Everything Was Going According to Plan

BREAK-IN

Inside the grey building at the Longwood Estate, on the third floor, two doors to the left, exists a room with a glass case containing plans to destroy the local UNESCO world heritage forest. A “spring cleaning” of sorts to make room for Longwood2.0, a garish contemporary housing development. The Longwood family is hellbent on a planned conflagration, but Grace has to foil the mission—the trees offered the necessary balm of shade.
A brief stint in espionage while preparing to enroll in the CIA grants Grace a rudimentary skill-set to infiltrate and destroy the plans. Off Grace goes, recruiting her jewelry, like a Versace hair clip, to pick a lock perfect for her coiffure. The Gucci knee pads, très fashionable for the fall season, but also très useful to shimmy through the air vent into said glass case room, are perfect. All Grace needs, then, is the glass cutter, which she so eloquently forgets to pack. A Fool’s Errand!

Left to right: PIAGET Rose earrings in 18kt white gold set with 208 brilliant-cut diamonds. VERSACE hair slides. BURBERRY mini calf hair and leather TB shoulder bag. PIAGET Possession pendant in 18kt rose gold, set with 116 brilliant-cut diamonds and decorated with a lapis lazuli cabochon. NEWCON OPTIK Night Vision Goggles. PIAGET Limelight Garden Party Necklace in 18kt white gold necklace set in 279 white brilliant-cut round-shaped diamonds and 16 white modified-brilliant cut marquise- shaped diamonds. GUCCI tulle gloves with shimmering golden floral pattern and ivory- white kneepad with embroidered oval interlocking. PIAGET Rose earrings in 18kt rose gold set with 204 brilliant-cut diamonds.

MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS FOR BREAK-IN: wrench and grappling hook

STAKEOUT

Senator Smith is quite the loquacious type behind the podium and behind the walls of whichever hotel he reserves for whatever business in which he finds himself at 3AM on a weekday. “Oh, if I could see, if I could see, if I could see...” June mutters to herself, as she peers through binoculars up to the 5th floor of The Ritz, desiring to catch a glimpse of the Senator mid-misdemeanor. Naturally, on a stakeout, one brings snacks for the long night ahead, a donut or two, chips, and a carrot for your health. After ingesting only donuts, June finds herself dozing, dozing, and dozing, until sweet sleep takes hold. No evidence. Another wasted stakeout. A Fool’s Errand!

Left to right: ZEISS 20X60 T* Image Stabilization Binoculars. TIFFANY & CO. Love lock and key pendants in 18kt gold. GUCCI Cuff bracelet with Dionysus motif in 18kt yellow gold, green enamel and tsavorite, Ouroboros Three-band ring with snake motif in 18kt yellow gold, sapphire, topaz and white and black diamonds, Le Marche des Merveille Earrings with feline head motif in 18kt yellow gold, onyx and diamonds, and OuroborosMultifinger ring with snake motif in 18kt yellow gold, sapphire, topaz and white and black diamonds.

OVER-SURFEITED SNACKS FOR STAKE-OUT: donuts and sunflower seeds.

TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION: walkie talkie.

GAMBLING

Some enjoy clubbing or a glass of scotch, and others might vent from life’s troubles by skydiving. A roll of the dice, however, is Hannah’s vice. Roulette, blackjack, and poker are the medication. Yes, Hannah is indeed over her head, not only for the hours withered at the gambling table, but the debt in which she dug herself; home, credit, medical, pet—you name it! Money is owed and tempers have been tried. Hannah is frustrated: she knows this exact path led to her parent’s divorce, but cheekily, she also picked up a trick or two from watching them dominate the tables in Macau. Perhaps she’s gone too far attempting to gamble off her house while perpetually sipping vesper martinis. Much to her chagrin, an enforcer from the local mob makes Hannah a visit, brandishing a knife and his necklace of severed digits. This one was tough; she’s just recently gotten a manicure. “I promise I’ll pay up!” she says in desperation, hoping her newly-gelled nails will be spared. A Fool’s Errand!

Left to right: L’OBJET Crocodile-embossed playing cards available at Bergdorf Goodman. AERIN Shagreen Poker chips; set available at Bergdorf Goodman. FENDI Pailletted Mini Baguette Handbag. ROBERTO COIN Princess Flower earrings in 18kt white gold with rubies and diamonds and in 18kt white gold with diamonds and blue sapphires, Princess Flower Tassel earrings in 18kt rose and white gold with mother of pearl and diamonds, Princess Flower necklace in 18kt white gold with diamonds and blue sapphires, Byzantine Barocco earrings in 18kt yellow and white gold with diamonds, and Byzantine Barocco earrings in 18kt yellow and white gold with diamonds. ST. LOUIS Tommy Martini glass available at Scully & Scully, New York. ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA TOYZ Pelle Tessuta dice game. ROBERTO COIN Princess Flower ring in 18kt yellow and white gold with diamonds and Princess Flower ring in 18kt white gold with rubellite and diamonds. WILLIAM HENRY “Dragon Fire” pocket knife.

DANGERS OF THE NIGHT: cigarettes and severed fingers.

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Photographed and Set Design by Kenji Toma.

Written and Styled by Mui-Hai Chu.