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Alex
Diego Bowie
Who is Diego Bowie?
This question has been asked to me by my mother, boyfriend, closest friends, and jealous-slash-mean bitches since the day I posted a picture with him in Casco Antiguo.
Everybody was so anxious to know who this individual was, and it was my duty, as a friend and personal admirer, to let them know that it wasn't a drag queen or some crazy, overly eccentric person
obsessed with attention.
He is simply Diego Bowie.
Diego Bowie is simply he.
He hath blessed us by being Diego Bowie.
There's no need for further explanation.
Those inquiring about who he was always seems to construct elaborate answers to their own question, but the reality is that Diego Bowie is just Diego Bowie.
I think of Lady Gaga as the perfect mirror to look at his persona.
All of those lace pieces and leather straps and extravagant makeup are not just to cover up some crippled form of her real self, that happens to be THE real Gaga.
On or off stage.
Diego Bowie is Diego Bowie, day and night, on or off.
I met him through Twitter at a time when I was trying to network to individuals more like myself.
Not just interested in fashion, but with a mind of their own... Whether it was filled with mainstream thoughts or unrealistic ideas of living, I was craving for someone like Diego, and three years later,
I can bet my life to the fact that no matter what, I will always be grateful for his influence on my conception of freedom.
I found my freedom fighting on my own, but Diego was one of the biggest inspirations.
I will never stop thanking you.
Through Diego, I also happened to meet some more amazing individuals.
One of them is Sarah Tyler, the lady who interviewed him and took these light-soaked photographs.
There is soul in these pictures and claro, Diego's own version of grace is also present.
And I thank Sarah for helping the world see the real Bowie.
The one and only Diego Bowie.
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-Lex
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What's your name?
My name is Diego Bowie.
Your age?
I'm 20 years old
What are your
current projects//ongoings?
I'm currently putting together a crazy rock party in Panama called
Glamaták, and I'm preparing a performance installation to take to Miami
Performance Festival.
I don't mean
to be too personal but ... who IS Diego Bowie?
Diego Bowie
is me. People always ask if it's a character or an alter ego, but it's me, the
one you have in front of you, the performance artist and crazy individual.
When did
performance art become something conscious, something conscious that you wanted
to pursue? Did the urge kindle when you were a young lad?
Performance art came to me after a long process of training in the
visual arts and theatre. I didn't find myself in any of those two, but when you
mix the esthetics of the visual arts with the consciousness of theatre, you get
performance art in its purest form. When I discovered the beauty of being able
to speak with my body, with my ideas and with time and space, I knew this is
what I want to do for the rest of my life. It's an intricate passion that is
meant to be.
Site your
influences and why, if you have them?
I could say that my artistic inspiration comes from Marina Abramovic,
Regina Jose Galindo and many other excellent performance artists; but what has
influenced my work is the wonder of human behaviour, people I've been able to
meet that I will never forget, superficial women who are introuble, the culture
of the people in Panama and the way they react to every day situations: that
inspires me to explore new things and portray them.
Read anything
remarkable lately, see anything that completely changed your visual paradigm?
Everytime I read something about the digital improvements I change my
visual paradigm of the world. I see the world differently everyday.
What is
Glamatak? And why did you start it?
Glamaták is a platform for the alternative scene in Panama. I want to
create a safe haven for people who are secure about themselves but don't know
where to develop their quality time: Glamaták brings good music and shameless
behaviour to the table.
When's the
launch party and where?
The launch party is on July the 12th, at El Sótano.
Words of advice to yourself?
I always tell myself to live with my eyes wide open; and when in doubt,
I just ask myself "what would Ivy [Queen] do?"
Images and Interview
Miss Awesome aka Sarah Tyler
Illustration
Mariery Young
GO TO GLAMATÁK!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/Glamatak
You can't scare me if I scare you first
So hot, So me tiene el placer de invitarte al hecatombe más esperado del año.
GLAMATáK
JUEVES 12 DE JULIO
SOTANO (El de la Federico, no el de tu casa)
9 pm
Protagonizado por Diego Bowie, quien con su rol de Dj te hará pensar en tu hermana de otra manera, Georges Don, una francesa que de tierna no tiene nada y The Acid Bunny, personaje que viene del inframundo a drogarte con los mejores beats, GLAMATáK promete llenar nuestro cerebro de sustancias lícitas, pero cuyo efecto debería ser ilegal.
Como es lógico, lo que te pongas para una fiesta inspirada en los momentos más gloriosos del Heavy Metal es importante.
Los 80s son mi década favorita porque se baso en dos tendencias que amo con locura: neon and black leather. (Los 80s fueron MUCHO más que eso pero resumámoslo a estos dos estilos)
Lo lindo de los ochenta es que significó una época de rebelión en la moda en donde se establecieron parámetros en terms of shape and silhouette que hasta el sol de hoy son básicos para muchas colecciones.
Glamaták te permitirá usar lo que siempre has querido ponerte, pero nunca te has atrevido.
No quise sobrecargar cada ejemplo con muchos accesorios porque eso dependerá de cada quien, quiero ayudarte con el atuendo en sí.
1. Motley Crue meets Cindy Lauper
El animal print hizo de los 80s lo que son hoy en día, así que un buen par de leggings de estampado de leopardo no pueden faltar dentro de las opciones. Un crop bustier trabajado en pedrería grita Madonna y los tacones en rosado neon (o cualquier otro tono), le darán un toque girlie y llamativo.
And, don´t forget leather its like cheese: everything tastes better with it :)
2. Joan Jett got nothing on me
Leather pants are a must!
Quise darle una opción a aquellas que van en zapatillas o comfy shoes para poder bailar hasta que la Ley Zanahoria lo permita.
Así como el cuero fue protagonista en los 80s, las tachuelas terminaron de armar el paquete para hacer de esta década, lo mejor que le ha pasado a la humanidad (according to me, ok?)
Siempre dándole un toque de color: recuerden que lo que "está de moda" es añadir pequeños toques de neón, no combinar zapatos, blusa y falda en el mismo vibe... NO!
Si llegas a conseguir un chaleco de FAKE FUR, sería mágico.
3. Jeans, pins and everything in between
As always, no puede faltar en uno de mis posts los high-waisted shorts, obviamente con un pequeño toque rocker en las tachuelas.
El bustier es un elemento que tengo en mi closet y siempre lo voy a recomendar porque te ubica en la época, te ves elegante, da forma y además es super chic.
Para salir un poco del leather y colores neones, una chaqueta de rayas a lo Beetlejuice-got-married-with-Balmain, te pone en mi lista de best dressed EN EL ACTO.
*REMEMBER*
Balance is everything!!! La idea es inspirarse, pero no ir disfrazado de un personaje ochentero, eso déjenselo a Bowie, ok?
espero les ayude y les guste el post :)
xoxo
-Alex