August 29, 2011 |
FROM THE VAULT (SUMMER 2011)
NAME: Louise Gray-Suarez.
AGE: 28.
OCCUPATION: designer.
FIRST JOB IN FASHION?
“I worked for Peter Jensen when I was at St Martins and after.”
WHAT’S NEW?
“Not enough.”
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
“Through showing at Fashion East.”
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE TREE?
“Really great legs.”
DO YOU EVER WEAR YOUR OWN DESIGNS?
“I like to mix it up – yes I do.”
HOW IMPORTANT ARE HEMLINES?
“Depends how you like your legs…”
CAN YOU MULTITASK?
“You have to in fashion multiple times.”
ARE YOU ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST COLLECTION?
“I think it’s a body of work and about pushing yourself in your work to new places.”
ARE YOU/WERE YOU A JUVENILE DELINQUENT?
“I guess I wasn’t ever arrested but for sure I was trouble.”
ARE YOU A SMOKY SOMETHIN’?
“I like smoking.”
DO YOU GET JEALOUS OF OTHER DESIGNERS?
“No, I think the best competition is with yourself.”
DO YOU GET RECOGNISED ON THE STREET? DO YOU HAVE/HAVE YOU EVER HAD A STALKER?
“Yes and yes.”
HAVE YOU EVER THROWN A DIVA STROP?
“I don’t think I am a diva.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY MOST PEOPLE DRESS?
“It’s not expressive enough mostly.”
WAS THERE A PARTICULAR POINT WHEN YOU STARTED TO GET AMBITIOUS?
“When I decided I wanted the best education I could find myself.”
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN ALL ABOUT FASHION?
“Yeah, I think I’ve always wanted to look a certain way and run away with it all.”
ARE YOU A LEGEND? LEGENDARY?
“Like in Paris is Burning? No.”
DALLAS OR DYNASTY? SUE ELLEN OR ALEXIS?
“I don’t know who this is.”
HAVE YOU EVER LIED IN AN INTERVIEW?
“It’s only a lie if you don’t think it’s true.”
ARE YOU A BELIEVER IN HEALTHY COMPETITION?
“I like to so overachieve.”
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT?
“Salad with nuts.”
CAN YOU WRAP YOUR LEGS AROUND YOUR NECK LIKE JANICE DICKINSON?
“I don’t try.”
WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN?
“Something you can use and admire and love.”
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST DRESS? SHOW?
“That I wore? Or designed – yes.”
WHAT’S VULGAR?
“Not using your mind.”
HAVE YOU EVER BANNED ANYONE FROM YOUR SHOW BECAUSE OF A BAD REVIEW? WOULD YOU?
“No.”
HOW PRETENTIOUS ARE YOU ON A SCALE OF 1-10?
“Most would like to think 10. I’m unsure to care.”
by Natalie Dembinska
Photograph by Glen Erler – www.glenerler.com
