image via boots and pinephoto by Kristin Sjaarda for Flare

There really is nothing more magical, more inspiring and rewarding than getting to work alongside one of my best friends. Even on the craziest days, knowing that she's got my back just sort of diffuses the insanity. So Claudia Dey and Heidi Sopinka, the best friends (and immensely creative, totally bad ass, effortlessly cool ladies) behind fashion line Horses are a collective girl crush especially near and dear to my heart.

The mothers/writers/designers count Patti Smith, David Bowie, Bianca Jagger, Francoise Hardy, and Blondie among their icons; have collectively worked has a helicopter pilot, playwright, and cook in lumber camps; and have been described (by Flare writer Miranda Purves) as having "impeccable, decisive taste, self-styling genius, can-do fingers, and the work ethic of 16th-century Calvinists."

Somehow "the work ethic of 16th-century Calvinists" is what really sealed the deal for me.

Totally crush-worthy, yes?