Tom Proustington Interview #5

Name: Olivia Hall
Age: 22
Hometown: New York, NY
Current Profession: Student

What article(s) of clothing do you most covet on a friend of the same sex?

I really love shoes, and I think my friend Maggy has some of the best shoes I have ever seen and all have a certain bad-assness about them, like lookin' sharp but kick-you-in-the-teeth. I can't think of one pair in particular. But most of them are super high heels or really gnarly platforms.

What qualities of dress do you most admire in a member of the opposite sex?

I think it's best when boys let themselves be boys. Men who look prettier than me are definitely a problem, especially if the time they put into it shows. Semi-tight jeans and a well fitting tee-shirt are fine with me. Nobody liked dressing up Ken, so I don't see why boys get so into what they are wearing. They have very little to work with body-wise and I would much rather a guy look comfortable in his own skin than feel he is being curated to the likes of New York magazine.

Who are your fashion icons of fiction?

I'm going to have to go with the entire cast of Twin Peaks, especially the Log Lady and Audrey. Which is pretty obvious. But I think my biggest "fictional fashion icon" would probably be someone I think of as an Arizona Mom. I love that understated, sort of dusty colors and tight pants that also involve large sweaters over tight tank-tops. I also have a large brimmed leather hat that I think my fictional, in-my-head Arizona mom would wear, so I wear it too (does that count?).

Who are fashion icons in real life?

Patti Smith, the Olsen twins, Wynona Ryder (before Girl, Interrupted, circa Reality Bites) David's (the owner of Santa Fe) wife who is AMAZING [Editor's note: Santa Fe is the restaurant where Olivia works]. She is Swedish and wears mostly asymmetrical felt capes and shit with thick headbands and skinny pants. In fact, a lot of people come into Santa Fe who are weirdly asymmetrical and wear really amazing clothes. I also love teen pop stars and the shit they wear--like how crazy Keyshia and Rihanna are just because it's like, ballsy even though they don't make that shit up themselves. Lady Gaga is incredible in that respect too. She is just so nutty.