Lavigne meets Courtney Love.
Mmm…I remember the time when I had Avril’s 1st CD and she was on a skateboard – that was pure badassery. She proved that girls can skateboard.
Tavi GevinsonNovember 1st, 20118:05 PM
we had no clue what to call these photos and almost titled it SK8R BOI
Petra CollinsNovember 1st, 20119:20 PM
I had sk8er boi stuck in my head for like 3 days after the shoot…
MichyMichNovember 7th, 20119:43 PM
It’s so hard to escape nostalgia – it just comes back again and again.
fizzingwhizbeesNovember 1st, 20118:02 PM
loving the rainbow hair!
victoriaNovember 1st, 20118:03 PM
awesome!
unicornNovember 1st, 20118:09 PM
i love love love love love love the blonde girls hair. so much.
Danoninoe23November 1st, 20118:10 PM
Great photos, but i personally would not have the lady balls nor the desire to withhold from shaving my underarms….
arrivingNovember 3rd, 20115:37 PM
it’s really not a big deal :)
tomfooleryNovember 1st, 20118:18 PM
is that underarm hair? YAY LOVE IT
HunterNovember 1st, 20118:31 PM
I’m gonna marry Petra so she has to take pictures of me every day………………………………………….
RaebbiesNovember 1st, 20119:34 PM
those skate boards are a DREAM.
KatieNovember 1st, 201110:08 PM
I just want to curl into the photos and live in them.
appledarlingNovember 2nd, 201112:56 AM
just a shout out that i couldn’t have made the pansy board without my friends sally and frazer. <3
KatigNovember 2nd, 20112:17 AM
No but seriously, WHERE are the fat girls???
AnaheedNovember 2nd, 20113:12 AM
We’re working on it, I promise, Katig. It’s super important to us to get better at representing all kinds of awesome girls. We do these shoots with zero budget, and the photographers just use their siblings and friends as models. Meanwhile, look! Armpit hair! Girls on skateboards! Not that that’s enough, by any means, but it’s something, at least to me.
BesuNovember 2nd, 20113:08 AM
these are beautiful I loved everyone of them they are really inspiring x
MooncakeNovember 2nd, 20114:49 AM
Is armpit hair a fashion statement? (Sorry, I’m not a fashion person and I don’t get these things.)
timiNovember 2nd, 20115:21 AM
can’t express how much I love this
soybrainNovember 2nd, 20117:54 AM
so random with the skateboards, but it looks lovely. I wish those girls were around in my neighborhood
appledarlingNovember 2nd, 201110:57 AM
@mooncake
I don’t know if armpit hair is a fashion statement, but personally I let it start growing after my first relationship (blerg). I realized that I didn’t really care if my leg hair or arm pit hair was 10 inches long, people around me would just have to live with it.
There is also a controversial fact (I don’t know if it’s true) that it helps facilitate sexual attractant pheromones there + helps reduce friction.
Petra CollinsNovember 2nd, 201110:33 PM
same – I let mine grow too. It’s not a fashion statement it’s about being comfortable with my body – hair and all. LADIES – unless its a personal choice to shave please don’t shave because you feel you have to because of someone or because of society! Hair is beautiful, LET IF GROW.
Petra CollinsNovember 2nd, 201110:36 PM
hope that makes sense(?). my comment applies to down south. i support BUSH y’all
Eleanor HardwickNovember 3rd, 20114:46 PM
i dont shave my legs at all… my boyfriend sure doesn’t care and all my guy friends are actually really encouraging about it and hi five me when they see me bare legged… it’s super sweet haha
arrivingNovember 3rd, 20115:41 PM
i agree. it’s hard to speak out about it though because it always comes down to personal choice. i don’t want to feel like i’m ~~educating girls about how ~~~unfeminist it is to shave your armpits (it’s not about that at all) but it’s hard to open up dialogue about body hair and body policing without getting under someone’s hackles. but at the same time when someone comments on how ‘weird’ it is to see armpit hair on girls a little part of me withers a bit. i wish we could get to the point where showing an image of a lady with body hair DOESN’T result in a flurry of comments (positive OR negative).
GretchynNovember 7th, 201112:17 AM
Petra, THANK YOU. This is exactly what I try to explain to my peers n such but they don’t understand + find it easier to just say “ew she doesn’t shave hippie GROSS”. Glad to know I’m not alone on supporting hair. LONG HAIR DON’T CARE.
JodieNovember 2nd, 201112:30 PM
Okay everyone to their own but under arm hair on men and women seriously makes me want to VOMIT.
