Photograph by Devyn Glista
Blazer: Thrifted
Shirt: Romualdo
Pants: Thrifted
Brooch and Rings: Vintage
Boots: Yves Saint Laurent
Tie: Vintage
Occupation: Film and TV set dresser, costumer, photographer
Style: Vintage, deconstructed, accessorized
How does your career impact your style?
Working on film sets and photo shoots, I typically have to wear black. If I’m showing up to set, I’ll wear a black T-shirt and really clean-cut black pants, and that’s easy to transition once I get home. If I’m going to the bar, I’ll switch into a white tank top and a really loose button-up, and keep the suit pants on.
What types of clothing do you find yourself incorporating into your daily style?
I would say 99 percent of my wardrobe is vintage or thrifted—just because [the fashion industry] generates lots of pollution and natural waste. There is no particular brand that I gravitate toward. There are two or three shirts I wear on rotation constantly, and those would be my dad’s motorcycle T-shirts. It’s very stolen valor. I don’t ride a motorcycle, but I am walking around OTR as if I ride a motorcycle.
What are your favorite current style trends?
I’m so happy everyone is wearing barrel jeans. The bigger the better! Investing in a good pair of vintage Levi’s and a really cool boot cut or a straight cut is far more flattering than skinny jeans.
How do you like to accessorize?
I have 60 brooches, maybe 150 rings. I love jewelry so much. I love the simplicity of taking a brooch and sort of pulling up one side of my white T-shirt and using it to accessorize. If I’m wearing a blazer, I’m always going to have a cool brooch on it. I truly found my love for jewelry and brooches while working as the studio director for renowned Vietnamese fashion designer Thái Nguyen in L.A.
Photograph by Devyn Glista
Hat: Field & Forest
Blazer: Thrifted
Shirt: Thrifted
Tie: Thrifted
Accessories: Vintage
Jeans: Thrifted
