EDWARD ENNINFUL INTERVIEW PART 2
Tuesday, 07 April 2009 05:09
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A tFS exclusive with the top stylist
TFS: Can we talk about your own personal style a bit?
EE: Oh god.
TFS: Well, come on, let’s face it…everyone wants to know what the stylist is wearing, and who your favorite designers are.
EE: I wear a lot of Margiela. I wear a lot of black, like most fashion people. But I guess I have kind of a uniform. I wear a lot of v-neck sweaters, and black cords and white sneakers.
I think that because my job is to project an image onto other people, I never wanted to stand out that much. I know other stylists love to dress to the hilt, but I always wore black. The most quality pieces, but always the simplest.
And I wear a lot of suits out in the evening.
TFS: what kind of suits do you prefer? Margiela?
EE: Yeah…I mean, once you wear Margiela, you’re such a disciple!
TFS: Can you tell me if you have any favorites from the S/S '09 collections?
EE: I can tell you which shows I think definitely had a point of view.
I love Marni. I think she really has a stamp on prints and colors.
And, of course, I love Balenciaga! Nicolas has such a futuristic vision. I mean, we NEED that point of view. It’s a VERY important point of view, and he’s never scared to show you the way to another dimension.
I LOVE Junya! Did you see those prints? Being someone of African descent... I mean, the garlands in the hair were simply beautiful!
Those are just some of my personal favourites. I could go on and on.
TFS: What about menswear? Was there anything that jumped out at you?
EE: Can you believe I used to do so much? I haven’t really done a lot of men’s editorials recently, but I’ve just started working on men’s Versace. It's very nice to get back into the men’s arena. As far as the men’s shows, I was always such a Hedi Slimane fan, but now he’s gone. I used to wear a LOT of Hedi as well. I miss Hedi’s menswear, but I love what Miuccia had to say with menswear - it's never too obvious. Her muse is a specific kind of man, and we need that point of view.
TFS: And what’s going on at Versace now?
EE: Donatella’s still the designer, Alexandre Plokhov is working there with her.
My conversation with Donatella was about how the collection has to relate to the man of today, not the unattainable man you see in a magazine. Alexandre’s great as well, so they’re a very good team.
