Lauren Rassel
occupation: co-founder and designer of the clothing and accessories line FLAWK
“My favorite spot in my house has always been the junk drawer. Glue, tape, rubber bands, safety pins, staples, you name it I did it. I’ve stapled my finger a million times.” Lauren Rassel
Wonder Woman, Lauren in her executioner-style over-the-knee medical tights, bejeweled with birth control packets and worn with a dress that was a skirt but is now “boned” (looks bullet-proof), made into a halter with a telephone cord and intensified with a fur shrug made from a jacket, is a warrior for turning everything in your junk drawer into couture. I didn’t have an “Invention Convention” in third grade, but I am now wishing I did. Lauren started her spat-making then, the yellow ones made from caution tape to protect from the snow and ones to cover a cast. Either are fair game for Lady GaGa, especially for when she jumps out of the wheel chair to fend off the paparazzi. In her current streak of dominatrix chic, Lauren just whipped up her Bond look out of an old onesie, with the hood made from an old dress from a Christmas dance and and a purse that she never wore. Noble to the core in her effort to reuse and max out resources, while remaining conceptual and artful, what I love is that Lauren is doing it with so much flair. No hippy dippy going green here, for her the big picture is exploring consciousness with fantastical design. Hussein Chaylayn II?
To learn more about Lauren, go to the details captions page.
If you like Lauren, you might also enjoy Alexa Winner, Tiziano Mazzilli, Lauren Edelstein, or Aki Goto.
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January 17th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Woah down syndrome poorly dressed lady gaga :/
January 17th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Down syndrome lady gaga? Wow, you have ZERO taste. She is gorgeous compared to gaga and is more talented than you could even dream of being.
January 17th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
devin, have you taken the time to recognize the eclogical and sustainable efforts behind what lauren is doing? and have you ever seen lady gaga before she had alexander mqueen throwing runway at her?
January 17th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Thanks for the criticism D-
Like Lady Gaga and other iconic innovators, being memorable and original comes with a hater or two
January 18th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
dont listen to these haters!!! good shittttt
January 18th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Lauren inspired me to get off my ass and finally do something with the amazing shit collecting dust in my “junk drawer”. Keep it original ma!
January 18th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Lauren is one of the most creative, unique, & innovative designers I’ve ever heard about.
Her partnership in FLAWK has been seen all over San Francisco – so if you haven’t checked her stuff out – do so.
I recently found a youtube video that her and her partner styled. Check it out…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25S-TiXLgaM
January 19th, 2010 at 11:40 am
AWKWARD! RANDOM! SO AWKWARD! SO RANDOM! RANDOMLY! RANDOM!!!
January 19th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Paula, Sweet Paula, Let me guess you are a Badly dressed Suburbanite that wears Uggs Shorts And A tank top in the winter. I Can sense by the lack of creativity in your post and your Boring Name. I am sure the idea of underground Fashion is way over your Head so why dont you head back to gap and Choke on a lime green cartigan…………
Lauren What you Do im so amazing and refreshing……Your talent Speaks for itself, nevermind the Haterade….
January 24th, 2010 at 5:12 am
Goodwill?? Dollar Bin???
Where do you live…I wish LA had a Goodwill Dollar bin…
March 5th, 2010 at 7:43 am
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