Dedicated To those who try a lot or don’t try at all. To anyone who throws trends to the wind and wears whatever the fuck fuck they want. To the rule breakers, the trend creators and the fashion haters.
This is Edit. A curation of fashion meant to inspire. Collected from all over the world, pieced together in Denton, TX. Don’t take it
Don’t take it too seriously.
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kelsey newkham morgan chidsey aubry roach jacob mitchell crystal bannoute chelsea beeson kristen hatgi sink robby toles sabine fletcher karl rothenberger kevn chung katy shayne shaina hedlund trey wright laura hall samantha collie taylor scott mili malinovic steven visneau river dylan mike carpenter ekaternia kouznetsova tonya deodath martin tran phan vu john benitez pablo olguin cameron lee phan
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the freedom to work without a formula rachkate brackeen
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ms jagger: mick jagger’s fashionable women faith kindervag
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inside look: mid-point eclectic devaun robinson
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inside look: lanae lingerie cheyanne bartley
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everyone is the protagonist faith kindervag
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inside look: rising designer joe van overbeek
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THE FREEDOM TO WORK WITHOUT A
Ladies and gentleman, we are so lucky. As burgeoning
Johnny Cash in all black. A true trendsetter is TRUE to
souls of the styleosphere, we will NOT be enslaved by any
themselves, regardless of what society thinks. Fashion
more rules. The revolt may have started a thousand years
now is transformative and inspiring simply because we
ago, but only in the last decade or so have we free spirits,
are accepted as we are, in whatever we want to wear-
we rebels, been applauded or even acknowledged for
simple as that. No more black and white, hard and fast
our refusal to follow the fashion dos and don’ts of former
rules and regulations. One day I’ll wake up and want to
generations.
look like a librarian, and the next I’ll wake up and want to
I remember being young and hearing the no-white-
be Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. Different and limitlessour generation is afforded this luxury.
Then there were rules about not mixing black with brown,
The emergence of street style and the acceptance
or navy with black. And redheads can’t wear pink. Sequins
of a sexually ambiguous aesthetic have opened new
are only reserved for cocktail hour. Men should refrain
doors for all of us to walk through; now, women can dress
from wearing neon pink. The guidelines for appropriate
like men, and men can wear eyeliner. Anything goes.
dressing are meant to put us in neat little boxes. And yet, fashion and style are all about self-expression.
Alber Elbaz spoke emphatically, and with gustothe FREEDOM to work without a FORMULA. These
The coolest people cannot be put into neat little
are powerful words. Formulas belong to chemists,
boxes. Think Diane Keaton as the epitome of cool in Anne
mathematicians, and baby bottles. Freedom belongs
Hall. Think Kate Moss with no bra in a princess gown
to the bold and the beautiful, the young and the wild. It belongs to all of us. 17
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GIVIN’ ME HEAD photographer / makeup artist:
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FLOWER CROWN model:
Caitlin Dewey Vintage necklace: Lizzie Fortunato Jewels rings: Pamela Love Nyc crown: Kristen Hatgi Sink dress:
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Jade Mao, Wilhelmina Denver HELMUT LANG rings: Pamela Love Nyc bracelet: Pamela Love crown: Kristen Hatgi Sink dress:
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FEATHER CROWN www.shopgoldyn.com
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Esme Patterson HELMUT LANG skirt: Carol Ann Wachter jewelry: The Woods Fine Jewelry sweater:
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By Faith Kindervag Illustrations by Megan Cooper. COLORING BY ELIZA TRONO.
These former wives and girlfriends of the Rolling Stones lead singer knew that, and accessorized accordingly. However, all of these women are style icons in their own right, so perhaps it’s Mick who had the right idea. Nothing makes you look good like a beautiful woman on your arm, and if she dresses like these ladies do, you’re bound to look like a rock star.
