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The Terrible Two’ s
Zina & Zoya
Zina and Zoya Singh eeing beauty in imperfections
“ Sthus, terrible and channeling our twinness through arts and creativity with our love for fashion, we came up with Terrible Twos. The ability to take our interests which varied culturally and personally, coming together to create a platform which accepts all that’ s terrible. Terrible for us isn’ t something negative. It’ s a connotation which can be made beautiful with the right suffix.”
Chiiz interviews the sisters, Zoya and Zina, on their evergrowing popularity and the message that is being portrayed through their fashion statements and the style they express. SHEETAL got the chance to catch them for a quick chat. You can check out their instagram page @ touchandbe.
Hi, First of all, you both are very beautiful and the way you portray the said terribleness in your images is somewhat another form of expressionism. Explain your‘ terrible’ in Terrible Twos? We have always believed that terrible isn’ t a bad word. Having being called terribly naughty, terribly fun and terribly nice at times, we think with the right kind of connotation, terrible can be any oxymoron, just like the two of us. We are the yin and yang together. I hope this explains it. Being twins we have always played pranks on everyone around us and had fun with this nature’ s gift.
Adding the fashion element in your expressionism, there is a very wide gap between where you are and what you want to portray. People might see it as just a lifestyle or fashion thing but it’ s much more than that. Can you please elaborate on this? Initially it started as something fun and spontaneous. Ephemeral even. Developing keen interest and passion combined, we started living our work through each creative aspect. Be it photography, editing, styling, writing, direction and stories- it all was a challenge and was not expected to be understood by all. Only those who want quality and reality in surrealism would have! Slowly, people are opening up though and through various ways and mediums we have achieved that target of relating to people and interaction. We can proudly say we know our followers and know what they like!
There is this great love that reflects in your eyes for each other. Are there times when you guys are annoying to each other? We do love each other not just naturally but for unexplainable reasons as the bond we have cannot be. Sometimes we fight like it’ s the end of the world but minutes later we will be fine. Since we work together too, it’ s sometimes difficult to manage personal and professional lives, though we won’ t have it any other way!
A fashion advice that you would like to give to the masses. Something that you believe in and think that this is where it can all be right? Please stick to yourself and your own style, no matter how minimal, simple, exaggerated or kitsch it is! Don’ t follow trends, they aren’ t for everyone and be comfortable and real!
Sheetal Mann
sheetal @ chiiz. com A silent tigress working up her way against the societal norms. One hell of an interior designer for your beautiful homes and thoughts, she is quite an introvert and serenity drips from her face.
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