The photographer Rebecca Thomas first met and took a picture of Princess Julia in 2007. In the intervening years she has developed a special relationship with her favourite subject, following Julia through her travails in the decadent chaos of London nightlife. Julia once claimed that she had not spent a single night in since before Punk. She took to Rebecca immediately. -Julia was my proper introduction to London,- says Rebecca. -She became something of a stalker- says Julia. -But I embraced Rebecca.

Collated over 64 pages and assembled in the form of a documentary photographic essay, What Would Julia Do is Rebeccas documentation of one of the most adored, immaculately turned-out and intriguing characters of the London night-time; it forms a tasteful travelogue through the demimonde of a very special, peoples Princess.

During their time spent together Julia bumped into friends, old and new, including key characters from Londons fashion fraternity James Long, Sibling, Louise Gray, Pam Hogg, Lulu Kennedy, Judy Blame, Jonathan Saunders, Ryan Lo, Stephan Jones, Todd Lynn and Richard Nicoll. Others that have been caught on camera include Duggie Fields, Bruce le Bruce, Tim Blanks, Gemma Cairney, Sue Tilley, James Jeanette Maine, Tim Noble, Dinos Chapman, Harriet Verney, Holly Johnson, Jimmy Sommerville and Boy George.

If you want proof of Princess Julias position as social glue on the capitals night-time calendar, it is here. The book features two dogs and cat, numbering among them first time cover-star, Barney.
Princess Julia glides through the worlds of fashion, music, art and general frippery. She has been a DJ, model, muse, musician, writer and curator. She is a totem of, tribute to and inspiration for Londons underground artistic endeavours. Because she never has a bad word to say about anybody else, you will rarely hear one said about her.

Rebecca Thomas is a New Zealand-born, London-based photographer who has worked across the cultural and fashion spectrum for iD, Vogue Italia, GQ Style, Man About Town, Wall Street Journal, Vice magazines while simultaneously working on personal art projects in the corners of London most pre-disposed to innovation.

What Would Julia Do is the one record of their adventures together, through Londons vital and valiant nightlife. They make quite the couple and absolutely adore one another.