CHRISSIE SHRIMPTON Despite her tumultuous relationship love—especially when he’s Mick Jagger.
with Jagger, Shrimpton always put her best
Chrissie Shrimpton, younger sister of Vogue
face forward. She never left the house without
model Jean Shrimpton, began dating Jagger
applying a generous amount of precise liquid
at the tender age of seventeen, when he was
eyeliner. Shrimpton was fond of cream-colored
still just another student at the London School
berets and mod ‘60s bangs, but her true
of Economics harboring secret rock star
signature was her use of wide fabric headbands
dreams. Shrimpton was often mocked by her sister’s posh friends for having such an “ugly
breasted coats were a necessity, particularly
boyfriend”, but soon the Rolling Stones shot
if they were covered in fur. Cocktail rings
to fame and Shrimpton was the envy of all of
and boxy purses were favorites, and she
inspired some of the Rolling Stones’ earliest
graphic prints. Surprisingly, the one mod trend
wasn’t known to shy away from eye-catching, hits—unfortunately, those songs were the
Shrimpton generally avoided was the micro
nasty anthem of male dominance Under My
mini, opting instead for skirts that hit just above
Thumb and the equally cruel 19th Nervous Breakdown, which ridiculed Shrimpton as a
claimed Shrimpton was under his thumb, he
spoiled little rich girl. In fact, Jagger was so
also conceded that she was the center of the
horrible to Shrimpton that she eventually
crowd, and after their break up she continued
attempted suicide, and once released from the
to garner attention as a major style icon of the
hospital, she discovered he had changed all of
Swinging Sixties.
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MARIANNE FAITHFULL encapsulated the It factor that all women skirts and mod prints during the full swing
yearn for—the ability to appear fashion
of the ‘60s, Marianne Faithfull showed up
forward without ever looking like she was
in blue jeans and a baggy shirt. Her casual,
trying too hard. Her early, more prim looks
bohemian style caught the eye of both
evolved with the times—school girl socks
Jagger and the Rolling Stones’ guitarist
became sexy knee-high boots, while paisley
Keith Richards, but it was Jagger who
dresses that once seemed sweet were given
nabbed her in the end. A folk musician and an actress, Faithfull never succumbed to the
The fur coats that Faithfull regularly wore
simple label of “Mick Jagger’s girlfriend.” In
grew more elaborate, and they were often
fact, she helped Jagger transition from the
accompanied by pieces made of leather or
mod era to the age of the hippie, teaching
snakeskin. Like Chrissie Shrimpton before
him about great works of literature, art,
her, Faithfull also sported thick bangs, and
and opera. Together, they embraced the
quirky sunglasses with patterned frames
bohemian lifestyle, which culminated in
or colored lenses were essential. Above all
a drug bust where Faithfull was famously
else, Faithfull dressed for herself, choosing
found wrapped up in nothing but a fur rug.
on any given day to go for a touch of hippie,
Faithfull’s style has been coveted
mod or rocker chic, depending on her mood. She never played by the rules, and isn’t that
that party, and it’s easy to see why. She
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BIANCA JAGGER The only woman to take the Jagger name
wear. She was a dangerous dresser who never
was Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias. The myth
met a look she couldn’t pull off. Though her
goes that the Nicaraguan’s pouty lips, high
sartorial experiments were often wild and
cheekbones and small frame reminded Jagger of
outlandish, every look was well tailored, clean,
himself, which ultimately made him fall for her.
and chic. Bianca donned jeweled turbans, pillbox
Whether that’s the case or not, Bianca certainly
hats with long feathers, v-neck tops cut down to
did not stand in his shadow. Close friends with
the belly button, and lavish furs—sometimes
artist Andy Warhol and designer Halston, Bianca
with the head of the animal still attached. She
held her 30th birthday party at the famous
loved the color red on her lips and her clothes,
nightclub Studio 54—striding in atop a massive
especially if her hat, coat, and bag all matched.
white horse and swathed in a bright red gown.
Bianca was most known, however, for her
The Jaggers’ nuptials, meant to be a quaint
all-white suits. Billowing pants with a perfect
affair in Saint-Tropez, ended up bombarded by
crease down the front were topped with a
hundreds of paparazzi, many of them craning to get a shot of Bianca’s revealing blazer. An eternal muse of the fashion industry,
underneath. As daring as Mick was onstage, in the fashion arena he met his match in Bianca.
there was nothing that Bianca Jagger wouldn’t
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JERRY HALL The woman who came closest to
More than anything, Jerry Hall
taming Mick Jagger was supermodel
was known for that hair. Whether styled
and actress Jerry Hall. The Texas-bred
in her signature, cascading curls or done
statuesque beauty, who stood at six feet
silky and straight, Hall’s hair was her
met Jagger at a party when she was
she was the epitome of 1980’s glam.
