Photo: Kenneth Cappello
How do you describe your personal style?
I’m definitely big on Japanese fashion. I like pieces that are real relaxed. I don’t like things that are too overstated. I don’t like super-big [monogram looks] or anything too hectic. I like to play with mixing high and low fashion. I might pack some of the most beautiful pieces with only one pair of shoes and be gone for a month.
I can’t do too much performance-wise, just because I wanna be comfortable and move around. The more consistent and uniform it is, the better. I’ve been pulling a lot from my dad. Because he’s older, I’ll look at his personal style from back in his day. He’s a motorhead, so he’s always been very big on Dickies and Carhartt and workwear, and I like utility fashion. But he’s still, like, country club with it too. We always had polo sweaters and polo shirts and knits with bomber jackets and team jackets. So it’s interesting.
How do you define yourself as an artist?
I think honesty is key. As far as how I’m being perceived, I try not to focus on it. I can’t do too much for the simple fact that if I did, I’d drive myself crazy. I just live my own life, and if you fuck with it, you fuck with it. If you don’t, you don’t. I can’t really move any other way when it comes to that, which is a lot of what this project is. I just put together what I felt was a good body of work and what I wanted to create and the story I wanted to tell. These are the emotions that I’ve felt during this time, and I’m gonna just give it.
