Photo by Colton Fairbairn
To me, the fashion language of Snatched Magazine symbolizes the ideas of doing what you love, breaking outside of the conventional box, and not having a care in the world about how any of that fits into societal norms. At Snatched, normal is whatever we decide to make it. Few people represent that more than BeenSlackin, a New York-based fashion content creator, reseller, innovator, and one of my personal biggest style inspirations. I got the chance to sit down with him at his pop-up at Rogue during NYFW to get some insight into what makes him so special.
Colton Fairbairn: For those not familiar with you or your work, what is the essential information as to who Beenslackin is as an artist and as a person?
BeenSlackin: I am an Instagram creator and someone who is mostly known for putting on cool-looking outfits, I guess. Behind the scenes, I am a creative and work in different forms of fashion: consulting, styling, creative work, reselling, and that type of stuff. That’s a brief description.
CF: One of my signature styling decisions as a stylist for Snatched Magazine is throwing an oversized pair of shorts on top of a different pair of pants, for which I took inspiration directly from you. Where do you find your own fashion inspiration?
BS: I don’t really have a source that I take inspiration from. I kind of just like a lot of things that I see just from my friends and utilize them in my own life.
CF: Your aesthetic is extremely out there. Why do you think it resonates so well with so many people?
BS: I guess people call it authenticity, but I think for people that means just not being embarrassed. That’s really all it is because it’s not like being outlandish is really authentic. It’s really just not being p***y about it.
CF: You’ve never been one to acknowledge the trend cycle in the slightest. Instead of a regular trend forecast, what do you think will be the major lines of thought that people in the real fashion space will engage in within the next year?
BS: From what I’ve understood so far, everything is kind of going the opposite way, almost in the sense that it started off as being based on irony and sarcasm, and then that took us to, like, the 2016 drip, and now people are wearing that sh*t unironically. I’m wearing Balmain unironically, and that started out as like a joke, you know what I mean?
CF: For sure. What is your best advice for young people wanting to get involved with their local fashion scenes?
BS: Just start. That’s it. Just do it.
CF: Thank you very much for taking the time; we appreciate you.
