just feel so differently about being in a relationship.
D: Lets talk about LA briefly, because I know you come to Los Angeles two or three times a year. Do you have any places you love to frequent, places you love to shop or spend time at while being here?
S: Actually there are so many places in Los Angeles that I like and it’ s a beautiful place, but you know a lot of people know this about me and I’ m not ashamed to say this, but I don’ t really like coming here what so ever. It’ s so different from the East Coast. The entire East Coast period, but then again when I do come out here I’ m surrounded by friends and loved ones and we get a lot of work done. We’ re always working, there’ s never time to sit down and get in the Jacuzzi …( Although the first few nights I was here this time I did get into the Jacuzzi …)
D:( Laughing) Oh, so you did?
S:( laughing) I did, so you know we had some wine … and enjoyed some relaxing time. It was nice. But honestly when I come out here I come to work; I don’ t necessarily have any favorite spots or places I frequent.
D: I know you’ ve talked about this quite a bit in your career, but talk with us about what it’ s like working with Lady GaGa, Nicki Manaj … what it’ s like towork with them and how do you work creatively with the rest of your celebrity clientele?
S: You know, working with someone like Stefani, Gaga is easy for me because she is a huge creative spirit. I don’ t have to say,‘ I don’ t like something, or I do’— we just have an eye-to-eye contact sort of thing. It’ s like that when I work with one of my favorite photographers Michael Antonio or Joseph Jaso of Gossip Photography. Working with certain people, like Edgar Anthony my Make-Up Artist. We don’ t have to explain things to each other it’ s just very simple …
D: It’ s like you have a connection.
S: Yes, connection! Oh I like that word. I should use that more often when I’ m explaining myself.( Laughing)
D:( Laughing) So when we spoke off camera, you mentioned you were working on a few collaborations can you share with us about your recent collaborations and what we can expect to see from Stevie Boi?
S: Of course, yeah recently I teamed up with Envi Shoes in which I made shoes for Jeffrey Campbell for New York
Fashion Week. I also teamed up with Luigi Sardo of Canada, I designed some shoes with him. I’ ve teamed up with a lot of people and I’ m doing a lot of great collaborations. But my main focus coming up is making sure I can take the collection on the road. I’ m showing‘ Leather’ in Tokyo in October and Santa Fe in October. In the next three months I’ m showcasing this collection all over the East Coast …
D: You are bringing the Leather collection, but are you also bringing the other collaborations you’ ve been working on?
S: Yeah, I am but you know I think it’ s great because not just am I able to make money off the collection but also I’ m able to fund future projects. I’ m taking an old school approach, acting as if my collection is a rock star and bringing it to peoples personal spaces. Instead of saying, hey only come to New York Fashion Week, I’ m coming to your town.
D: Really quickly, can you talk to us about your upcoming collaboration with Gaga for her new album, ARTPOP?
S: Yes, but unfortunately all I can only say is that I’ m working with her on ARTPOP.( In all capital letters because I don’ t want her fans to attack me anymore because of that. I sent out a tweet once with Art Pop and I didn’ t capitalize it …) I literally got like three hundred tweets attacking me.( Laughing) It was like new-age social media hate mail …
D: Speaking of Social Media, how do you feel about it?
S: I love social media; I think without social media we would be lost in today’ s era. I mean I don’ t personally know how to work a phone book, you could pay me I would not …( Laughing) No you know quite honestly I don’ t care to know, that’ s what an Iphone is for. But social media is great because you get a chance to connect with people you wouldn’ t normally get a chance to connect with. That’ s the reason I’ m traveling the world, calling around and connecting with people …
D: Do you have anything you’ d like to say to your fans or your future customers?
S: Yeah … I’ m pregnant! D:( Laughing) When’ s the baby due?
S: Today! So you better be there...( laughing) No you know I’ m kidding— but honestly it’ s all about‘ Leather’ right now and I’ m going to continue to showcase it for the rest of the 2013 all the way until February of 2014. And at the end I’ m just going to continue to do my thing. by Dana Elizabeth
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