Funky Friends of Fluevog: The Curtis Family C-notes

Papa C: My name is Papa C, also known as maestro Curtis, which is my birth name. And today I am sporting the Excalibur.

Mama C: I’m Nola Curtis, aka Mama C, and I am styling the Sabrinas.

Papa C: This particular piece that I have on, the coat comes from Distraction. I had some accents put on here that match. This was actually a dress that I found in a shop walking down Haight Street. And so I took it to um my tailor. This is aquamarine. And of course I have on the exquisite Excalibur.

Mama C: I love wearing black. It’s a comfort.

Papa C: She’s obsessed with black!

Mama C: It’s a comfort zone for me. I feel not only protected but strong in in black. My husband actually got this for me at the Alami Flea Market. I really love the turquoise um accents on all over the jacket. Our dear friend Frank Bennett, uh, he found this, uh, vintage piece for me. So, wearing it with the jacket, it kind of it all works together. I love people that have like full body tattoos and like sleeves. These tights kind of make me feel like, ooh, like I feel like a badass in them. And they show off the Sabrinas.

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Hello, my name is Nile and I’m styling the Orbits. The top I got from Goodwill. I think it was the Goodwill across the street from this specific Fluevog location. I got these pants from Love on Haigth, which is like down the way. These rings I got from this place in the Fillmore. It’s called In the Black and it’s a store where they feature like all kinds of black artists. I chose to style the Orbit because I’ve had this outfit for a while and I wore it with black shoes and I found that these particular shoes matched this outfit really well.

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Kiki: My name is Kiki and I’m styling the Sirens.

Phoenix: My name is Phoenix and I’m styling the Lou. So, what drew me to make this outfit with like for these shoes? I like the the uh sort of floralish texture like pattern right there, which went well with this skirt. These belts I think you find at Goodwill. And this is my sister’s I steal a lot of my sister’s clothes.

Kiki: What I loved about when I saw these shoes is how much it matched this outfit that I had made. It’s a outfit that I custom painted myself. It’s inspired by this necklace, which also matches the shoes really well. I really wanted to make a Black Panther afro-centric themed outfit. So, on the back, it’s quoted move over or will move over you. It’s a Black Panther quote sign. So, I really wanted to match that. I really love customizing my clothes and a lot of my custom clothes I always pair with flip logs.

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Isis: My name is Isis Curtis and I am styling the Eens.

Zahara: My name is Zahara and I’m styling the Primrose.

Isis: What drew me to styling this shoe? I really like to collect to like shiny things and shiny accessories. When I saw these shoes with the stones on them like this, I was like, “I have to get these.” Everything I’m wearing right now is from Goodwill besides the tights that I’m wearing on my arms and my legs. This hat, these belts, bracelets, and these rings.

Zahara: My family and I, we love thrifting and we always find like some great pieces. These corduroy pants are one of my favorites is from Goodwill. And then this piece is really beautiful. It actually says what the city that it was made in China. We always love finding hidden treasures. I’m really like into like colors and color palettes, so I tend to get a natural high off of that.

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