trademark. When it came to fashion, nineteen and engaged to musician Bryan
Statement earrings, clinging gowns, fur
Ferry. But Jagger and Hall’s chemistry
coats and dramatic lipstick were many
was too strong to ignore (she reportedly
of Hall’s staples. However, she never
inspired the song Miss You, an anguished
completely left her Texan childhood
lament of sexual frustration and longing),
behind, sometimes skirting rock star
and she left Ferry for Jagger within the
glamour in favor of high-waisted jeans,
year. Jagger and Hall remained a couple
riding boots and simple cotton dresses.
for the next twenty-two years, marrying
Hall was also the queen of the bathing
in 1990 after thirteen years together, and
suit and beach wear, often photographed
had four children together. Despite their long and seemingly loving relationship,
by the pool, or draped in a sarong next
Hall ended the relationship in 1999,
to the ocean, her children wrapped up in
famously stating, “I was hopeful. I got him
her arms. And with those legs, who could
to quit heroin, [I thought] I could get him to give up girls as well.”
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L’WREN SCOTT After meeting her at a fashion photo
Scott’s style was chic and sophisticated,
shoot in 2001, Jagger was immediately taken
with a bit of glamour. She favored black
with designer L’Wren Scott. Originally a girl
dresses and long, sparkling gowns, always complementing her milky white skin and
after high school to model, changing her
raven black hair. Shimmering gold pieces
name and integrating herself into the fashion
were often her favorites to design and wear,
industry. Scott worked as a stylist and costume designer before starting her own company,
heels in order to lessen the height disparity between her and Jagger. Scott is unique in her
“Headmistress dress”, a simple and chic black
contribution to fashion, however, because
dress with a white collar and cuffs that went
she was not simply one of Mick’s muses,
on to become a celebrity favorite. Despite
but a designer who was contributing to the
being twenty-three years his junior and
fashion community. Though her death was
towering over him at 6’3”, Scott dated Jagger
heartbreaking, she remains a style star and
for fourteen years until her tragic suicide.
source of inspiration as her work lives on.
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MID|POINT ECLECTIC BY DEVAUN ROBINSON interview conducted by taylor cloyd. photos courtesy of mid-point.
First off, tell me a little more about yourself and how Mid-Point came to be? DR: I love fashion and I love bettering the people that come into my life. Why did you decide to become a fashion designer? DR: the people around me forced me to better that business, and after that it just become my passion. Now it’s a part of me, it’s how I express my feelings and creativity and it’s how I voice my views on what is important in our culture.
DR: Growing up in LA taught me not to afraid to be different. I did the opposite of what
opposite of what’s popular in the industry at the time. And I only seek validation from the people that believe in our brand.
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MID-POINT.CO/ What do you believe makes a quality article of clothing? DR: Passion, Patience and Attention to detail. No detail is too small to be overlocked. You have the patience to see your concept all the way through. Most importantly you have to be passionate about what it is your company stands for, and why you do what you do. You sometimes even have to repeat it in your head while you are creating. What are your favorite fabrics to work with and why? DR: This answer will always change. Right now it’s denim. Long story short, I like to challenge myself and peoples’ perceptions of how certain fabrics are suppose to be used or worn. I threw out all the rules a long time ago. So for me, denim sweaters, denim biker jackets and hoodies, make sense.
DR: It doesn’t need validation. It’s a style that you wear when your opinion is the one that matters. We are leaders and our customers are leaders.
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LANAE LINGERIE BY CHEYANNE BARTLEY interview conducted by patricia stepaniuk. photos by amy liu.
What led to you starting Lanae Lingerie? CB: I found my calling for designing lingerie in school and I became the “go to person� for my friends Halloween costumes and undergarments. I also had an internship in the Pearl District in downtown Portland. I was with a boutique bridal designer who was looking to get her brand off the ground. I was able to watch her grow from one small shop, to several boutiques around town carrying her gowns. Later down the line I was afforded the opportunity to work for an outdoor clothing company in the Materials Research Division and then asked to cover a maternity leave for a coworker. The company asked me to come on full-time as Technical Designer in the Youth Division. These internships have allowed me to see the business from all sides, and give me momentum to start my own line. How do you feel about the lingerie being a taboo topic in society? CB: to the side, people who asked that their work not be displayed next to mine, people who would not acknowledge that my creations were just as valid as their own, but I got through it and found the support that I needed from my family and friends. With my family, it took some time, but they knew that I had found my calling and jumped right on board.
