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Meals Cocktail Party | Wear What You Eat

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Turning the corner into a backyard from the small corridor entrance you are immediately met with models wearing colorful outfits each representing food, such as: bananas, watermelons, pineapples, etc. Their outfits included either monochromatic sets to represent one kind of food or some of the models, such as the one that I spoke to who was wearing a multi colored orange/peach shirt representing shrimp, avocado colored jacket and pants, and lettuce slides.  On this night, food met fashion in a gloriously creative, artistic, and thoughtful way. While some of the food outfits were obviously representable, some of the others, like the model aforementioned was wearing a much more complicated outfit to figure out. I got to speak with one of the designers, Sam, who made it his effort to make sure that I understood the concept and was there to answer any of my questions. As well, Sam was adorning one of his outfits and was decked out in an all bubblegum pink color that represented the iconic pink donut boxes. Sam explained that [Meals](https://meals.clothing) is a “romantic and creative partnership between the two,” the two meaning him and his partner, Rebma, who owns and designs for the brand 69. He clarified that although Rebma brings a strong vision to everything she does, that this collection is a completely different project than 69.  The cocktail party took place at a Hollywood art gallery called, [Various Small Fires](http://www.vsf.la/). The event was designed by LA stylist [Shirley Kurata,](https://www.instagram.com/shirleykurata/?hl=en) featured an art center piece by food artist, [Nünchi](http://instagram.com/eatnunchi), who created juice pouches with jellies and gelatin molds containing various foods inside. Lastly was [Holly Silius](https://www.instagram.com/hollysilius/?hl=en) avant garde food inspired makeup on the models, El Silencio provided the mezcal, and pop artist, while MNDR curated the background music. Looking at the floor was a scattered display of lettuce sandals courtesy of [Rombaut](https://rombautparis.com). It was easy to tell how focused Sam was on meshing food and fashion into one entity. He described that the process for producing food and clothes are basically the same: plants start from the earth, get chopped, and then either washed and served at the table or sewn and dyed and put into a clothing store. He noted how both food and fashion are an experience, but food is short lived and fashion can be everlasting. In this project, he wanted to transform a temporary experience into forever.  The collection is made mostly from natural cotton and muslin and was produced locally in Los Angeles. Pants are $200, jackets are $300, and t-shirts are about $50.  Wear what you eat and buy the collection now. * * * Models: [@THE101FREEWAY](https://www.instagram.com/the101freeway/) - Daniel, [@PUPPIESPUPPIESJADEOLIVO](https://www.instagram.com/puppiespuppiesjadeolivo/) - Jade, [@K.M4R](https://www.instagram.com/k.m4r/) - Kaitlyn, [@NEVERHAVETOTWEET](https://www.instagram.com/neverhavetotweet/) - Natasha NT, [@ADRIANGILLILAND](https://www.instagram.com/adriangilliland/) - Adrian, [@TOE\_RING\_](https://www.instagram.com/toe_ring_/) - Margaux, [@P0CKETMAN](https://www.instagram.com/p0cketman/) - Marco, [@WRENWARNER](https://www.instagram.com/wrenwarner/) - Wren, [@4LOCROW](https://www.instagram.com/4locrow/) - Lauren, [@FIXED\_AIR](https://www.instagram.com/fixed_air/) - Tania, [@FERREAL](https://www.instagram.com/ferreal/) - Tashi, [@FRECKLED.GYAL](https://www.instagram.com/freckled.gyal/) - Natasha H, [@MARIMUNRO](https://www.instagram.com/marimunro/) - Mariko, [@PRINCESSGOLLUM](https://www.instagram.com/princessgollum/) - Josephine, [@IDACAPOVA](https://www.instagram.com/idacapova/) \- Ida