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In a tweet size, who are Shea and Ian? very talented and creative but Kurage’s vi-sions
Globetrotting butterflies are from another planet. When I was in a Kurage
fashion show in Amsterdam I looked around at
How long have you been together? the other models and thought, “when I was 10
It depends on when you start counting. We met years old, this is the kind of party I dreamed I’d be
23 years ago, have been roommates for 22 years, going to in the year 2020.” Except I also thought
and really became a couple 20 years ago. I’d live on a spaceship.
When and how did you two met? Shea: With so much talent out there, I could never
We first met at, yes, a fetish party, in Atlanta in pick just one. Working with labels such as Am
1994. Statik, Ardita, Exxess, Dawnamatrix, and Pandora
Deluxe has been an absolute pleas-ure, and I look
When did you decide to work in the fashion in- forward to their future creations.
dustry?
We wouldn’t say what we do “being in fashion” or Is it easy to stand out in this world or everything
even really “modeling”. We appear in fashion is already invented?
shows for friends who happen to be extremely ta- For us, fitting in is an act - it’s not who we really
lented latex designers as a way to participate in are. It’s harder for us to fit in than to just be our-
the excitement and help promote our friends’ art. selves, even if that means that we stand out.
Why do you like the model/fashion world? Do you prefer to shoot outdoors or indoors?
For us it’s really about the people who have be- Outdoors. Snow is a bonus!
come great friends: the other models, the desig-
ners, the photographers, the promoters and the What do you prefer: a normal photoshoot or so-
other people who just enjoy being part of a sup- mething more alternative? Why?
portive community. Shea likes to see latex out of the “typical” set-
tings. We do most of our shoots in natural set-
Which latex designer would you like to work with tings: a farm, a meadow, or on a hike in the
and why? mountains.
Ian: Kurage from Tokyo. So many designers are
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