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Behind the Muses
The love affair between fashion and music has never been hotter. Photographer Max Vadukul captures 10 designers and the musicians who inspire them most, while Deborah Harry—rock ’n’ roll’s coolest blonde—dishes on the roots of the relationship.
July 2011
Diplo & Alexander Wang
“What I do is super random,” confesses 32-year-old Wesley Pentz, better
known as Diplo, the DJ and producer who fuses danceable beats with
surprising samples. Even his stage attire—sharp, modish three-piece
suits—draws upon unexpected sources. “When I was in the UK, everybody
from Jamaica wore waistcoats,” explains Diplo, who coproduces an
absurdist Jamaican dancehall project called Major Lazer. “That kind of
craziness is what I like about him,” says Wang, who made Diplo the
frontman in ads for his T men’s wear line this past spring—a gig that
has become a useful icebreaker for the single artist. “Before, I’d talk
to girls about my music and they’d say, ‘Yeah, that’s cool,’” he says.
“Now I tell them I’m in the Alex Wang ads, and they want to have my
children.”
July 2011
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