NEW YORK — “When I was 7 [years old] I dyed my hair bright red…I cut it this short and got punk pants from Hot Topic with zippers all over them, but got them taken in to fit me, and then just wore a wife-beater,” explains Langley Fox Hemingway when asked to describe her peak fashion moment. This response might strike some as slightly bemusing for a model slash artist who has graced the runways of Marc Jacobs and Saint Laurent amongst others and has collaborated with brands ranging from Louis Vuitton to Forever 21, but there is frankly nothing puzzling about the choice coming from Langley herself. This streak of independence is no recent affect of hers developed in the watchful public eye, but in fact stretches well back into her adolescence where it was encouraged to flourish. Langley Fox started sketching at an early age and never really stopped. Langley’s illustrations invariably accompany her print modeling work as they have for LOVE and more in recent years, which together with her inimitable style are both part of what makes Langley her own woman. On the day of her interview Langley wore a flight suit she bought in the children’s section of a military surplus store in Los Angeles, which considering her body of work and soaring ambitions could not be a more appropriate wardrobing decision. The sky is the limit for Langley Fox Hemingway.
Credits include: Title, “Next Questions — Langley Fox Hemingway”; Interview and video, Damien Neva; Model, Langley Fox Hemingway.
