ACID WASH

Acid Wash Fashion Editor / Photographer Riya Hollings

Fade out with the new in-crowd

NAME: CHRISTIE LEIGH AGE: 25 TALENTS: ILLUSTRATOR

Christie wears Jacket with striped detail neon yellow organza, £POA, Patrick Li (www.patrick-li.com); highwaisted briefs, £64, and kneehigh socks, £59, both Atsuko Kudo (www.atsukokudo.com)

Q. WHAT WOULD YOU BE IN ANOTHER LIFE? A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MERMAID Q. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A. NATURE – THE SKY AND THE STARS AND HOW IT ALL WORKS...

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NAME: JIMMY LAUNAY AGE: 21 TALENTS: FASHION EDITOR

NAME: ALEX DAVID AGE: 18 TALENTS: PIANIST & SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR

Jimmy wears (top right) Heart jumper and barbie shorts, both £POA, NA DI (www.nadistudio.com) Jimmy wears (bottom left) Shirt with gold strip and Studio scarf, both £POA, NA DI (as before); Divine necklace, £POA, AQ/AQ (www.aqaq.com); reflective shorts, £POA, Vinti Andrews (www.vintiandrews.com)

Q. HOW DO YOU LIKE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF ARTISTICALLY OR CREATIVELY? A. ALONE WITH ONE PACK OF RED MARLBORO AND MY MUSIC

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Q. WHAT HAPPENED IN YOUR LAST DREAM? A. I WOKE UP WITHOUT MY BEARD – THAT’S MORE OF A NIGHTMARE, NO!?

Q. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A. PEOPLE THINKING FOR THEMSELVES AND JUST DOING WHAT MAKES THEM HAPPY. FUCK WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU! Q. WHAT ARE FIVE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY? A. GOOD FOOD IN THE MORNING, A FRESH HAIRCUT, FAST-WALKING PEDESTRIANS, TRAVELLING AND REALLY STUPID, UNFUNNY JOKES

Alex wears (top left) Chain jumper and circle sports pants, both £POA, NA DI (as before)

Alex wears (bottom right) Circle sports pants (as before), clear plastic tee and hooded coat with transparent stripe, both £POA, Vinti Andrews (as before)

Rebecca wears (left): weave and chevron top, £POA, Jane Bowler (www. janebowler.co.uk); fingerless gloves, £47, Atsuko Kudo (as before); high-waisted margarita wide-leg trousers, £95, AQ/AQ (as before)

NAME: rebecca arnold AGE: 23 TALENTS: marine biology AND MILD SUPER-POWERS

Rebecca wears Periwinkle trench coat, £POA, Peiran Gong (www.peirangong. com); turtle halter crop-top, £75, AQ/AQ (www.aqaq. com); perspex bracelets, both £POA, Maria Piana (www.mariapiana.com)

Q. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A.OUTER SPACE – WHO KNOWS WHAT’S OUT THERE!?

Q. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP OR IN ANOTHER LIFE? A. I WOULD LIKE TO BE A DEEP-SEA DIVER OR A BADASS SECRET AGENT. I THINK I NEED TO GET A PROPER JOB!

Fashion Editor, Stylist & Photographer Riya Hollings Artwork/visuals Pip Westaway for VLGRYTMS Stylist’s Assistants Hannah Larkin, Lewis Munday Hair Stylist Jaymarie Winkler using Bumble & Bumble Make-up Artist Dominique Heslop using Nars cosmetics Make-up Assistant Ruby Rice Models Christie Leigh @ NEVS Jimmy Launay @ AMCK Alex David @ AMCK Rebecca Arnold @ NEVS

Christie wears Bang striped maxi dress, £105, AQ/AQ (as before); plastic flower skirt, James Hock (www.jameshock. co.uk); perspex wave cuff, rounded perspex cuff and pointed perspex ring, all £POA, Maria Piana (as before); riding boots, £POA, Kat Maconie (as before)

Kyle wears (top left) Mesh tee and shorts, both £POA, Vinti Andrews (www. vintiandrews.com) Kyle wears (bottom left) Transparent oversized anorak, £POA, Vinti Andrews (as before); over-dress with adjustable straps, £POA, James Hock (as before)

NAME: KYLE FORDE AGE: 19 TALENTS: FREERUNNING

Q. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCMENTS IN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN Q. WHAT ARE FIVE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY? A. SLEEPING, NOT HAVING TO WAKE UP FROM SLEEPING, CONSIDERATE PASSENGERS ON THE TRAIN/TUBE, PEOPLE FALLING OVER & THE LAST WEEKEND OF AUGUST

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