Drunken idea to Los Angeles

In a series of events on Sunday Night at Benders, I somehow ended up in Kiya’s rental car with Samuel de Goede, a designer from Amsterdam I met through my ongoing portrait series, headed toward Los Angeles the next day. In the months leading up to my show in March, I’ve been doing some crazy stuff but this probably ended up being the most enjoyable.

We met with Madeline of Chuck’s Vintage, an amazing store on Melrose Ave. chock full of rare vintage finds like bomber and flight jackets with original artifacts like pens, zippo lighters, and photographs.

Probably some of the coolest stuff you can see in person. Being able to touch sixty year old garments and read the story behind them extracts the type of passion that Chuck’s targeted audience has for nostalgia and vintage clothing.