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Purple Magazine
— F/W 2015 issue 24

Adam Selman


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Adam wears needlepunched cotton jeans LOUIS VUITTON. Thairine wears a bubblegum gingham paneled mini dress ADAM SELMAN

photography by KATJA RAHLWES
style by MEL OTTENBERG
interview by CAROLINE GAIMARI

 

Raised in a religious family in Texas, Adam Selman had a lot of catching up to do when he moved to New York with a fashion dream. Well-known for his stage costumes for Rihanna, his eponymous collection is the perfect fit for the downtown New York scene — his clothes are colorful, crafts-y, and playfully ironic.

CAROLINE GAIMARI — Where did you grow up?
ADAM SELMAN — We moved around a lot when I was a kid. Illinois, North Carolina, Virginia. We eventually landed in a place called Belton, outside of Waco, Texas. In high school, I was a cheerleader. I did theater, and I was super nerdy. A real go-getter! Anything I could…

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