thetkennedy | Tiffany & Couture

July 2, 2018

・°・Living Lewd・°・

I’ve never been photographed more, than when I’ve been wearing a Livinglewd shirt. I am pleasantly surprised at how often people would stop me to take a photo of this shirt, whether that’s in the city on a casual day out or at an event or at a club for a fun night. If I wear a Livinglewd shirt, someone’s going to take a photo. I didn’t think the subject of the shirt was so popular here, considering what the subject is when you think about a brand entitled “Livinglewd”. Even taking photos for this article, people would stop, gawk or talk to us about what we were wearing and what we were doing.

When Livinglewd came to Madman’s Anime Festival in Perth, there was definitely buzz around the convention. Almost every single person was wearing a Livinglewd shirt on Sunday afternoon, and everyone else was hoping to purchase one at the next con (they have yet to return to Perth). My friends and I all have matching Livinglewd shirts (only one of us doesn’t have one, and she is surely pissed that she hasn’t got one), and it seems to be a sort of trademark in a way. It’s quite funny what an uproar this brand has brought here. No matter then convention or event I’m constantly asked about it, I feel like I’m a paid sponsor every time I say something about it because it tends to be along the same lines, but nonetheless I kind of love the brand anyway. Adds a strange bit of edge to a perfect casual outfit, a real statement.I’ve never been photographed more, than when I’ve been wearing a Livinglewd shirt. I am pleasantly surprised at how often people would stop me to take a photo of this shirt, whether that’s in the city on a casual day out or at an event or at a club for a fun night. If I wear a Livinglewd shirt, someone’s going to take a photo. I didn’t think the subject of the shirt was so popular here, considering what the subject is when you think about a brand entitled “Livinglewd”. Even taking photos for this article, people would stop, gawk or talk to us about what we were wearing and what we were doing.

Due to all this loving, we took to the street with a few different outfits featuring the lewd graphic shirts. These are outfits I have worn outside of the photo shoot “scene”, minus the wigs (most of the time). It was certainly a fun time to get out there and experiment with the looks, and to see all the stares people gave us, or what they would ask us about, which was honestly quite funny.

Also in case you were wondering, when you are out and about doing photoshoots, it is not always glamorous, especially when you can’t find a bathroom to change into, you have to improvise. But of course we were able to continue on like the true heroes we are (insert sarcastic laugh), and everything turned out pretty great, even if I do say so myself. Honestly, the whole shoot was a lot more fun than anticipated, perhaps it was because I got to play around a little bit more than usual, or maybe it’s because I didn’t have to use a tripod to take photos of myself. Shout out to Neil Tiongson for always being up for a good photoshoot outing, I really need to make that dude my official photographer, damn he’s good at his job (and I’m a photographer for a living). .

Back to the topic at hand, if you think these shirts are as dope as we think they are, I’ve left some links to Livinglewd so you can go check them out. I mean you don’t have to, but hey, I think these photos are at least a little persuasive, and not even that the shirts themselves, how can you not. No joke, the black Livinglewd shirt was a gift I got for my birthday, so you know, I’m loving it.

楽しむ.
enjoy

Shot by Neil Tiongson

Brand: Livinglewd

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Models:

Tiffany Kennedy & Connor Brian

June 5, 2018

Dans les lumières au néon

There’s always a lot going on. Always. It’s why millennials are probably the most anxiety-ridden generation. There’s a constant progression of news 24/7 and it never stops. Things are always happening, and we are always having to hear about it. We can try to avoid the news and the media if we so choose but everyone else around us will continue to talk about the new events that have been occurring. We will hear about the importance of the #MeToo campaign as women should be able to speak out about the assaults and harassment that happen to every single one of us, and we will hear about yet another stupid thing that Donald Trump has said, whether we want to or not. We are constantly being told we don’t do enough in our own lives, even if we spend every day looking for a job while working internships with no pay and more hours than any paid job would give us. There is a lot going on, whether it is in someone’s personal life or around them, and with everything at the tip of our fingers, we are consuming a lot. It’s probably why the more recent Gen Z have articles written about them where they are cutting off social media and internet communications in order to enjoy the world in front of them. Let’s be real, it’s pretty boring online sometimes. Yet I continue with this article, which is posted online and for your digital entertainment.

See, everything is always happening, whether there is the internet to tell us or not. We’re just more aware of everything surrounding us more than ever. I try to keep myself busy the majority of the time. I work, I study, I run this website, and my own business, while trying to keep my hobbies afloat and work on art/photography exhibitions for the future. We’re always out to prove ourselves and it seems to be because there is so much noise, we have to try different streams of work in order to appear at the top.

I was recently talking to a friend, and we had a discussion about how slack we become with being creative when we’re on our own. See, we used to volunteer in a creative industry together, so we were always working on things, even if it meant practically leaving in that office, them taking money from our work, and us never getting any sleep, there were upsides to it. The number one thing was that we were kind of forced to be creative. That probably sounds like an oxymoron of sorts, but when you think about it, if you’re in an environment where you have deadlines and you’re surrounded by other creatives doing the same thing, you’re going to have to work, to prove yourself. It’s something that happens when you’re studying in a creative field, you have to do assignments and that makes you work at your craft constantly. When we’re alone in the real world we have to create our own structure, and we’re less likely to overcome creative blocks if we don’t make ourselves do the work. This all seems like a strange ramble, but it’s a discussion I thought I would bring to you. There’s so much going on always that it can be a bit too much, and you just don’t know what you should be looking at or where to start. We reflect on ourselves so much, and we see so much that we wonder what’s the point in trying to push the boundaries when it comes to things like art and creativity. Yet when we are actually physically surrounded by people in the same field, we want to push ourselves more. Is it because we can see how others struggle? The same as ourselves?

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. Jk. Just wanted to ramble about a conversation that brought back some creativity for me.

Photographed by Neil Tiongson (@extremelyneil)

September 14, 2017

Opening the Perth Fashion Festival

Another year of fashion kicks off in Perth (as well as all around the world as it’s NYFW and what not, but let’s focus on Perth for now, because this might have been one of the best years for runway here, yet)