RUNWAY ADDICT

What’s hot and what’s not?! Who calls the shot to what’s in and what’s out?! Meet the Fashion Editor.

Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. love affair with fashion started at a young age. Graduate of Skidmore College, trained in art history, art, and design and having studied architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, he has always enjoyed creative industries that directly and indirectly influence style.

Assisting at Vogue, his determination and hard work finally paid off when offered to heads up the fashion direction of Billboard.com writing a column titled, The Hook.

Z!nk Magazine has recently named Gregory DelliCarpini Jr., the new Fashion Editor of the Magazine in a continued effort to transform and garnish the Magazines image. Zink is moving forward with a new vision and plans to freshly blossom with a new fashion, artistic, and musical vision for the New Year with Gregory composing fresh material for the magazine.

Read more for R.A Exclusive Interview with the Fashionista himself, Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. on his life as the Fashion Editor… …

R.A: What’s a regular day at work like as a Fashion Editor?

Gregory DelliCarpini Jr.: Regular, that’s an interesting word isn’t it. Well, to be completely honest, there really isn’t anything regular about my days. The best way to describe my life, I would say, would be a somewhat contained, yet chaotic, twister. By day I spend a bunch of time reading magazines from all over the world and searching for new talent to spotlight. Then when the sun goes down, there’s alway some fun and funky event to cover. 

R.A: How has music impact the world of fashion in recent years?

Gregory: Music has so strongly impacted the fashion world. From Gaga premiering Bad Romance at Alexander McQueen’s runway show to Lana del Rey performing at Mulberry’s Spring/Summer 2012 presentation, fashion and music has become woven together on the same artistic quilt.  

R.A: Top on your favourites list for S/S 12 runway music.

Gregory:

1. Deprime (Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This) by Sylvie Vartan

2. Whatever Lola Wants the Verve remix

3. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People

R.A: Your most memorable experience/interview with a celebrity being with The Hook.

Gregory: I loved chatting with V V Brown. She is an amazingly sweet person and so talented. I also had a great time talking to will.i.am at his VIP room in Pacha. He kept me laughing the entire interview and is a genuinely great guy.

R.A: Last year, you came out with the “Top 10 song we want on the runway”. Any updates to the list till date?

Gregory: I am currently working on another top sounds to hear on the runway for Fall/ Winter 2013 fashion week. It will release on The Hook in early February. I’m super excited about this one, there will be some great tracks featured! Stay tuned!

R.A: The most “fashionable” music videos.

Gregory: I am currently in love with Lana del Rey’s Video Game video. There’s a beauty, I think, in this idea in decaying grace that Lana captures so stunningly in the video.

R.A: Which artist/musician would you love to conduct an interview with and why?

Gregory: I would love to speak with Madonna. I have admired her since I was a small boy and love her unafraid attitude and fearless style. 

R.A: Form 2 words best describing yourself with the initials R & A.

Gregory: Random & Antsy 

Interviewed by: Randolph Tan