1. It'll be fine for you to address me as:
"kerin". It's pronounced like "kevin" or "erin". "Girl" is okay, "lady" is okay, "ma'am" or "miss" are only acceptable if you're an old southern gentleman. "Bitch" is fine, "slut" is not. I'm a stickler for accuracy ;)"
2. Upon creating "a-morir" I had visions of it:
"affording me the ability to maybe pay my rent in 2 years time. It took 7 months."
3. When I'm not thinking of ways to futher a-morir's success, it's likely to catch me:
"dead? Having sex? When you own your own business it becomes your 3rd arm. A-morir is my 3rd arm... My super sparkly 3rd arm. I don't think about it while fucking, and I won't think about it when I can't think anymore. having said that, today was one hell of a day and my brain is fried. this interview will absolutely reflect that. you excited?"
4. I think of my style as:
"hyperstylized & innate. I've dressed the way I dress - which is a bit costum-y, even if it's something 'simpler' - since I was 4 & allowed to dress myself. You can refine your style but I do believe it's something you're born with. My sister, for instance, has been a classic, preppy dresser since she was a lil' thing. She too has a very hyperstylized & innate style, it's just more audrey hepburn and science professor than ziggy stardust and gorgeous ladies of wrestling. at this point i don't even think about it. it just "is."
5. My lack of love for capital letters probably originated from:
"how cute the alphabet looks in lowercase! honestly, i don't know, but it's safe to deduce it has something to do with formality. i'm not a very formal person; i like to make people feel comfortable. and when you spend so much time communicating with people via email/txt/etc, which is a realm where caps-lock is subconciously jarring, i would like to think these cute, curvy lowercase letters offer a warm hug."
"don't get me wrong, however, i have the utmost respect for the english language, the written word, and punctuation. i have read strunk & white cover to cover. i take a lot of pride in the fact that i can use a semicolon properly and know rules about proper comma usage."
6. If I had to name two individuals, male, and female who are dominating fashion consistantly, it would be:
"thierry mugler (couture) rihanna (day to day)"
Because:
"Thierry hasn't designed runway for years & his influence is perpetually domating. You know why anyone cares about what lady gaga is wearing? Because her current stylist has access to the mugler vault. Which is where I want my bedazzled urn kept when this a-morir business finally kills me."
"And even before rihanna was wearing a-morir she was serving on the daily. The shapes, styles, and overall look she wears changes from day to day; she's a public figure who is showing us "everyday people" that they can wear thigh high lazer cut rodarte boots (or something comparable, natch) out to brunch, for fuck sake."
7. I find it strangely funny:
"that this has become my life. i'm a professional bedazzler! rihanna calls me on the phone! i talk to lil jon about "bling"! that's not so much strangely funny as it is utterly ridiculous. gossip blogs have called me a "genius", i've had people tell me i've "single handedly changed the eyewear game" and people who have no relation to the fashion industry know what the barracudas are. and i'm all "i'm just a girl sitting in her apartment creating some stuff!" remember when hillary swank started winning oscars and would hit the podium and cry about how she was just "some girl from a trailer park"? i totally feel her. i'm the hillary swank of bedazzling in that respect."
8. The Vibe interview made me feel:
"like all interviews make me feel - surprised that people know who i am and flattered that people care what i have to say. i didn't really think it was a big deal until my friends were like "you're interviewed on VIBE.COM! that's HUGE!" between that interview going live yesterday and FINALLY getting my hands on the vogue italia with a-morir in it i'm not mad at this week."
9. Since Twitter:
"can be used as an effective marketing tool, i joined when the line started rolling. twitter has connected me with my clients, has let me easily stay in touch with my friends as my time has become more and more consumed, and lets me feel a lot more important than i am. most recently, one of my followers alerted me to the fact that some sad "designer" had lifted barracuda images from my site and was selling the barracudas as his design; i think twitter expedited the whole process of me finding out."
"i'd also like to point out that twitter is one of the most narcissistic, self indulgent "social networking" or "microblogging" tools that the internet has spawned as of late. if i may make a shitty drug analogy: i haven't blogged, but i joined twitter. that's like skipping coke and going straight to rock in the world of "my opinion matters on the internet."
10. I feel that Sid's blog http://sidashford.com is:
"obviously awesome if i'm going to be on it! (kidding. for real for real. not about the obviously awesome thing though. still: awesome) i'm new to the blog, but i appreciate the pages i've read. i also appreciate the questions you've asked in all your interviews. the only beef: i can't figure out how "the game" is a "girlfriends" spin off. help me."
