July 20, 2011 |
FROM THE VAULT (WINTER 2010)
NAME: Robbie Spencer.
MAGAZINES/EMPLOYERS: Dazed & Confused.
OCCUPATION: fashion editor/stylist.
OFFICIAL JOB TITLE: senior menswear editor.
STAR SIGN: Aquarius.
PORN-STAR NAME (FIRST PET’S NAME + MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME): Honey Thomas.
FIRST JOB: cocktail bartender in a trendy bar in Soho. I had never made a cocktail before; I am not sure why they hired me. I lasted the trial night, which consisted of shaking a cocktail shaker with no lid on all over myself and accidentally popping a champagne cork in someone’s eye and nearly blinding them. I did not go back for my next shift. It was very embarrassing.
WORST JOB: as above.
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING (ON THE DAY YOUR PORTRAIT WAS TAKEN)? Vintage leather biker jacket, Levi’s shirt, Cos jeans, Lanvin tie-dyed T-shirt.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT: National Trust buildings and the royal family tree.
ARE YOU PART OF THE ZEITGEIST? Like, totally.
HAVE YOU EVER USED/WOULD YOU EVER USE SEX TO FURTHER YOUR CAREER? Eeerrr, no.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE? National Trust buildings, art, photography, books, clothes, The X Factor.
WHAT DO YOU HATE? Insincerity.
WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES? WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO? People who are fearless and put themselves out there and say something, and don’t care what other people think.
IF NOT YOU, WHO/WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE? Pass.
WHAT’S YOUR POISON? Fizzy sweets.
ARE YOU A BITCH? No, I am nice!
WHAT TURNS YOU ON? The X Factor.
SELL YOURSELF IN 10 WORDS: leather sports seats, low mileage, one lady owner, power steering.
WHAT’S UP AND COMING? The worldwide web – it’s the future. I’ve heard it’s the future.
by Natalie Dembinska
Photograph by Maria Ziegelboeck – www.mariaziegelboeck.com
