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Christina : Parkdale

Christina, style-wise, is the most versatile person I know; She has always been able to look amazing in anything she chooses to wear. She describes her style as “a mash up of Goth, Hip Hop and Grunge” and likes to bring all those together in her style, being a huge fan of all three genres. This is a huge trait of hers; her ability to mix and incorporate different looks, trends seamlessly and to make them her own.
She does not follow any typical fashion style, and true to her easy-going personality, she almost always finds items randomly whilst she is out at thrift stores, or whilst she is online, choosing to only acquire things that really resonate with her. She will sometimes splurge on an expensive piece from one of the local goth stores in Toronto. Music is also a big influence, having grown up listening to all genres and going to many events, from Hip Hop shows to Raves and Punk Rock concerts; she loves to wear band t-shirts, and also, being heavily involved in Toronto’ art scene, customized t-shirts purchased from local graffiti artists. She enjoys cutting those up and sewing them again to make them look even more different.

The day I shot her she chose to wear:

o A Cheetah print jacket, which is a long time favorite of hers, worn with a toque bought from local artist and friend Brian’s clothing company, Pyramid Scheme. She paired that with a black semi-opaque top long sleeved crop top bought from an alternative store in Toronto, and black leather booties.

o A t-shirt bought from Toronto graffiti artist Elicser, with a pair of amazing tights that have a really cool revealing design at the back, purchased from NY store Trash and Vaudeville. She paired that with a pair of black PVC shorts from the east-end costume store He & She Clothing, and a denim sleeveless customized jacket from Value Village, something she would wear in the summer time to a party, or concert.

o A Cancer Bats t-shirt from one of their shows, with a pair of jean shorts she uses whilst she is painting, and a pair of really cool black and white creepers from T.U.K. shoes.

Ngadi is a graduate with a Bachelor of Design from the Illustration program at OCADU. The EyeMuse Project was created with the goal to create a pictorial database of a city that was so welcoming to me, in a format which could be beneficial to curious outsiders of Toronto, as well as to the inhabitants of the city.