5 Quick Questions with Anna Dello Russo
That's so complicated! More easy questions.
After interviewing fashion's daring darling Anna Dello Russo, I excitedly explained who she was to one of my new housemates, and showed her some images online. "How special is she?" she asked, and the answer is that Anna Dello Russo is very special indeed. Her website marries cartoons with couture, she keeps an extra apartment for her clothes and she once stated, "It's been a blood-bath - furs are my weakness," in reference to her coat collection. All of these things make Anna Dello Russo pretty amazing, 'special' if you will, in my books.
In between stampedes of hungry-eyed street-style photographers - who were at risk of knocking down bystanders in their haste to shoot this poor, insanely well-dressed woman - I stole two minutes of her time after the Topshop Unique show.
Zac: Anna! Anna! May I ask you five questions?
ADR: Five? You can try!
Photographer: Can you get out of the picture?
ADR: Go!
Me?
No, I meant ask the questions. Wait - I do picture? [I step out of the frame, and then after a few snaps, she beckons me back over] First question.
How many coffees have you had today?
Coffee? I don't drink coffee! No coffee.
How much planning goes into your fashion week outfits?
I've been planning this one [she gestures along the length of her gleaming white ensemble] since six months ago.
Really?
Yes, of course. Next one.
Imagine that you have gustatory synesthesia, and everything you see has a flavour. What was your favourite collection, and how did it taste?
That's so complicated! More easy questions.
Which has been your favourite collection so far?
So far? All of them are my favourite collections. I like all of the designs so far.
Which show are you most excited about seeing next?
Mary Katrantzou.
How do you unwind after fashion week?
Again.
How do you relax after fashion week?
Every day, yoga.
Thanks so much!
Yes.
Words: Zac Bayly
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