Lovely pictures though. :]
julalondonNovember 2nd, 20112:09 PM
These pictures are AWESOME!!! Petra i so love your work, it is so inspiring! Thank you so much!
StinaStinaStinaNovember 2nd, 20114:20 PM
Finally registering since I’ve been reading this for awhile (admittedly I am not a ‘teen’ or ‘tween’ but am loving the ‘style’ and ‘eye candy’ pieces here!)
anyway, this one is IMMACULATE! I love the skirts and handmade bead bracelets, very virgin suicides meets neighborhood skater chicks/girls you want to meet and are always in awe of..
Thanks for this :)
LucasNovember 2nd, 20114:51 PM
OMG!
This really rocks!
Rainbow hair is so Meadham Kirchhoff :D
GeebsNovember 2nd, 20114:57 PM
i have those same socks!!!
Petra CollinsNovember 2nd, 201110:33 PM
thanks for all the nice comments guys! really happy you like my work!
xx
JamieNovember 3rd, 20113:38 PM
i didn’t even notice the armpit hair until after i got to the comments.
hanging in too many pit-hair-friendly circles
Eleanor HardwickNovember 3rd, 20114:41 PM
NO WAY!!! i’ve been planning a girly skateboard shoot and my friend was going to paint skateboards for it and now petra’s done it betterrrrrrrrrrr… theres no way i can top dat :(
Eleanor HardwickNovember 3rd, 20114:43 PM
gotta add its a gorgeous shoot though… rookiephotographer-to-rookiephotographer, i am extremely jealous of your photo talent petra…
Petra CollinsNovember 4th, 20116:19 PM
woah great minds think alike?
but thanks – your photos kill me too! so good!
arrivingNovember 3rd, 20115:48 PM
lovely photos. this looks like kensington!
PashupatiNovember 3rd, 20117:59 PM
Not having read all the comments so sorry if it had been said, but:
These makes me happy.
They show femininity doesn’t have to be defined by men!
Yup! Also, looks like awesome screencap’s from awesome movie.
(as for the hair shaving-or-not debate, I actually dye my legs’ hair blond from time to time.)
ChimdiNovember 4th, 201111:27 PM
#4 = LOVE
(and I love the nonchalant pit hair)
JennNovember 7th, 20118:14 PM
Hi this is the second page of yours I noticed this happening so far, I try to click on the “next” button and it won’t go to the next photo? This is the first night I had this problem and I’m bumming because I want eye candy!
AnaheedNovember 7th, 20118:23 PM
What browser are you using?
JennNovember 8th, 20118:09 PM
I was in chrome but I just thought to try in firefox and now it’s working. I’ll just have to remember not to use chrome next time! Thanks.
thecultfollowingNovember 8th, 20118:51 PM
I love all of Petra’s photos. They remind me of a Sofia Coppola movie. So dreamy and emotional. I love the clothes too and the kandi bracelets are awesome.
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55 Comments
I’d force myself to get over my fear of skateboarding if I had one of those. These are lovely.
As long as your board stays on the ground, theres nothing to be afraid of… i must now cover the bottom of my skateboard in stickers!
this is glorious I am in love with this pure awesomeness
the one with the hands and bracelets is very virgin suicides-esque: i love it.
Love the naked lady/rhinestone skateboard. And pic #5. And I must replicate that glittery under eye makeup.
i always leave petra’s photos with the urge to recreate something as ethereal as them. these are lovely!
Glitter!
Wow, that is totally the front porch to my apartment. I thought it looked familiar…
ha! thanks for letting us use your house! we used munas room too.
xx
Haha, no problem. I’m glad the pylons got to make it into one of the photos. :)
I agree completely with Narnie… the bracelets are very virgin suicides. I like the holding of hands, and the whispering. It sort of combines last month’s theme.
Also, these photos are awesome!
LOVE the photos, clothes, accessories and hair! It reminds me of Avril Lavigne meets Courtney Love.
Mmm…I remember the time when I had Avril’s 1st CD and she was on a skateboard – that was pure badassery. She proved that girls can skateboard.
we had no clue what to call these photos and almost titled it SK8R BOI
I had sk8er boi stuck in my head for like 3 days after the shoot…
It’s so hard to escape nostalgia – it just comes back again and again.
loving the rainbow hair!
awesome!
i love love love love love love the blonde girls hair. so much.
Great photos, but i personally would not have the lady balls nor the desire to withhold from shaving my underarms….
it’s really not a big deal :)
is that underarm hair? YAY LOVE IT
I’m gonna marry Petra so she has to take pictures of me every day………………………………………….
those skate boards are a DREAM.
