Kerin Rose has been designing some of the best accessories I’ve seen in a long time. It’s summer now and everyone will be wearing sunglasses non-stop and I couldn’t think of anyone better to outfit these people than Kerin and her company a-morir by kerin.rose .
Lets start out with establishing what it is you do, I mean, how excited are you that you’re totally paying the bills now by bedazzling?!
You know, it’s crazy. Everything has happened so fast, and I still think this is one big joke. I still have a ways to go before this is my sole income, but it’s becoming a bigger and bigger reality as the days move forward and as I sleep less.
Do you think working at Patricia Field as opposed to just selling your wares there has helped you, ie: you can meet the the people buying your sunglasses/hats/jewelry and interact with them?
It’s very helpful on a myriad of levels; especially because I can see the reaction of a patron without them knowing I made something. You can figure out what people like, what looks good on a lot of different facial structures, etc.
How long have you lived in NY and what are you favorite bands & shops in the city?
I have lived in Manhattan since 2001 – but I grew up on Long Island, a 30 minute train ride into the city. So I was here all the time. I don’t plan on leaving.
I really love a lot of the NYC indie hip hop that exists. Lyrically, they’re more up to par than most. As far as NYC bands I’ve finally started to fall in love with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs now that they’ve left and The Brazilian Girls are fucking phenomenal. My fave NYC band in the last 5 years was The Wage of Sin, an all female hardcore act with ex-members of Most Precious Blood. Sadly, they’re now defunct. My fave punk band in the last 5 years though is The Bronx. They’re from Los Angeles but named after my hood…. does that count?
As for shops, there’s a stellar vintage shop called No Relation – stellar because it’s the only place in NYC with affordable vintage that’s not a flea market. I’m partial to Patricia Field, obviously, and I adore Seven New York, because they have an unbelievable eye there.
Is there anyone that you’ve been really excited about finding them wearing one of your pieces?
With celebrities, it’s funny. I worked in the music industry for 5 years, so "celebrities" are like regular people to me. It’s always crazy when celebrities wear your stuff though – because they have access and exposure to EVERYTHING. So when Mariah Carey or Katy Perry wear something I made, it’s this weird sense of validation. When Katy Perry wore my glasses on American Idol (as seen above) it was like "Oh, I made something good enough for the biggest pop star in the world to wear for a performance where 30 million people would see her." That means something, and as a designer, that’s very flattering.
Is there anything new that you’ve been working on you’re super proud of?
My love/hate convertible shades (above right) are really exciting for me, because getting to that point challenged me. I’ve also finished some gothic majorette fringed gloves that might make you die inside a little (above left). Been working on some new spiked shades that I might make you wait until next week to show off, but they will be worth the wait. [I've seen them, they definitely are.] They’re almost perfected and look kind of amazing. It’s like MTV’s The Real World in my workspace now: you think you know but you have no idea.
Check out all of Kerin’s pieces available now in her shop & at her day job, Patricia Feild . Keep on the lookout for those studded shades next week…
x
Jen
Gnarlitude.com
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06.22.09 at 12:40 pm
typical hipster shit, if you pay more than $8 for sunglasses that look like this you are a retarded asshole.
06.22.09 at 12:42 pm
KILL THE RICH!
06.22.09 at 12:42 pm
It was “MTV’s Diary” that said “you think you know but you have no idea.” Also, this stuff is lame and ugly. But then, hipsters love lame and ugly. So this may be genius. Who knows.
06.22.09 at 12:54 pm
yes!!! thanks for profiling her. kerin has so much talent and she’s killing it. when i saw her wear that fringed glove, i shrieked…so effin awesome!
06.22.09 at 1:05 pm
Love how these writers pretend girls look at this site
06.22.09 at 1:15 pm
girls do look at this site
06.22.09 at 1:26 pm
everything looks the same and is stupid and gay. NEXT.
06.22.09 at 1:33 pm
i am blown away. NEXT.
06.22.09 at 1:34 pm
a glue gun and a grip of rhinestone. whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. love how these writers couldn’t hack it with a blog or publication that is meant for women who know shit about women’s shit. i-menstruate-therefore-i-know-fashion. nah, though.
06.22.09 at 1:42 pm
Either Karen is her friend or she wants a free pair of vans.
