From a fashion school dropout to the gleaming king of New York, Kyle Farmery spent only 7,000 rhinestones, eight hours and an Instagram post.
Fundamentally, this is what his dazzled Patrón bottle for Lizzo looks like. Last August, the “juice” singer had a big drink on the MTV VMA stage, attracting nearly 2 million viewers, which made Farmery a shocking feeling.
“The bottle changed my life,” Farmery, a 24-year-old androgynous model and New York City club fixture, told The Post.
“The Lizzo designer called on social media and asked if anyone knew how to use E6000 glue,” Farmery said. He was very interested in these things-this is a kind of handmade glue that is very suitable for runny nose-so he got in touch with him on Instagram.
“At 11 in the evening, we got in touch and I made [bottle] all night. All the rhinestone shops were closed, so I had to contact a friend who I just bought some crystals and bring them back!”
A few weeks after the viral VMA manifested, Patrón reached out and ordered more than 150 rhinestone bottles. He charged the company a fee of $650 per bottle. “You do the math,” he said.
Since then, Farmery has worked 12 hours a day in his Clinton Hill studio. He set up his own company Sparkyle Studio a month before VMA was founded, and since then brought three dazzling things (golden tequila bottle, sparkling Jeffrey Campbell boots and red crystal skinny) to Lizzo’s tour. Underwear).
He bottled Veuve Clicquot for the black crystal rhinestones in the center of the resort town of Diane von Furstenberg, and also wore aerospace for Suki Waterhouse He wears a helmet for Debi Mazar and wears a scooter for Debi Mazar. Bergdorf Goodman bought out all of his first collections and even put some of his designs in the holiday window – one of the works in the collection is a rhinestone devil mask, for $1,950 Sold at the price.
Farmery, who grew up in Tribeca, met his mentor and best friend, the nightlife installation Amanda, for the first time after his 12-year-old mother took him to an autograph on the calendar. Lepore.
“Amanda used her own crystallization, made her own appearance, and taught me everything I know,” Farmoli said of the famous transgender performance artist and model, his one hundred thousand dollars The figure is called a “moving sculpture” by the filmmaker Joel Schumacher.
He has participated in club activities since he was a teenager and spent the entire day creating a head-to-toe look for the evening. His style-inspired by Thierry Mugler and Bob Mackie, a fusion of drag and performance art, inspired Ellen Von Unwerth (Ellen Von Unwerth) ), the attention of famous photographers such as Inez and Vinoodh and Steven Klein. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the fashion school in London.
He said, “It’s not that great for me.” So he returned to New York, interned at Zac Posen, and worked with stylist and editor-in-chief of Italian “Vogue” Patti Wilson. (Patti Wilson) Together. Farmery said this is where he got his “real college degree.”
Although he thought he would design shoes or work in fashion in a certain way, Farmery said he never thought that his enthusiasm for Rheinstone might be his own business.
Although he produced exquisite costumes and put on gorgeous hairstyles and makeup for the club-a red jumpsuit in his studio had more than 150,000 sticky stones-Farmery said that depending on the client, he can deal with Swarovski goes to party cities with various materials and brands all over the world.
“I go to sample sales or buy the worst Manolos or Louboutins on eBay,” Farmery said. “Your name got up, you got torn, fell, and was destroyed, you call it. Then I paint them with rhinestones. I buy plastic masks from Party City, or a $10 mesh tights on Amazon. ”
“Rhinestones are eternal,” Farmory said. “Think of Libertarians and Elton John. Rhinestones will never go out of style.”
“Don’t use a hot glue gun for nosebleeds!” Agriculture warning. “It does not adhere well to the surface, and all your hard work may eventually disappear.” Farmery’s first-choice glue is Beacon’s Gem Tac, which is a non-toxic glue, and he is trying “what you can think of After all possible glue, even nails and super glue”.
For the wall-to-wall zero-space appearance on large surfaces, Farmery recommends using a paint brush to apply a thin layer of glue on the object you are working on. Let it dry before applying a second coat (“wait 30 seconds to make it tacky,” he said), and then start applying the crystals. “If you want to use dot spreading technique more, you can use the applicator that comes with the glue, or, for smaller dots, you can fill the flat needle syringe with glue. I even use it on the end of the chopsticks Use beeswax to stick the spots.” Farmory said.
Farmery’s favorite place to buy crystal rhinestones is Looking Glass Gems, an online store in Baltimore, Maryland that sells “reasonable price glass rhinestones.” Farmery says these are the only ones that “can make different shapes.” Customized glass rhinestone company”, color and size. He added. The company also makes Amanda Lepore’s exclusive crystal hearts. In New York, Farmery often performs B&Q trims in the clothing section.
Farmory says it is too thick and porous to make a good rheological surface, and “glue will seep into the fabric.” If you have to use tricky fabrics such as velvet, felt or suede, choose Hot Fix Branded crystals and applicators. “Their crystals are very suitable for troublesome materials,” Farmory said. “I use it to decorate Christmas stockings!”
“A good way to refurbish an old pair of high-heeled shoes or boots is to paint them with acrylic paint first, and then use crystal rhinestones of any color you want to make them,” Farmory said. “Acrylic paint does not peel off.” Farmery prefers Jacquard Lumiere paint.
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