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art and poems by varun kataria
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MAI TON: We see a resurgence in trends from previous decades--like the 90s! I think light-wash jeans are something that is more popular nowadays. A lot of 80s looks and things like that. People in the present are constantly looking back to the past to find inspiration to bring into their own style.
How are the clothes of yesterday impacting us today?
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MAI: NO! I hate low-rise jeans! We are not going to make low rise jeans come back!
VY PHAM: my mom always points this out, she's like: “oh you want skinny jeans? Just wait--bell bottoms will be back in style.” And then it happens. I really want to see low-rise jeans come back.
share some thoughts on clothes after our vintage-style photoshoot
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MAI: Now that fast fashion has become such a thing, and everyone wants you to go thrifting for a more sustainable way to have new clothes, going thrifting kind of implies that you look at clothes from many decades that have been worn before. Some clothes can be pretty dated. You have to use those older styles and contemporize them. .
VARUN KATARIA: I feel like everything I’m wearing right now is stuff that I wear on a normal day to day basis and these are all vintage clothes: the dad jeans, the chunky runners, the harley shirt.
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VY: For some people, fast fashion is all they can afford, like Forever 21, so I wouldn't want to shame them and say they can’t buy it. Don't want to demonize them.
VARUN: Fashion is inherently not sustainable in any sort of case, fast fashion or not. So it's tough to make that decision. There are obviously better brands and you can push yourself and your friends to support those brands by making the choice to do it and inspiring other people around you to act similarly.
Do you feel like people need to avoid these stores completely?
VARUN: I think so. I feel like last year, when I first started getting into style more seriously, it was very cool to just have every crazy piece that I could, and I felt like I was just doing myself in the weirdest way, like walking around with a ski mask on and some weird shit. But if you can just
Is it possible to have both minimal and expressive/unique style?
MAI: The fashion industry is made entirely by fast fashion--or at least the majority. I don't think it is avoidable to play into fast fashion, but if you can and you are able to, I think you should try to avoid it.
MAI: I build up basics first, and basics are what make a minimal outfit minimal. Then, when you are happy with any combination of your well-fitting basics, from there you can start adding pieces that are uniquely you that are once-in-a-lifetime. Like that you will never find anything like it. You don't have too many of those pieces, but because you have them there, that already makes your own style unique. And then accessorizing on top of that, like Varun said, to create versatility.
build on whatever minimal foundational pieces you have, and just accessorize on top of that, I feel like you could get a good balance.
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VY: I have a lot of neutral pieces but I try to wear them differently by just layering them differently or if you just have something else that pops. Pairing all your neutral pieces with that pop makes it like the star of the show.
photography by Elina Chen
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