WHAT I’M WEARING NOW A totally crazy, probably handmade prom dress from the 1950s. I think it’s from Star Struck. The fur is from Fendi. I would never have bought it myself, but I got it as a gift from my boyfriend’s mother. The shoes are just ratty old sneakers. If you’re going to dress like a princess, you should rough it up a bit and have holes in your dress and dirt on your shoes.
STYLE CREDO I don’t take trends so seriously. I think if you’re doing what’s in style at the moment, you’re already out of style.
FAVORITE SHOPS I love Geminola in the West Village. I go to Exquisite Costume for all my Victorian stuff. I’m a huge collector of Victorian things. There’s a site called Etsy where I’ve gotten amazing antique military coats for Sean. When I need to look professional and not totally crazy, I’ll go to Intermix and try to pull it together. But I’m in a stage right now where I’m trying to make things instead of buy things. I have a collection of vintage kimonos that I’ve been reworking with the help of threeASFOUR. They do such amazing avant-garde tailoring. I think it’s a cool juxtaposition — very Old World faded prints with hypermodern tailoring. We’re going to sell them as merchandise for Sean’s and my record label.
THE ONE THING I NEED Shoes. I’ve been wearing three pairs for almost two years now: these sneakers, a pair of Agent Provocateur patent leather heels and Victorian-style ankle boots that I had made in Venice. It was expensive, but they’re so well made. If you do that, you really only need three pairs of shoes. But I have to find flats because Sean and I are the same height, and he hates when I wear heels. I’d love to find a pair of ratty old ballet slippers that I can lace up.