Time.news – There is garbage and garbage. Which, in some cases, is fashion. Even on TikTok. In the case of the skilled reconstructions of catwalk looks and from the red carpet of Angelica Hicks, British artist and illustrator, the meaning of “junk models” is literal.
Hicks, in fact, has become a cult phenomenon precisely “on social media thanks to her own ironic posts of couture dresses and magazine cover looks recreated with everyday objects like pantyhose, tinfoil and trash bags, ”writes The New York Times.
So much so that Hicks even went so far as to “remake a monochromatic striped dress by Carolina Herrera that showed at New York Fashion Week this month” creating a version “with artfully draped toilet paper and a white bucket bag. used on the catwalk replaced by the roll and its support “while last May” he used a duvet cover and cardboard, a purple shower cap and avocado flecks to mimic the Gucci dress with a corset that Billie Eilish wore at the Met Gala, ”reports the Big Apple newspaper.
And she even staged a replica of the sculptural Schiaparelli dress with decorated gold pins that Maggie Gyllenhaal wore to the Oscars, using the paper that lines the Ferrero Rocher and chewing on chocolates throughout the show. The philosophy that inspires it is this: “Make a look with little”.
In an interview Hicks says: “In the beginning I drew inspiration from the ‘Who Wore It Best’ pages from magazines like People and Us Weekly. I started with a checked cloth, first on a dress for me, and I posted a photo on Instagram asking my friends for an opinion ”. From 2017 onwards I have recreated movie posters or Vogue covers with things I found in my apartment. It was only in 2020, during the lockdown, that I actually made a video. That was a real gimmick. And a twist: being able to observe the creation process clearly made it a lot more fun and popular so my Instagram following started to grow. Then my friends said: ‘You have to put this on TikTok!’ and so I did “.
She does not accumulate and use strange objects, but she gets them from everyday life, things that people commonly and safely have around the house, like masks and lace tights for a Lady Gaga red carpet look. Or a pillow with whipped cream to copy a hat worn by the queen, Advil tablets, a can of soda and the fur trim of my parka to remake Teresa Giudice on her wedding day.
She says it takes her no more than two hours to assemble a dress. And does it all by itself. But lately he also appears five times a week in luxury and brand partnerships with the creatives of Vogue Italia, Gucci and Valentino. A rubbish success. Or successful junk.