I just want to curl into the photos and live in them.
just a shout out that i couldn’t have made the pansy board without my friends sally and frazer. <3
No but seriously, WHERE are the fat girls???
We’re working on it, I promise, Katig. It’s super important to us to get better at representing all kinds of awesome girls. We do these shoots with zero budget, and the photographers just use their siblings and friends as models. Meanwhile, look! Armpit hair! Girls on skateboards! Not that that’s enough, by any means, but it’s something, at least to me.
these are beautiful I loved everyone of them they are really inspiring x
Is armpit hair a fashion statement? (Sorry, I’m not a fashion person and I don’t get these things.)
can’t express how much I love this
so random with the skateboards, but it looks lovely. I wish those girls were around in my neighborhood
@mooncake
I don’t know if armpit hair is a fashion statement, but personally I let it start growing after my first relationship (blerg). I realized that I didn’t really care if my leg hair or arm pit hair was 10 inches long, people around me would just have to live with it.
There is also a controversial fact (I don’t know if it’s true) that it helps facilitate sexual attractant pheromones there + helps reduce friction.
same – I let mine grow too. It’s not a fashion statement it’s about being comfortable with my body – hair and all. LADIES – unless its a personal choice to shave please don’t shave because you feel you have to because of someone or because of society! Hair is beautiful, LET IF GROW.
hope that makes sense(?). my comment applies to down south. i support BUSH y’all
i dont shave my legs at all… my boyfriend sure doesn’t care and all my guy friends are actually really encouraging about it and hi five me when they see me bare legged… it’s super sweet haha
i agree. it’s hard to speak out about it though because it always comes down to personal choice. i don’t want to feel like i’m ~~educating girls about how ~~~unfeminist it is to shave your armpits (it’s not about that at all) but it’s hard to open up dialogue about body hair and body policing without getting under someone’s hackles. but at the same time when someone comments on how ‘weird’ it is to see armpit hair on girls a little part of me withers a bit. i wish we could get to the point where showing an image of a lady with body hair DOESN’T result in a flurry of comments (positive OR negative).
Petra, THANK YOU. This is exactly what I try to explain to my peers n such but they don’t understand + find it easier to just say “ew she doesn’t shave hippie GROSS”. Glad to know I’m not alone on supporting hair. LONG HAIR DON’T CARE.
Okay everyone to their own but under arm hair on men and women seriously makes me want to VOMIT.
Lovely pictures though. :]
These pictures are AWESOME!!! Petra i so love your work, it is so inspiring! Thank you so much!
Finally registering since I’ve been reading this for awhile (admittedly I am not a ‘teen’ or ‘tween’ but am loving the ‘style’ and ‘eye candy’ pieces here!)
anyway, this one is IMMACULATE! I love the skirts and handmade bead bracelets, very virgin suicides meets neighborhood skater chicks/girls you want to meet and are always in awe of..
Thanks for this :)
OMG!
This really rocks!
Rainbow hair is so Meadham Kirchhoff :D
i have those same socks!!!
thanks for all the nice comments guys! really happy you like my work!
xx
i didn’t even notice the armpit hair until after i got to the comments.
hanging in too many pit-hair-friendly circles
NO WAY!!! i’ve been planning a girly skateboard shoot and my friend was going to paint skateboards for it and now petra’s done it betterrrrrrrrrrr… theres no way i can top dat :(
gotta add its a gorgeous shoot though… rookiephotographer-to-rookiephotographer, i am extremely jealous of your photo talent petra…
woah great minds think alike?
but thanks – your photos kill me too! so good!
lovely photos. this looks like kensington!
Not having read all the comments so sorry if it had been said, but:
These makes me happy.
They show femininity doesn’t have to be defined by men!
Yup! Also, looks like awesome screencap’s from awesome movie.
(as for the hair shaving-or-not debate, I actually dye my legs’ hair blond from time to time.)
#4 = LOVE
(and I love the nonchalant pit hair)
Hi this is the second page of yours I noticed this happening so far, I try to click on the “next” button and it won’t go to the next photo? This is the first night I had this problem and I’m bumming because I want eye candy!
What browser are you using?
I was in chrome but I just thought to try in firefox and now it’s working. I’ll just have to remember not to use chrome next time! Thanks.
I love all of Petra’s photos. They remind me of a Sofia Coppola movie. So dreamy and emotional. I love the clothes too and the kandi bracelets are awesome.