Feat. SILAS OO

What’s your name?

Silas Oo

What do you do for work?

I'm a fine-artist mainly, but I also make jewellery and do modelling on the side. 

Where are you from?

Malaysia

Instagram?

@silas.jpeg , @robotinpyjamas

What’s your style? What’s your aesthetic?

I like artisanal clothing and natural fabrics, with some brutalist and subversive design choices. Things that age well or be able to protect me, too.

Who is your favorite designer? What is your favorite fashion label?

I find myself opting for Rick Owens most of the time, for daily life it's wearable and low-key while still retaining some of my preferred design choices, but I would love to someday afford more artisanal pieces from Carol, MA+ etc.

Who or what is your inspiration?

I like to observe the way things age, in Malaysia so much that surrounds me is aged, beaten, torn down, rebuilt then torn down again. Everything seems to tell a story the longer they exist.

Complete these sentences…

“ I must...Not spend on clothes with money I cannot afford”

“ I’ll never be caught in...SHEIN, or other exploitative fashion labor practices”

“ Fashion today is...Exciting, new, at times played-out”

Choose one of two:

• ALL BLACK or SOME BLACK

• LAYERED or MINIMAL

• YOHJI or RICK

• ROMANTIC or UNDERGROUND

• BERLIN or TOKYO

• LEATHER BOOTS or SILVER RINGS

• VINTAGE or FUTURISTIC

Why not both?