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LANAELINGERIE.COM How do people typically react when you tell them about your career in lingerie? CB: I can’t speak to others’ reactions, but I do think that many work. There is the initial “Oh” with eyebrows raised, followed by uncomfortable shifting in a chair. My lingerie isn’t about sex. It’s about empowerment and feeling great in your body. It’s to be worn under a dress, around the house, anytime someone wants to feel gorgeous or a bit naughty. No partner required. What is the best advice you can give to a woman? CB: Have fun. The freedom is in the underwear. If one day you want to be sweet and innocent and then the next day you want to be a sassy vixen, go for it; there are no boundaries. Be who you want to be. I want women to feel empowered in life and in the bedroom. Which bra style describes you the best? (demi-cup, full coverage, bralette, racerback, push-up, etc) CB: I would have to say the bra that describes me best is a cup less under bust. I love pushing the limits. 129
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By Faith Kindervag
with Andie Walsh, played by Molly Ringwald in her Brat Pack prime. I couldn’t believe how cool Andie —and I spent countless hours in front of the screen attempting to absorb her coolness. The scene that most mesmerized me was the opening sequence, in which Andie is getting and, of course, applying bright pink lipstick. The scene only lasts about thirty seconds, but I studied it fanatically. I practiced rolling on my Sunday school panty hose and layering on Lip Smackers in the mirror. I bought the Pretty in Pink soundtrack and played the title song on repeat, pretending the Psychedelic Furs were singing about me. In reality, I wasn’t a redheaded teenager in the 1980’s. But in a way, I didn’t even want to be Andie. I wanted to be me—the star of my own life. To an extent, all of us feel in this way. Our lives act as movies or books or television shows, and we are the protagonists. This is known as personal fable. Personal fable is considered mainly an adolescent distortion, but in our all-media-all-the-time generation, it isn’t really just for teenagers anymore. The adult counterpart is referred to as the “looking glass self,” and it essentially says the same thing—that I see myself the way I believe others see me. Personal fable is particularly interesting, however, because it’s not just that we see ourselves through the eyes of others, but that we are the central character in a story. It creates an imaginary audience, wherein everyone around us acts as supporting players and we are the center of attention. 159
If Andie taught me anything, it’s that prom
is HIDEOUS). But it comes with a freeing secret: if
is the MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
everyone believes they are the protagonist of the
Prom is about busting down the doors of the dance
story, then no one is paying attention to you. Think
and striding in, head held high, looking hotter than
about it—if everyone is the star, then they are far
you’ve ever looked before—the mediocre-looking
too busy paying attention to themselves to worry
But as prom approached, all I could see was
Have you ever pointed out a giant zit on your
the audience with tomatoes in hand. The pressure
face to a friend, only to hear her say she hadn’t
to look beautiful overwhelmed me. Getting ready the day of prom, all the fun I’d had dressing up as a kid was gone. Struggling to get my winged eyeliner
like me, you bemoaned your microscopically uneven
to match perfectly, I broke down in tears. This wasn’t
eyeliner, only to be told by your mom that “they look
the bright pink fun that Andie had promised me. See, the problem with personal fable is that,
you have experienced the other, wonderful side of
as the protagonist of my story, everyone was looking at me. Being the star was more pressure than I could
you anticipate they will. There isn’t any audience
handle. My love of fashion completely disappeared
watching you with tomatoes ready—they are too
because I was in constant fear of my choices being
busy standing on their own stages, worrying about
picked apart. Where fashion should be fun, personal
what you think.
fable made me believe that I was in the spotlight, and
Living in a dream world of your own creation
if I wore the wrong thing, the imaginary audience
can be fun. When you’re in the car with a friend and
might throw tomatoes.
the sun is setting and the song is perfect, it’s nice to
Personal fable can leave you on a stage, Coppola is directing your life.