06.22.09 at 1:59 pm
i used to read gnarlitude but soon i realized jen sounds like an obnoxious 14 yr old rebeling
i no longer listen to her fashion opinions, and her designer friend has no creativity why are people still trying to ride on that trend — rhinestone converse?? heart shaped earrings?? could she be a little innovative , maybe then no one would think she sucked
also i hate when people pose like the first picture
06.22.09 at 2:37 pm
i like her.
06.22.09 at 2:58 pm
add a pic of a Crass shirt and I’m sold.
06.22.09 at 4:20 pm
@miss appalachian
Great comment.
06.22.09 at 4:29 pm
i’m a girl who loves this site.
why is this on here?…it just wasted my time.
06.22.09 at 4:58 pm
Which pair of sunglasses would go best with my purple motorcycle boots and RTX shirt?
06.22.09 at 5:18 pm
these pieces are magical!
06.22.09 at 7:30 pm
i checked out a few a-morir designs at a trunk show and even if you’re not into rhinestoned sunglasses you have to admit that the concerto plumaged headpiece (see a-morir.com) is a striking, dramatic statement, thoughtfully designed with perfect placement and graceful lines. these designs show talent, skill and chutzpah, which is more than i can say for people typing “NEXT” from the safe anonymity of the intarwebs.
06.22.09 at 7:53 pm
love you Jen, but you always get free just for mentioning anything on your blog which I am totally jealous of. Girls of you dig it DIY it. Bedazzle some shades and glue a chain on DO NOT shell out the 300 bucks for those things.
06.22.09 at 8:20 pm
the glasses are pretty cute and i’ll probably buy a $10 knockoff pair…but that isn’t the point. this feels pretty out-out-place on streetcarnage. i don’t love how everyone always shits all over jen, but i don’t really think that this is a site she should be writing for.
06.22.09 at 9:15 pm
ive come around to this girls way of thinking and support her contributions to sbtvc not that ANYONE in the world gives a shit but for the record the jen girl is alright
my sunglasses collection shits a thousand firey bricks all over what you have in those photos.
06.22.09 at 9:35 pm
this fashion stuff is necessary and stops us all from becoming trogolodite idiots with (r)ape brains.
06.22.09 at 9:36 pm
Don’t give a shit about sunglasses, would totally ball the redhead though…
06.22.09 at 9:58 pm
NEXT
06.22.09 at 11:00 pm
This woman better have designed Lady Gaga’s rhinestone-bedecked rubber fist or I’m outta here.
06.22.09 at 11:14 pm
fuck it, this site is for teenage boy dorks who cant get laid and they are angry. and if you are not a wack teenage barf stain and you read this site enough to give a shit then fuck your life….oh no wait you cant even fuck that, you dont have one.
Hate on loosers…or go do something.
06.22.09 at 11:59 pm
Jen,
I was glad to see another post by you cause its been awhile but now I realize I wasn’t really missing your posts.
DeFalco
06.23.09 at 3:35 am
THE JAW ON THAT FIRST GIRL
06.23.09 at 3:45 am
Fucking 9’s and being an asshole on a message board ain’t mutually exclusive.
06.23.09 at 12:17 pm
Wait, you can make money by Bedazzling shit?
06.23.09 at 2:46 pm
I really like it. I find the rhinestones fun and exciting. I also enjoy the little scissor pose in the first photo. It reminds me of that awesome “cut it out” line that uncle joey used to do. I think this post and those rhinestones are exactly what this site is about.
06.23.09 at 2:59 pm
Yeah, quit bragging about the all the free swag you constantly get and writting about companies that shill you down
06.23.09 at 3:35 pm
I can buy sunglasses and a bedazzler for a lot less than a pair of those
06.23.09 at 4:51 pm
I love kerin!!!!!
06.23.09 at 7:26 pm
Kerin’s stuff is amazing!!!! Don’t hate if your’e too broke to afford it!!! xoxoxo.love ya!
06.23.09 at 7:27 pm
i think its funny how people say its hating just cause u dont agree with what they say or like
someone please explain to me how this stuff is amazing? its ridiculously tacky & unoriginal
too broke to afford it? no, i’m just not stupid enough to spend $200-$250 on some superglued sunglasses – but maybe i just say that cause i am poor
06.23.09 at 8:45 pm
wait, katy perry is the biggest pop star in the world?
06.24.09 at 12:47 am
hanus ^ has it right-this is the epitome of what sbtvcarnage is all about no matter how many drugs and rants you guys do to hide it
06.24.09 at 7:29 pm