Behind The Scenes And On Set With Stevie Boi
Recently I not only had the chance to take the lead as creative director for a shoot featuring luxury eyewear designer , Stevie Boi and his latest collection ‘ Leather ’— I also had the fortunate opportunity to sit down one-onone and ask the celebrity stylist , designer and on-air personality about his love of design , his latest collection and a few other questions in between . From social media to McQueen we covered it all . Even discussing briefly working with Lady Gaga on her upcoming album , ARTPOP .
Dana Elizabeth : Start from the beginning , how did you get into Fashion ?
Stevie Boi : I got into fashion just by being spontaneous ; I started off doing music and making music on social media platforms like Myspace and Youtube . Then I started making my own clothing so when I performed live , I ’ d have things to wear . Then it turned into this whole entire production , I started making T-shirts with my logo on it and eyewear , accessories , and started designing shoes with multiple companies … and that ’ s pretty much how it started …
D : At what age did you start to design ? S : Sixteen …
D : What made you want to go into design and who really inspired you ?
S : Grace Jones and Leigh Bowery , which is ironically Alexander McQueens ’ biggest inspiration when it came to design . I just love crazy stuff , ya know ? I always try to think of the 1980 ’ s when I design , that ’ s what I ’ m inspired by … the Andy Wharol era , Grace Jones and Leigh Bowery eras …
D : So how did you go from designing for yourself , to designing for others ?
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