A KALTBLUT exclusive. Photography by Kayla May Petty-Kook. Styling by Daisy Nic. Makeup by Eve Louise Gale. Hair by Em Wallace. The models are Jett Bolt, Eli Flavell, Jude Baloula and Lui Burns. Fashion by The System, A.D Atelier and Togenesuss from Sanguin Studios, Nesforineska, Serapis and Isa Boulder from Error404 Store, Junya Watanabe from Swop Store, Miu Miu from Mutual Muse.
Melbourne-based photographer and artist Kayla creates images that live between beauty and absurdity, confidence and uncertainty. In her work, the pretty becomes peculiar and the awkward quietly alluring, as she transforms fragments of her personal history into something playful, expressive, and reconciling. Identity, expression, and fashion merge in unexpected ways, guided by both her technical precision and conceptual vision.
In Waiting Room, models are caught mid-leap, off-guard, or suspended between poses, moments that feel accidental but somehow composed. It’s about the space between takes, where confidence meets uncertainty and elegance meets the unexpected. Daisy Nic’s styling blends high fashion with hints of costume, creating looks that feel both aspirational and slightly surreal. The waiting room becomes a kind of stage, where no one quite knows what comes next.
Photography: Kayla May Petty-Kook, kaylamaypettykook.com / @kaylamaypettykook
Photography Assistants: Jack Fraser, @jackfraserphoto
David Adams, @dvd.adams
Styling: Daisy Nic, @daisnic
MUA: Eve Louise Gale @evielouisegale
Hair: Em Wallace @crimp___
Models:
Jett Bolt, @jettbolt , signed with @people.agency,
Eli Flavell, @eliflavell , signed with @fivetwentymgt,
Jude Baloula, @judebaloula , signed with @viviensmodelmgmt,
Lui Burns, @lentilson , signed with @Priscillasmodels
Brands used are: The System, A.D Atelier and Togenesuss from Sanguin Studios, Nesforineska, Serapis and Isa Boulder from Error404 Store, Junya Watanabe from Swop Store, Miu Miu from Mutual Muse
@thesystem___ @a_d_atelier__ @togenesuss @sanguinstudios @nesforineska @serapismaritime @isaboulder @shoperror404 @junyawatanabe @_swop @miumiu @mutualmuse
