I admit, I am a bit of a Gawker addict and when I was stalking their page today I stumbled on this post about North Brother Island in the East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island. Apparently until the ’40s it was used as a quarantine hospital and has been abandoned and closed to the public ever since which reminded me of all of these amazing places in Russia I used to shoot in with Deborah Turbeville when I worked as her stylist for a myriad of Italian Vogue shoots. I love “shabby chic” at its best, which is what these places represent. It’s romantic in the most glamorous way.
