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La Bohemienne style
BY Rea McNamara April 30, 2008 13:04
Before reconstructed costume designer Jessica Nicholson debuted her first collection at last month’s Toronto Alternative Fashion Week (FAT), she was feeling adrift. The LeSalle College graduate in costume design was frustrated with freelance styling (she’s worked with everyone from local Izzy Calmieri to the New York–based Ferrell Child). “I had an existential crisis,” she reflects. “I was thinking about moving to Africa and doing some meaningful social work.” Nicholson drew on this impulse to create a collection inspired by the turn-of-the-millennium anti-globalization protests in Seattle and Quebec City, using recycled reconstructed materials to comment upon the need for innovative but sustainability-conscious wear. While she’s not quitting her stylist gigs, Nicholson already has plans for a second collection.
MUSE: Ashley Cooper, actor; recently starred in a Beekeepers Society music video.
THE LOOK: Low-crotched jeans; asymmetrical army green quilted nylon vest; reconstructed skirt made from army raincoat; whimsical, floral-patterned dress.
THE CLOTHES: On Ashley (left): Bronze hoops from SOOS Rocks ($28), vintage ivory short-sleeved blouse with crochet detailing from Foxy Boutique ($20), cinched army green leather belt (designer’s own), low-crotched Jessica Nicholson jeans, vintage blue-grey patent-leather men’s shoes from Foxy Boutique ($35). On Jessica (right): bronze eagle hoops from SOOS ($20), vintage Jamaican wide-sleeved metallic tunic from Foxy Boutique ($40), over-laid, green, Kirsten Bard silk-leaf sash from Model Citizen ($350), army green check reconstructed Jessica Nicholson skirt with large pocket flaps, strappy green platforms (designer’s own).
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