Strange Connections: Personal Fashion

 

Images by Alison Wynn 

Jumpsuit: Retarded Velvet [Borrowed]; Shoes: Office London; Necklace: Pylones; Nose Ring: Ms. Fitz

Just to give you guys an idea about how fun and completely unexpected all DSM shoots end up being: The guy in this shoot [Brandon] is a total stranger who just happened to be walking by us towards the tail end of our shoot and I loved his outfit so much I thought it would be perfect to incorporate one photo with him into the 70's vibe shoot we were having. He was such a sport and said yes. But then when we posed for the picture like two nice civilized human beings, Alison [behind her camera] casually insisted, "Can you guys break up in public please?" 

Yup, so we broke up and made up and had some pregnant belly holding moments and some strangling each other on the street. Reason for the break-up we decided was that his nails were prettier than mine, which ofcourse is a deal breaker and grounds for some massive physical and public quarreling.

Thanks Brandon for being such a sport and so awesome! Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in NYC!

Circle Of Life: Personal Fashion

Images by Ben Taylor 

Romper: Retarded Velvet [Borrowed] 

When you have such a baby like onesie for an outfit you would think fun! Well my twisted mind thought grandfather! I can't and won't even try to explain. Just what happens in my brains most of the times so deal with it. lol. 

But yeah, it just seemed like a cool "Circle of Life" idea. Pairing this onesie with an old man mask completing the cycle from a child to an old man and the in between stage of being an "over grown child". I think that defines the way I would like to look at life, all the time. Threw the eyes of a child. Simply. Not over-think, not over complicate, just do what my heart desires and just be. Cuteness, I say. 

PS: My Closet sale was fantastic. I made more than a decent amount and I am thankful beyond count to all who came to it! Sincerely. 

I love you guys more than you will ever know.

Utterly Butterly Delicious: Personal Fashion

Images by Ben Taylor 

Harem Pants and Top: Borrowed from Retarded Velvet [all opinions here are my own and this is not a paid gig]; Jacket: Suno; Shoes: Irregular Choices 

Can someone please explain the genius behind these prints to the non-Indian world? I am going to try but if you think you can do it better, you should in the comments section. 

PART ONE: The Pants 

These harem pants have a print of a very beloved and extremely famous caricature for a butter brand in India called Amul. This chubby "Amul Girl/ Baby" has been the mascot for the brand since 1967 and Amul ads are the best billboards on this planet! They are witty, always a spoof on current affairs hence relevant and they always incorporate this Amul Baby in it. These ads are so cool they've won a Guinness world record for the longest running ad campaign when first launched in 1967. I could have just given you the link to the wiki page on this info but nooooooooooooooo, I wanted to type it all while on a terrible work deadline just for you. For reals. So how ingenues is this idea by retarded velvet to put this Amul baby character on a pair of Harem plants?? 

PART TWO: The Top 

The top has another crazy Indian cultural and mythological comic strip called "Amar Chitra Katha" on it. So you can find out more about this here.

PART THREE: The Jacket

You have seen me use this jacket a couple of times before on the blog. It is insane in it's prints and colors too and I think unintentionally it does have an Indian feel to it [with the back print that you can see here] which totally compliments all the other modern [almost hipster] cut separates in this outfit with an Indian traditional pop culture print.

Now I have to get back to work! Hope all you guys had a great weekend! I surely did! 

xo

Show Me the Mulla: Personal Fashion

Images by Ben Taylor 

Jumpsuit: Retarded Velvet; Shoes: Irregular Choices; Jacket: Zara

"Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada 

Them basic bitches wear that shit, so I don't even bother! "

During and after every fashion week this is how I feel. I am going to stop at that note and refrain from saying anything more cause if I start I may not be able to stop. lol. 

Ben and I got kicked out of almost all the shops/ restaurants we tried to shoot at in China town today. If you look very closely in the second picture, there is a wall in the restaurant behind me that is fully covered in dollar bills. That was going to be the location for our shoot today but the stupid dudes working at the restaurant would not budge. It would have been beyond perfect for a shoot with this One Rupee [Indian currency] jumpsuit of mine from Retarded Velvet. No? Oh Well. We still got some serious shit just on the street. It's my Indian-Harakuju-Pimp-on-crack look y'all. It's right on the money! ;)