That’s really what maturity has done for me; I see myself in clothes better than I did at a young age. Before, I would look at myself and see the clothes, and I would see me, and think, “gosh, that just isn’t how I thought I saw myself in my head.” And now I really, I feel like I look like me.
Read MoreI’ve only more recently become sort of fascinated by things that have been repaired and kept alive for a long period of time. It sort of goes into the whole workwear ethos. These clothes were worn by people who wore them out of practicality and necessity. There is so much imbued in that stuff.
Read MoreI think that's why it stuck so fast because I immediately jumped into this really dramatic cowboy boot that changes the way you walk, changes the way you hold yourself, changes so many things. I loved that - I loved feeling changed because of something I was wearing.
Read MoreI’ve always dressed from second hand shops. It’s just, I feel like in stuff that’s already been worn you have some of the soul of the person that has been wearing it, that’s inside it.
Read MoreThe thing is clothing is the only way, I tended to be pretty shy most of my life even in high school I was really shy, but the only way I was comfortable standing out was how I dressed. So then being stripped of that felt so sad. To the point, I remember that was my first thought when I quit, that I could dress however I wanted.
Read MoreI’m very influenced by my environments. I think what has lasted is the stuff that I grew up with; I still go to some of the same vintage and thrift stores that I went to when I was fifteen. That was all we did, and it was all we wore! I didn’t know what designers were or anything. The thing that was cool in high school was to be decked out in exclusively things that you bought at Beacon’s Closet.
Read MoreThe funny thing about Japanese culture, if you grow up in the countryside all you wear is either a school uniform or school tracksuits. I always wanted to dress nicely on the weekends because that’s when you’d go out. But Fukushima, there is no place to shop. I’d read catalogs a lot when I was a kid.
Read MoreIf I’m still learning and discovering and changing at this age, then so will others. I think clothes are supposed to be fun and people should have fun with them. I think a lot of people have this thing in their heads, “I really want to settle into this uniform that people see and know.” It’s alright to get weird.
Read MoreI was like 15, and my mom would always be like, "We are just going to the grocery store. You don’t have to have this on.” I was like, "Well, but I want to wear it.” My dad was always like, “Leave him alone! He can wear whatever he wants!” My mom was like, “I just don’t want to be seen with him out in public!”
Read MoreA big thing for me and something that informs all my personal interest in clothes and style is I want to find what I feel is the quintessential version of that thing. And that could lead me to all different eras.
Read MoreI’ve always been a fan of dichotomy, in music, art or clothes; and I don’t think you have to co-sign one singular look for your age or for your lifestyle.
Read MoreI learned that my outfit always has to have a certain level of practicality. I have to dress for the weather. I can’t wear something just because I love it and disregard the fact that it’s really hot or cold in New York. In that sense, there is always this sensibility to it. I love just being casual. It kind of blew my mind when I went to school in Virginia, and boys were just wearing chinos that their moms didn’t make them put on! It’s been fun for me to push my comfort zone, which is from the very casual side, and learn to be more dressy. I have that kind of preppy and classic look.
Read MoreEvery piece of fashion writing in the entire world talks about investing in classics. It doesn't make me feel good to lean into a trend and be really tired of it. I get very tired of seeing everyone wearing the same thing, and I think that’s fine and fun, and it’s great to participate in trends and moments, but when I think about the things that I actually wear, I want to wear the same three sweaters over and over again. I want to wear the same lug sole until I can't anymore.
Read MoreI actually thought it didn’t because I was so against anything honky-tonk growing up. I’m definitely more into Western wear and have such an appreciation for seeing Western silhouettes on the runway. I feel like I have a really terrible, I don't know if this is the right word, ownership... I feel like it almost belongs to me being from Texas, and that's totally not fair! And of course, my love of cowboy boots comes from being a Texan.
Read MoreI know myself well enough to know I dress for comfort. And if it’s not comfortable, it’s not going to last in my closet. I’m a perennial closest purger, and only the really good, really comfortable, really versatile things stay. Or the vintage pieces that are very special, the jeans that fit perfectly; the good stuff sticks around.
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