Audrey Louise Reynolds on Beautiful Stranger

January 28, 2011 

First thing she consumes in the a.m.: Water, coffee, shot of apple cider vinegar, Kefir, and granola
 
What she's wearing: Vintage war-issue jeans from Nav Dungarees; vintage shearling hat, Jay Kos duffle coat, Anndra Neen necklace, Aesa and Pamela Love rings, eggplant FRUIT ankle boot, Wendy Nichol feather hair extensions and leather tote, hand-painted and dyed by Audrey herself

Other designers who've hired this organic dye guru to cutom-color their wares: Dieppa Restrepo, Rogan, Loomstate, No. 6, and Bodkin

Wardrobe essentials: "One of my nana's vintage furs and Jacqueline Schnabel blue suede, snake and leather heels."

Style icons: Ali McGraw and Shelley Duvall

Fave designers: "Nudie Cohn, Rodchenko, Rosenmunns, Von Sono, Christian Wijnants, Pamela Love, AESA, Arielle De Pinto, Electric Feathers, Ashish, FRUIT, the list goes on and on…"

Top shop: No6 Store

What keeps her calm: Reiki, crystal healing and Thai yoga massage with Brooklyn's Negin "Just Be" Niknejad, "a word-of-mouth gem." (Contact info: skininsideout@gmail.com)

Signature scent: Caprifoglio (honeysuckle) by Santa Maria Novella

Worth the splurge: Traveling, shoes, food and wine

Fave restaurants: Frankies 457 and The French Laundry

Must-have gadget: Corkscrew

Regular reads: The New Yorker, NY Times, Sup Mag, Believer, LOVE, i-D, Dossier

Music she's mad for: Von Haze, Harry Nilsson and Buffy Sainte-Marie

Books that are bedside now: Survival of the Sickest and Life by Keith Richards

How she's reducing her carbon footprint: "Daily, by locally sourcing as much as possible, and having a fuel-efficient car."

Photo by Bruno Gaget