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Purple Magazine
— The New York issue #39 S/S 2023

Puppets And Puppets

INTERVIEW BY OLIVIER ZAHM AND ALEPH MOLINARI

CARLY MARK COFOUNDED

PUPPETS AND PUPPETS,

ONE OF NEW YORK’S MOST

CREATIVE DOWNTOWN FASHION LABELS.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Carly, why is your label called Puppets and Puppets? It’s an amazing name. Is it ironic?

CARLY MARK — It is. I think it’s pretty multilayered. At the surface level, it’s the name of my dog. I have a rescue Chihuahua-terrier named Puppet. So, the brand is named after him, but he is named after the antihero in the anime Ghost in the Shell, the Puppet Master, a villain who hacked the brains of half-human, half-AI characters. I also have a tattoo that says “Puppet Master.” I had the tattoo before I had the dog.

OLIVIER ZAHM — That film is amazing. It offers a new perspective on the future.

CARLY MARK — Oh, it’s amazing. Because, isn’t that what we’re moving toward? Right…

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