House of Watha T, Edition 1
Published on Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 2:39pm
House of Watha T Street Fashion is an experimental collection of patron street fashion at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library. It is devoted to photographically documenting the sartorial narratives of patrons who visit the library. Please contact My Nguyen at my.nguyen@dc.gov for more information.
Meet Renaiya.
Floral-patterned shirt: Nordstrom's. Black combat boots: Delia's.
Favorite subject: English
Hidden talent: Singing.
Currently reading: Julius Ceasar. It’s my first Shakespeare tragedy that I’m reading. It’s interesting to see how he changes the plot structure a little bit in his tragedies as opposed to his comedies.
Fashion icons: I don’t necessarily have one particular fashion icon. I tend to combine different things because I like doing different things on a daily basis. So one day I might decide to dress retro, and another day I might decide to dress girly. It might be different every day.
Favorite thing about fashion: Being able to (a) tell a story with the way you dress and (b) create an appearance on the outside of yourself that hopefully identifies how you are on the inside.
What’s your dream prom dress?: Probably something classy with a little bit of edge. It wouldn’t be a pastel color at all. Nothing poufy. Maybe something really sleek and elegant.
-- Story and photography by My Nguyen