How I style myself is my only mode of actual freedom. It’s how I tell stories, silently communicate with others and a way to self discovery.
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What makes your style stand out?
I think what makes my style stand out is also what has become to be my favorite thing about it. I used to buy pieces to fulfill wants or roles. Now I wait for pieces that hit on a deep level, the ones that feel like they could have come from my own mind. This kind of connection turns fashion into emotion for me, I can feel it when I see it. Now I only wear what I genuinely connect with. This intention that has grown over time is what defines my style now. Emotion over impulse.
What’s your dream fashion moment?
This might have less to do with literal fashion, but it would be to share space with artists like Eamonn Freel, Nadia Lee Cohen, Sarah Bahbah and Idan Barazani (to name a few) just listening to them discuss how they build emotion into image. Not a Q&A, but more about witnessing a creative exchange between minds whose work reflects the kind of world and immersion I'm trying to build.
What would you do with $20,000?
I'd use the 20k to build the next stage of my project South of Hell, a world that merges fashion, game design and storytelling. It would fund materials and production needed to turn the world I've been building internally into something fully realized.
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