Kristine Barilli

 — DJ, student, and musician
"I am obsessed with anything from London in the late '70s, Seditionaries, Anton LaVey, black metal, Clockwork Orange, anything black, anything dead, the New Atlantis by Francis Bacon, Bas Jan Ader, anyone crazed and creative." Kristine Barilli

I always leave a SLU shoot inspired by a tip or idea. In Kristine’s case, it was many things, but the one I followed through on was the Rick Owens onesie (birthday present to myself). She fully convinced me of its worthiness for every day and every occasion (you could sleep in it or wear it for black tie), which is pretty much how Kristine always dresses. She despises Halloween, because for her, every day is an organic expression of “dressing up” as she feels. It’s all about her uniform of all black (never jeans) and an architectureal silhouette. You might see Kristine walking to the corner bodega in her only vintage piece, an ostrich feathered bolero, inspired by her ultimate style hero Brian Eno, or in one of her cutting-edge pair of boots to the gym. She actually works out in her favorite band T shirt that she wears all the time, Suicidal Tendencies, and reluctantly caved into purchasing sneakers, but the closest ones to her armory of wedges. Admittedly hardcore about her passion for music (she is habitually either djing or home researching bands and songs), she is equally driven to perfection with her impeccable futuristic goth wardrobe.

To learn more about Kristine, click on the detailed credits page.

If you like Kristine, you might also enjoy Antino Crowley, James Gillespie, or Becka Diamond.

  • d

    amazing curator!

  • Ross

    I love it when a single persons wardrobe is one colour, but they make it work in such an extreme way, that it (The colour) always looks fresh.

  • James

    I’m in love. If you see her again, tell her to visit her new best friend in Seattle. She just blew my mind big time!

  • Renée

    How can you listen to Eno and have Neil Young on your wall but not be a fan of vintage??? Je ne comprend pas.

  • Mea

    Poor thing can’t pronounce epitome.

  • Sherri

    İ like that she is so true to her aesthetic. Love the shoes.

  • erika

    her shoe collection is uh-mazing

  • sam

    obsessed

  • Raquel

    One of your best posts to date!

  • Karen

    love it.

  • SILVIA G.

    increibles las fotosss!!!
    http://elblogdepuu.blogspot.com/

  • SHELIA

    WOW……..LOVE IT BEST POST TO DATE

  • chloe

    can’t pronounce epitome. I LOVE HER THOUGH!!!!

  • Michelle

    Fantastic!

  • colby

    ahhmazingg

  • Wrecked Stellar

    Love her style- I love black myself. I esp. love her ostrich feather bolero – I’d totally spend all of my money on that treasure too!
    http://www.wreckedstellar.com

  • krista

    AMAZING.

  • Mara

    Wow. Thank you for making this, her style is amazing and inspiring.

  • Joy D.

    I read the paragraph before watching the video, which I never do. I thought she would be some uptight fashion conscious New Yorker but her swagger can only be captured on film. This is one of my favorite posts to date.

    JD
    iplayfaves.blogspot.com

  • al

    agree with Mea, mispronunciation of epitome is tragic and i lost interest after that blunder

  • laure

    epitome..agh that killed me, and the band tee she’s wearing is suicidal tendencies not suicide tendencies…but that could have been a typo.

    amazing shoe collection though.

  • sam

    shout out to kristine’s shoes on http://andrewgouwen.tumblr.com/page/12

  • anonymous

    those booties aren’t lanvin. you can tell by the sole. they’re sam edelman. still nice, just not lanvin.

  • domonique

    thought she was fucking rad

  • THE DIVINITUS

    i’m in love, every piece is fantastic.

  • b

    meh

  • g

    legit

  • M

    LOL epi-tome

  • Justin

    I have lost count of how many times i’ve watched this. Kristine, u are an inspiration

  • Kaysy

    REAL! Love it.

  • http://glamurp.blogspot.com/ martins

    this girl is beautiful and black makes her more beautiful

  • anon

    LANVIN my ass, dude! Those are the Sam Edelman for Victoria’s Secret Balenciaga knock-offs. Awesome boots, but come ON.

  • lela

    Like the way she pronounced epitome.I think she was switching up the pronunciation in an artistic way.

  • kate

    she looks so much like shannon from lost!

  • kate

    oops commented on wrong page… i is smart…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=509043925 Elinei Herrmann

    amazing style!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=14302420 Alley O’Shea

    when an outfit feels right, sometimes she wears it for a week straight.

    i love it!