Dressed to Express
How I found my style, and the places I shop for it
Fashion was part of my world from the start. At home there were always stacks of Women’s Wear Daily, well-thumbed copies of Vogue, and racks of clothes that felt like a museum where I was allowed to play. Growing up like that trained my eye for detail. It also convinced me that clothing is a language, not just something you pull on in the morning.
My love of experimental dressing really began in college. I went to school in Los Angeles, where I ran into every style at once, and I learned there are no rules, only choices. So I began treating my closet as a creative project. Some days I went minimal and sleek, and other days I went full costume. Every outfit was a chance to try on a new version of myself.
Music festivals took it even further. I worked at and attended events like Coachella and Burning Man, and they blew my idea of fashion wide open. At Burning Man in particular, getting dressed is an art form. Spending time around people who dressed so fearlessly made me braver. I learned to mix textures, clash prints, and take risks. Those festival grounds turned into my runway and my laboratory.
Day to day, I'm drawn to brands that feel bold, playful, and a little rebellious. I'm always shopping at Revolve, Missguided, Jaded London, Outcast, and Diesel. I.AM.GIA and Poster Girl are favorites too, and so are more demure labels like Reformation, Allsaints, and Doen. I also love digging for independent designers on Depop and at local pop-ups, since the most interesting pieces in my closet are usually the ones nobody else owns.
For high-end fashion, I lean toward designers who are creative, spunky, and unapologetically cool. Mugler's sculpted, powerful silhouettes, Jean Paul Gaultier's corsetry and cheeky irreverence, Vivienne Westwood's punk romance, Versace's glamour, and Blumarine's flirty, Y2K-tinged femininity all live rent-free in my head. I adore the playfulness of Miu Miu, the cut-out, rule-breaking designs of Coperni, the vibrant energy of Mowalola, the edginess of Ottolinger, and the delicate draping of Di Petsa.
To me, fashion has never been about chasing trends. It's about expression, confidence, and having fun with who I am on any given day. For anyone, what you wear is simply one more way to tell your story.