Musician Molly Ryan was originally featured in my Chicago Reader column in a ripped denim special. Here's a bit about her style:
"I believe in the transformative nature of
clothing; the ability to transform actively. This is my choice. I am in
control of my appearance. I manufacture my own identity. No, I cannot
dictate, nor shape, the public reaction to my visual identity. Why is
the collective viewpoint that anything visually represented on the body
is automatically an appeal to an audience? I would like to eradicate
that mindset and build one instead of self-reflection for the sake of
internal identity, manifested in the outward appearance."
"I
would describe my style as eclectic and boundless. I dress to match my
mood on any given day. Mostly, I like to create whimsy when styling
myself, drawing from a theatrical costuming background, and myriad other
outlets. It's an art of characterization with the vehicle being the
clothing. Fashion should be fun, and I believe everyone should wear
whatever they feel inclined to wear."
"My
distressed jeans are actually my little brother's from highschool! I'm
fairly certain they came pre-distressed from somewhere like Hot Topic
years ago. I reap the benefits of his move to Boston and the closet he
left behind. We're both musicians so we definitely have a bit of
communal edge to our individual styles. We try to convince everyone that
we're twins because we are creepy similar in appearance. "
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