Nocturnal Beauty
Nevermind Gringe. Nocturnal is the New Vanguard
Lina Arrojo’s latest collection pulls apart the quintessential grunge aesthetic, replacing thrift with couture. “The messy, I-don’t-care look became fashionable during the grunge era,” Arrojo says. “It’s when ‘lived-in’ became a watchword for style. As pioneers of razor cutting, we are aligned with this deconstructed, distressed, perfectly imperfect direction. Yet we also love high-fashion couture. With lots of 1990s-era inspiration running through fashion and beauty right now, Nocturnal is my contemporary, DIY stew ofthe two.” —Kristen Heinzinger, managing editor