Champagne and Heels

One of the greatest things I got out of going to Bard (other than massive student loan debt and the ability to navigate socially awkward gatherings) is knowing about totally obscure films that most people have never heard of. Yeah, that may sound a little weird but those films made a direct impact on how I see the world and how I approach art and my work as a fashion stylist and photographer. Thanks to Bard I was also introduced to one of the greatest places on earth, Anthology Film Archives in NYC. During my Sophomore summer at Bard I spent my own hard earned cash to take Amtrak into the city once a week and intern in the dingy musty basement of Anthology’s headquarters on 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street in the East Village. No, I never interned at Vogue. Instead I worked with the legendary Jonas Mekas, who was also the brother of Adolfas Mekas, the head of the Bard Film department at the time. He had me Continue reading →