Adrienne is a local art teacher with a penchant for collecting antiques. She loves painting miniature Asian-inspired pen and ink drawings and hosts biannual clothing swaps for fellow clothing hoarders like herself. The twenty-year vegan discusses how her influences range from her punk rock past to Betty Draper.
What are some of your early influences?
I was hanging out at Frisch’s and met all these fun people who are [now] my current friends. I didn’t just want to be the goth girl with a long black dress. I wanted to give it style. I would wear fun little skirts and things like that… I started getting into punk rock scene. That was fun, that was a different style… as I’ve gotten a little older I’ve given it more of a grown up feel.
I feel like my style right now is a retro-ey, punky, goth mash-up of me.
Where do find your clothes?
I do clothing swaps twice a year… they are kind of an art. I’ll [also] go to thrift shops. Once in a while I’ll go somewhere nice, like I had a little stint with Betsey Johnson. [In my closet] I’ll have a Betsey Johnson dress next to a $7.99 thrift store find, next to a big pink 50s dress.
How do you accessorize?
I dabble in purses. There’s always the right purse to go with every outfit. My favorite is a little oriental box. I really like antique purses because I feel like they go with any outfit.
What else inspires you?
Sometimes it’ll be a song. I look to movies and TV a lot, too. Right now, I’m in a big Mad Men phase, so I’ve been really into Betty Draper.
If your house caught on fire what would you grab?
I would grab my gingham dress, I wore it to a baseball game last night. It always makes me feel pretty. [I’d also grab the] plaid kilt I’ve had since I was 16. Kilts will always make you look amazing. [As well as] the party dress [I have] from the 50s that’s pink and mesh— It’s for special occasions.
Adrienne is a local art teacher with a penchant for collecting antiques. She loves painting miniature Asian-inspired pen and ink drawings and hosts biannual clothing swaps for fellow clothing hoarders like herself. The twenty-year vegan discusses how her influences range from her punk rock past to Betty Draper.
What are some of your early influences?
I was hanging out at Frisch’s and met all these fun people who are [now] my current friends. I didn’t just want to be the goth girl with a long black dress. I wanted to give it style. I would wear fun little skirts and things like that… I started getting into punk rock scene. That was fun, that was a different style… as I’ve gotten a little older I’ve given it more of a grown up feel.
I feel like my style right now is a retro-ey, punky, goth mash-up of me.
Where do find your clothes?
I do clothing swaps twice a year… they are kind of an art. I’ll [also] go to thrift shops. Once in a while I’ll go somewhere nice, like I had a little stint with Betsey Johnson. [In my closet] I’ll have a Betsey Johnson dress next to a $7.99 thrift store find, next to a big pink 50s dress.
How do you accessorize?
I dabble in purses. There’s always the right purse to go with every outfit. My favorite is a little oriental box. I really like antique purses because I feel like they go with any outfit.
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What else inspires you?
Sometimes it’ll be a song. I look to movies and TV a lot, too. Right now, I’m in a big Mad Men phase, so I’ve been really into Betty Draper.
If your house caught on fire what would you grab?
I would grab my gingham dress, I wore it to a baseball game last night. It always makes me feel pretty. [I’d also grab the] plaid kilt I’ve had since I was 16. Kilts will always make you look amazing. [As well as] the party dress [I have] from the 50s that’s pink and mesh— It’s for special occasions.
