What’s In My Closet? With Stevie Shock

I never know what to expect when it comes to prying open someone’s wardrobe. From garments and galoshes galore, to ornaments and oddities, every closest crack feels like the rediscovery of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh — especially when the subject is art scene royalty. Stashed away behind “The Breath House” and in communion of all things creative, the renaissance woman Stevie Shock runs laps with multiple mitts in modeling, art installations, festival production, clinical psychology and MANY more skills under her “traded off” belt. An entire house tour was warranted with a six-page spread just about her artistic background, but I came here to ask one simple question: “What’s in your closet?”

The Doll Head Top: Victoria’s secret is Toy Story’s nightmare! Quite eye-catching, this corset is only the tip to Shock’s many ways to recreate a style all her own. “Travel has helped me with my inspiration,” Shock says. “You see outfits that are so eclectic and incredible with different kinds of materials — you just never think about how someone can use different items to make an outfit. I come home with a lot of inspiration.”

The Knitted Luchador Mask: One crazed night on the high of a Mardi Gras celebration in The Bayou State, Shock stumbled upon this teal, plaid jester face cover outside a bar. While wearing the mask amongst her crew of 20+ artists, the piece became a memento of Shock’s mantra that all art should be shared. “Trading your art is something that can expand community connection … It’s a way to make clothing and art less consumable.”

The Multipurpose Fur Coat: If you’ve caught Shock out in the urban wild, there’s a good chance you’ve seen her wearing one of her fur jackets. “I would describe my style as textured creativity in combination with thrifted gems and whimsy.” Whether it’s a formal dinner with a few mob bosses or a nicely set dinner at In-N-Out Burger, Shock knows how to enter a room.

The Festival Stompers: Currently antiqued with a thin layer of desert dust, these heavy metal platforms are go-to boots when it comes to roaming any festival. Shock reflects that many of these secluded gatherings have had a huge impact on her creativity. “I would say the Burning Man scene has really influenced my style greatly,” Shock says. “ Building outfits … that was the true way of expressing yourself through wearable art.”

The Figure Skater Outfit: It might not be the first pick for a party outfit, but that’s the way Shock likes it! This bedazzled black and magenta number stands a reflection of Shock’s constant mental process of reusing outfits for the most special of occasions. “Things that are out there and kind of crazy…blending costumes with what’s appropriate for whatever event, you can truly show people to push the boundaries of what’s able to be acceptable.”

The Full Pride Gitup: As if Stevie Nicks was casted into Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, this outfit is a genuine pick when it comes to strolling the streets this Pride month. However for Shock, the most prideful outfit you wear is the one that truly represents yourself. “Wear what makes you happy!” Shock says. “Clothing can be sacred in a lot of ways. The experience you have in them stays with the clothes.”

Read more about the most stylish figures in the local scene:
Bold & Beautiful: Poison Grace
SLUG Style: Litzi Estrada

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