Luxe play with Puey
Luxefusion is the order of the day, a merging of styles that results into something new, unexpected and fresh. Puey Quinones is the master of this “luxefusion,” and his experiments in fashion have always caused a stir in the scene. His presence alone, a mixture of Zen monk and rave child, is a contradiction in itself. His personal style, of voluminous skirts paired with army cut blonde hair is a visual irony, like an androgynous glamazon in a playground with him as the kid who was left to play with fabric and lace and embellishments, while mom went to the grocery.
It is always a delight to visit Puey in his penthouse at the city’s red light district. Here, he carefully dreams of his patterns at play. I have witnessed how a tablecloth became a dress, I have been a body model where he turned yards of fabric became my armor. In my last minute wardrobe fix world, I would sometimes run to Puey and he would make magic, never giving me a “no-I-can’t-do-it-this-is-too-last-minute-for-me” look, always up to the challenge of draping and dressing up. Once, I went to the Tatler Ball wearing a Puey Quinones yellow houndstooth suit, with a backpack fabric fixture. When I entered the ballroom, everyone stopped, looked and gasped. I don’t know if that was good or not, because I looked like Derek Zoolander, but I had fun that night — and in the end, I know I’ll always have fun wearing Puey. These days, Puey has evolved from being an avant-guardian to being a creator of interesting and arresting, well made clothes.
Inside his lair, you can see fabric literally enveloping Puey’s abode, as if you are inside a womb. Paintings and photographs of his uncle, Andy Maluche (Terry Richardson comes to mind, minus the private parts) spruce up his Calma designed split-level unit, a place where fashion-meets-society-meets-party-meets everyone. Okay, I am not talking about a party, although that is easy, if you are to look at the revelers that came together last Thursday (for my birthday and for Puey’s big day) at the Rockwell Tent and at Embassy for Puey’s first fashion gala, after-party and the launch of the Supreme MotoRaZR 2 V8 luxury edition (whew!), a salivating snakeskin and steel mobile phone creation from the fashionable folks at Motorola.
This was a night when Puey’s muses came out to play. At the lobby, life-sized images taken by image master Mark Nicdao greeted the guests, a gathering of muses all inspired by a new fashion pied piper.
Inspiration plays a most vital part in the life of an artist. This, coupled with hard work, vision, devotion to one’s craft and careful attention to craftsmanship make a master. A master inspires, and knows who to get inspiration from. “You can get inspiration from everything,” so said Sir Paul Smith.
On this Supreme page, let us all derive inspiration from Puey and his muses — a luxe fusion of magic, madness and wonderful mayhem.
