Beauty and estilazos are hard to find. Nowadays, it’s about mixing and everything-goes — as long as it has esencia y originalidad. You definitely don’t want to look like an Alexander McQueen model straight-out-of-the-runway. That’s not style, that’s having money and being lazy, not to mention lacking creatividad. At the Armory Show art fair, I found some beauties juxtaposed with the beautiful art on display. Let me give you just a bit (pues no econtré mucho).
Turban: Vintage “Modest by Jones”.
Jewelry: Gold vintage Indian aretes and rings.
Shirt: Donna Karan, vintage.
Shoes: Cabjuks-ish style leather shoes/ vintage.
Cardigan: Prada.
Shirt: Lanvin
Skirt: E2
*Let me tell you, excitement was definitely lacking when I spoke with other galeristas. parecía haberse ido pa’l carajo. Some of the gallery reps needed an infusion of enthusiasm de emergencia. Don’t they want to sell? When talking about their art or artists some of them seemed !Bien apesta’os! …diito.
When I first spotted him, I thought it was a mannequin in front of a Houser & Wirth painting. Then I asked Sam about his clothes and bingo! I knew I would find some interesting idiosyncrasies. His 70’s blazer he borrowed from his cousin. The tie? His dad’s. The trousers he got at a “Mexican second-hand store*”, and the sneakers, well, he has been buying a pair of blue Pumas once a year for the past 11 years.
*I wonder what he meant by a Mexican second-hand store. Is it in Mexico? Or Mexican second-hand stores, that, besides selling molcajetes and piñatas, sell fabulous flat front pants made-to-measure? I’m in!
Equally flawless in its simplicity is the artwork commissioned to John Waters for the Armory this year. Only John can shift and play regiamente at so many levels. By the way, don’t miss his new documentary film “Beautiful Darling,” the story of James Slattery who would later transforms into Candy Darling and becomes part of Warhol’s posse and Factory icon.
Mister Estiletto: Black/White and red specs tweed fitted jacket with peak lapels and epaulettes: Vintage.
White tuxedo shirt: Francesco Smalto.
Glasses: Tom Ford.