Episode 3: Gary Bigeni
In episode three of season two, I chat with fashion designer, Gary Bigeni, known in the industry as much for his considerate hand on draping as he is for his flamboyant personal style. Whilst Gary’s designs pay reverence to a women’s shape, they also embrace his love of art and sometimes food, making him an ideal guest at Lucio’s. Having designed chefs uniforms, Gary is almost as popular in the food community as he is in the fashion world and sites Melissa Leong of Masterchef fame as one of his nearest and dearest. Despite the colourful bravado, it’s his grounded nature and hard-working ethos that makes him so likable and helps us come to understand the pure joy that comes with his bright and sometimes brazen style.
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“I was fascinated with clothing from a young age. Barbie was probably my first client. I was always obsessed with wanting to get my hands on Barbie.”
Styling
Given Gary’s defining style it only seemed fitting to let him take charge of his look. I have however injected a little of my own colour to his look with a reclaimed Hawaiian print shirt.
Full Outfit: Dickies pants, Doodad and Fandango necklace, T.U.K. Footwear creepers, reclaimed shirt.
Shop
A selection of vintage pieces from my collection, inspired by Gary’s shoot.
“The last 17 years have been developing, building and hustling...I was always very determined, growing up with a single mum we were always taught if you want something you have to go get it, nothing’s going to be handed to you. So that was in all of us from a young age.”
