Ariel Adkins
“Some artists that have really influenced my style are Yinka Shonibare, Egon Schiele, Henri Matisse, Kay Hassan, Cindy Sherman, and Nick Cave (an artist who focuses on, “the sound and the effects that a costume elucidates when it’s being worn”). When in need of inspiration, I usually turn to an art book before a fashion magazine, because there are so many ways to interpret art via clothing, and I am able to combine the two things that I love!” Ariel Adkins
occupation: student, blogger and artist
Anyone that has cried over a pair of Marni shoes that were found on the last day of the Barney’s warehouse sale, for 90 percent off, in your size, that were jammed under the shelf, is a member of my tribe. We see completely eye to eye…
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Max Hurd
“I love history, especially the French and Russian revolutions, seeing how people struggled through everyday life really puts my life into perspective.” Max Hurd
occupation: student, model
Max lives in Nottinghill, which is my favorite neighborhood in London for its classic English pubs, and, most of all, Portobello Road, a flea market that surpasses all I have ever seen and possibly the only thing that derailed our hectic shooting schedule. One of things that makes Nottinghill so appealing is the juxtaposition of the eclectic, heavenly madness of the blocks and blocks of state of the art vintage, juxtaposed with the “Mary Poppins- like” charming tree-lined streets with neoclassical, ultra aristocratic homes in varying shades of pastels. I remember looking out of the window in the back of Max’s house and admiring the very romantic Thomas Gainsborough gardens and willowy trees. It takes this kind of…
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Lara Piras
“I love London, I’ve always loved London that’s why I’ve lived there for the past four years, but New York has actually taken over. New York has my heart now.” Lara Piras
occupation: student
I was with a great friend (whom is on this site and I refer to as the high priest of SLU), in a restaurant where the waitresses were all in turbans. Being the visually obsessed people that we are, we simultaneously agreed how incredibly stunning a turban is. It makes anything and anyone look striking, even, regal. However, it takes a certain person to have the confidence and grace to look as though they are wearing the turban and not visa versa. Lara is one of those people and it was noticed at her intership at Vogue Magazine, where they wrote about it. With a giant smile and dimples to match, topped…
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Alex Lauritzen
“Too many people reminisce over the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. They had their time, but I feel like we need to start creating our own path. I’m sick of the newest trend being from the past. I feel like people should start dressing for the now.” Alex Lauritzen
occupation: student and designer
I have been thinking lately that there is a slim difference between performance art and people walking out of their homes everyday in something that they feel deeply expresses their individuality. The end result is the same – the juxtaposition of unique ideas creates a conversation, hopefully opens minds, and challenges the very mind-numbing status quo. Alex may feel like a “cartoon” when he goes back to is hometown in Utah, but I interviewed someone for this site yesterday who said it well: “dressing [for yourself] is no different than eating in its spiritual and healing powers.”…
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Sarah Temple-Raston
“I tend to wear things until exhaustion. Sometimes, people want to buy my clothes that are completely totaled.” Sarah Temple-Raston
occupation: student
I have never come across anyone who can wear something out as well as Sarah does. My heart stops when I find a Civil War vest torn to shreds, but I have never beat something up myself to the point of it looking like an antique. I love how a friend gives Sarah something to sew, and she ends up keeping it and wearing it as is, maybe even adding a few more tatters and tears. Sarah has no interest in owning a lot, but each thing that she has, she wears all of the time and often all at once. Her parents are serious academics who met at Cambridge – Sarah’s father is a quantum physicist, and her mother is an artist and historical sociologist (which…
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