DIVA of the Week - Coco

DIVA of the week is a feature that showcases people with an inspirational personal style. DIVA of the week is someone who's not afraid to have fun with clothes and who dresses to please herself, and in doing so, brightens up everyone else's day.



Coco 35
Vancouver, Canada

How would you describe your personal style?
My style is fairly eclectic, but I would say that I put a lot of emphasis on vintage from the 70s and 80s, classic rock and roll comfort, and a healthy amount of experimentation with shapes, proportions, patterns and colours. Joan Jett, Ann Wilson, and Stevie Nicks and my friend Tina are all personal style icons of mine, as are 80s metal music video girls, crazy, bold fashion insiders like Anna Piaggi and Vivienne Westwood, Victorian Goth, Riot Grrl and post WWII swing era. I like being feminine, but I always make sure to toughen it up with some kind of rock and roll edge. I like metal shirts with 70s a-line skirts, flowy dresses with gobs of cheap gold necklaces and tight jeans with tall boots and leather jackets. I also like my outfits to be somewhat comic bookish, so I make sure to add bright, sometimes conflicting colours like electric blue or primary yellow to up the humor and fun. Mostly I feel like I am finally getting to interpret the style that was in when I was in grade school, but was too young to actually wear.

What are you wearing today?
I'm wearing a vintage dress with a Japanese crane motif on the skirt that I found on ebay. I'm accessorizing with green tights from UK tights.com, a wide belt from curvygirlclothing on ebay, a tiny leather jacket from a friend's vintage shop - almost identical to the one I had at age 14 - and tall, chocolate brown Pirate boots from the 80s that I also found on ebay. The red 80s bag is thrifted and the gorgeous fuschia Pashmina was a gift from my boyfriend.

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If you want to be featured as DIVA of the Week, send a good quality photograph, preferably taken outside, and answers to the questions: 'Name/Age/Location', 'How would you describe your personal style?', and 'What are you wearing today (in the picture)?' to diva [at] divalookbook.com.