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ARVIDA BYSTRÖM, Stockholm HAVE A COOL HAIRSTYLE
BEA FREMDERMAN, Chicago
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JONNIE CRAIG, London. DON'T WORSHIP THE DEVILMy mom is a Christian, a good woman. She didn't like me wearing metal or punk tees with skulls on them because she found them scary. To her, skulls and stuff were symbols of devil worship. She didn't really do anything about it except secretly wishing for me to be one of those good boy scouts. Even bought me nice plain shirts and all. My mother's father was a farmer and he wasn't keen on my Anthrax shirt. Anthrax is a disease that kills cattle and he had some cows.
ANDY CAPPER, London WEAR ETHNIC STUFFThis will probably sound a bit airy-fairy. Our mom has always dreamt of being an Indian so when we asked her what to wear in order to look cool, she told us to dress like a shaman or an Indian. Afghan furs, suede boots, belts, and jewelry made of bone or crystal. She says that dressing that way shows that you're open to other cultures and their ways of thinking. Like how they value strength and especially their openness towards the supernatural. How they listen to their senses, the moon, the sun, and the wind. To get the right look she recommends going through your relative's clothes or to buy stuff when you travel. You can also search on the beach or buy leather patches and sew something yourself. For as long as we can remember she's been wearing a fringed suede jacket that her sister bought her in the states back in the 1960s. It has a big patch on it that says "Made by the Cherokees," which was meant to be taken off but she left it on, of course. She also said that colorful miniskirts are cool but only if you're really young and have long skinny legs. So yeah, our mom is a real hippie.
HANNA AND HEDDA MODIGH, Stockholm DRESS COMFYMy mom always says that the key to being cool is to be relaxed. She was young in the 1960s and '70s so she knows that walking around in skinny jeans, tiny tops that show your bellybutton, and five-inch heels makes you stiff and uncomfortable—not cool. Then she stopped caring for fashion and instead started wearing comfy fabrics and many layers in order not to freeze. It was like a one-way ticket to the friendly heaven of fun parties and great conversations. She recommends wearing comfy clothes that fit your body, as you'll feel at ease wearing them and it enhances your personality. And to wear layers of clothes as you can put them on or take them off depending on the temperature. She's also a true environmentalist so whenever we get to talking about clothes she spends hours debating the importance of organic fabric.
MARTIN LILJA, MalmöMILÈNE LARSSON(photos by Luca Deasti)
(Models: Hanna Andersson and Samuel Liljedorff)