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But it’s important to remember that your
silently declare, “yes, I do look hot, thank you very much,” that made her look so cool.
your favorite novel. Although that may disappoint
Allow personal fable to change the way
you, it’s actually kind of great, because the
you get dressed in the morning. When you’re
downside to making out with Trip Fontaine on
worrying about what some cool girl will think of your shirt, just whisper “personal fable,” and
in a garage breathing in carbon monoxide. Living
remind yourself that she probably won’t even
in your real life, not the story you’ve created in
notice. Instead of battling your eyeliner until
your head, gives you room to mess up and grow
it’s perfect, throw up your hands and say, “good
and even be boring, if you’d like. Most importantly,
enough.” More importantly, recognize that there
it means you can look however you want to look,
is no spotlight on you unless you want there to
are not going to be nominated for an Academy
without fear of ridicule. If you want to be the star
be, and allow yourself to indulge in riskier looks Award, so wear whatever you want to wear. This is what I missed in my preteen study
of your life, go ahead, just remember that you are also the director, screenwriter, costume designer, and sole audience member. You are in charge of
Just look at her bubblegum pink, 80’s monstrosity
your story, and you don’t need to dress to please
of a prom dress (sorry, Andie). Her classmates
anyone else but you.
weren’t stunned by her beauty because her dress was in style (it wasn’t). It was Andie’s unfailing
but I am, and that’s even better.
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DESIGNER JOE VAN OVERBEEK interview conducted by jordan thompson. photos courtesy of joe van overbeek.
JVO: Growing up, my personal style was incredibly repressed. In what seemed like a paradox of Catholicism and intellectuality, I found no real freedom to be myself, fabricating an identity congruent to others’ expectations and desired perceptions of me. It wasn’t until the creation and realization of my artistic aesthetic did I really begin important aspect of my identity in my teen years and is in many ways congruent to my imprisoned. Yet even as I approach the age of 19 and have experienced many spiritual the two, which I feel is a rare thing to achieve for any individual. How would you describe your design aesthetic? JVO: I would have to say my method of design is a convergence between two approaches to compositional aesthetic: one being an intangible yet incredibly clear vision of the concept, and the other a direct approach to pattern making in which I pattern making.
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What are your current inspirations and how you try to incorporate them into your own art? JVO: My current inspiration I would say is a combination of
on translucent plastics and subtle battle gear. I am also deriving lots of shapes and silhouettes from a contemporary Japanese aesthetic reminiscent of designers such as Issey Miyake. Focused primarily around structure, this contemporary Japanese style of pattern making focuses more on the structure around the body rather than the covering of it. My attempt to combine the two in my current work has resulted in a lot of heavily pleated natural nature, and beginning attempts at plastic armor. Tell me about some of your current projects/goals? JVO: My only goal for the future is to keep producing, to be each collection in a constant pattern of self transformation for what I hope to be the rest of my life. Beauty, and one’s idea of it, is only truly relevant to one instantaneous moment in time, so there are no absolutes to it. My other more immediate goal is to September.
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BETTER OFF LOST
photographer:
Ekaterina Kouznetsova Elizabeth Pritchett and Danny Gray hair / makeup: Rick Flores clothes: Ese Azenabor Special Thanks to George Jackson models:
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Tonya Deodath, New York Samayah Jaramillo, Charm Model Management stylist & hair / makeup: Nina Mua model:
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THE NOT SO SEXY SIDE OF FASHION
By Emily Bentley Slave (n) A person who is the product of and wholly
able to walk away with clean hands when connections
bound to another. A person entirely under domination
link those goods back to slave labor.
of another.
Slavery can appear at any part of a garment’s production to its completion. From harvesting the
across the world contribute to your life. The multi-billion dollar fashion industry has a
Know the enemy and shop accordingly. Know your brands. Demand transparency through the whole
an estimated twenty-seven million slaves worldwide. into the U.S every year. The dance between the slave industry and the fashion world starts with a few good questions. Where
supply chain. Let’s face it, nothing puts a damper on completed it works upwards of eighty hours a week and is still forced to abandon her child because she can’t feed it. In the words of Coco Chanel, “Elegance is refusal.” Say no to slavery, be informed, buy fair.
Often times large corporations subcontract smaller buyers to produce their goods and are then
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Pablo Olguin Delaney Kilpatrick
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b o r e d t o d e at h photographer:
Mike Carpenter Emily Ruiz
art director & stylist: model: clothing:
watch:
H&M
Armani
shoes: tie196 : Calvin
Kline
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THE GIRL NEXT DOOR photographer:
Cameron Lee Phan Kait Schram, Kim Dawson Agency stylist: Lauren Jenkins hair / makeup: model:
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white bottoms:
American Apparel Stylist’s Own
denim jacket:
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fur jacket:
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white skirt:
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American Apparel Neiman Marcus Last Call Grapevine
leather jacket:
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