Andreja Pejic, Sunday Routine: New York Times
How the Model Andreja Pejic Spends Her Sundays: Yoga and a ‘Pig Out’ Brunch
The model Andreja Pejic on her way to the Whitney Museum of American Art. “I love immersing myself in art for a couple of hours,” she said.CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times
By Neesha Arter
- Feb. 3, 2017
The model Andreja Pejic had become a name in the fashion industry while she was still male and named Andrej. In 2014, after a career of gender-fluid appearances on the catwalk for Marc Jacobs and Jean-Paul Gaultier, she underwent gender-reassignment surgery, which made her star burn only brighter: Ms. Pejic became the first transgender model to be profiled in Vogue and to land a campaign with a major cosmetics company, Make Up for Ever. As she prepares for New York Fashion Week, Feb. 9 to 16, Ms. Pejic, 25, who lives in the East Village, spends her Sundays drinking tea, going to yoga class and eating a brunch with the works. NEESHA ARTER
TEA PARTY I usually wake up around 9, and the first thing I do is make myself a cup of tea. I drink a lot of tea — green tea, white tea and all kinds of herbal teas. An antioxidant boost is a great way to kick-start the day. My social media followers very well know about my old ladylike tea obsession. I buy the stuff in bulk from Amazon. I also slap on a little concealer on the under eye circles, especially if I had an eventful Saturday night. It calms me down.
Ms. Pejic at Modo Yoga in the West Village. “I love to sweat it out, but it’s also very much about my mental health too,” she said.CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times
MORNING UPDATE I enjoy my tea in bed, while I update myself on what’s going on in the world. On top of scrolling through my social media news feeds and consuming often pointless but addictive content (as we all do, don’t deny it), I like to read The New York Times via the app, and not just the Styles section, every section. Weirdly enough, I’m a macroeconomics enthusiast. Hit me up if you want to chat about the materialist conception of history.
STAYING INFORMED Stepping outside of my personal bubble, or that of fashion or beauty, is pretty important to me. We need more young people stepping outside of their own immediate realities and identities and looking at the world and society in an objective way and arming themselves with political knowledge, because let’s face it: The world is not getting any better at this point.
Ms. Pejic, who was raised in Australia, likes the Aussie cafe Coco & Cru in NoLIta.CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times
GOODNESS IN A GLASS I kick off my metabolism with a glass of O.J. and a pretty big smoothie. I put in chia seeds, flax seeds, raw organic honey, fresh spinach, hemp seeds, avocado, matcha, spirulina, raw almond butter, almond milk, berries, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Now this might sound like I’m a vegan/organic/raw health junkie, but I promise you I’m not. Basically I’m just too lazy to cook at this point in my life and packing everything into a blender is easy enough. Also this keeps my immune system alive and well, it’s good for my skin and detoxes my body from excessive intake of free Champagne at the parties.
NAMASTE Around 11 a.m., I head to Modo Yoga in the West Village for a hot yoga session. I love to sweat it out, but it’s also very much about my mental health too. I always walk out — well, barely walking — with a fresh perspective on life, a red face and a slimmer waist. Sanity is hardly guaranteed in the fashion industry, so anything that slows my slow descent toward a nervous breakdown gets a thumbs up from me.
Ms. Pejic at the Whitney. “Stepping outside of my personal bubble,” she said, “is pretty important to me.”CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times
GIRL TIME After yoga I usually grab lunch with my girlfriends, who luckily love Modo Yoga too. I always look forward to some needed girl time. I was raised in Australia, so I like going to Coco & Cru. It’s an amazing Aussie cafe in NoLIta. Conversations include boys, toys and hormones. Sundays are a day to pig out on a plentiful brunch, my favorite meal ever. I’m talking eggs, bacon and the works. Yes, Fashion Week is coming up, but who cares anymore about being a stick, right?
ART APPRECIATION I usually drop off my laundry and head to Chelsea to check out art galleries or to the Whitney Museum of American Art. I love immersing myself in art for a couple of hours; it’s a source of inspiration for me. I also love the beautiful view of Lower Manhattan from the museum’s rooftop.
DOWNTIME Depending on my mood, I either go to the cinema or just stay at home and unwind with some Netflix. My latest obsession is the BBC show “Versailles.”
IN VINO VERITAS To wind down, I’ll typically pour myself a glass of Steltzner Claret and turn on the new xx album. My night can’t end without posting weird Snapchats to my followers to say good night.
