Lulu Tenney reading Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz
“I brought a new book because I finished my other one, Me Talk Pretty Someday by David Sedaris—I have it in my bag today, it’s Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz. I read two pages at the last show, and then I got interrupted because I had to get dressed or something, but that’s the book I’m reading. Or, I’m trying to start reading. I will read it, just maybe when I’m less busy, when I have a second.
Hair is the best place to do the reading because the dryers drown out any noise outside, and no one’s making you move your eyes. I’m definitely trying to escape doomscrolling—I feel like during Fashion Week, you end up going on Instagram to check your shows and stay updated on them. I’ve been listening to a playlist that my friend made of chants and meditative songs, and when you’re listening to that, you don’t really want to be doomscrolling, you want to be just spacing out and thinking, so it kind of helps to have your book with you.”
Mathilda Gvarliani reading Pulp by Charles Bukowski
“I’m reading Pulp by Charles Bukowski on my iPad. It’s very important because it’s some sort of meditation for me, I would say. It’s like a healthy form of dopamine production. It’s dopamine, yeah, but it’s healthy, it’s not like scrolling. You know how your brain doesn’t react very well to scrolling? Also, it’s a great stimulation to read. It’s slower—it’s almost like green tea instead of coffee.”
Mora Ponte reading Crown of Midnight by Sara J. Maas
“I’m from Argentina, I’ve been here for a month now, it’s my first season ever here in Paris and first show ever, so it’s kind of crazy. My family in Argentina, they’re like screaming, and I feel like I am dreaming, truly. I don’t know many people here because it is my first show, and I really need to disconnect sometimes. I started reading Crown of Midnight by Sara J. Maas this week—it’s really good. I’m always reading Sarah J Maas; she’s the best. This is the second book of the series, and I also read the series ACOTAR, which is the first one, and I think it’s my top two from the Fantasy genre.”
Sam Saba listening to Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch
“So I’m listening to Wayward Pines. It’s sci-fi, and I’m still only halfway through and I’m so confused as to what’s happening because you can’t tell if the guy’s going crazy or if he’s trapped somewhere. It’s all over the place, but it’s definitely been keeping my mind busy while we have long hours at castings and at shows. It’s been really good. I’m so impatient, too. I feel like I’ve really had to learn patience. The doomscroll before a show isn’t great, I mean, it’s gonna give you anxiety. If I am on my phone, I try to be more proactive instead of being on social media: Maybe I’m on Vogue Runway looking at what shows happen, or maybe I’m on Pinterest building mood boards for myself. I feel like there are better ways to scroll and have fun on your phone without it being so toxic.”