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What have you been wearing on stage? Anything new you particularly like?
Genesis Owusu (@genesisowusu)
For the past year, I've been wearing this custom red suit. A cropped blazer with these cool, twisted shoulder pads, and high-waisted red pants; gold buttons on both. Under, a fishnet top and a big fur collar.
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Do you collaborate with anyone? A stylist? A friend?
genesis
I perform a lot of the time with a group of hypemen/back up dancers known as "the goons". The goons are my touring party, but are also my in-house creative unit for a lot of different aspects. One of them is our head designer, who creates the final blueprint for all the clothes that we wear on stage.
I perform a lot of the time with a group of hypemen/back up dancers known as "the goons"
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Do you make any special pieces?
genesis
In the past, after the goons and I finish the designs, our head designer has made the clothes himself, but as of late we've handed off the physical creation to local Australian designers such as Xi Wu Studios.
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Where do you find stage clothes? Any fav shops?
genesis
We usually create all of our stage clothes, but off stage I usually shop vintage. The first time I went to the ARIA Awards (Australia's Grammys), I got my outfit for $40 from a vintage store named Swop in Brisbane. There's a Swop in Sydney that I like to go to as well.
Genesis Owusu at ARIA Awards
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Where does your sense of style come from? Any special sources of inspiration?
genesis
I'm not really sure. Anime? Shout out Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
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