“I feel like there’s really no gender in clothes, and in a way there’s no gender in music.”
BØRNS is one of our favourite artists to emerge over the past year. With the release of his debut album Dopamine this past October, the artist ‘born’ as Garrett Borns is not only taking the music world by storm, but the fashion world as well.
He traveled all the way from his hometown of Grand Haven, Michigan to Toronto for his Holts Men cover shoot. Holt Renfrew brought him to the coolest house we’ve ever seen–The Darling Mansion.
With circular lovebeds, Renaissance ceiling paintings and jaguar-themed rooms, the mansion is the perfect place to host the expressive singer. But this bizarre abode served only as an inspiration base: with a wardrobe including pieces from Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander McQueen and Saint Laurent, the attention was entirely on BØRNS.
“I like this house. I feel like these are the rooms of my subconscious in a weird way,” says BØRNS in the Holts interview.
And with current single “10,000 Emerald Pools” dominating playlists everywhere, it’s clear visuals are important to his live shows: “What an audience sees is so important to how they hear the music.”
The April 2016 issue available NOW. Read the whole cover story here!
Our cameras were on-hand to catch some behind-the-scenes photos, which you can view right here:
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Thanks for having us along for the ride, Holts Men & BØRNS! We can’t wait to watch you blossom in the fashion industry (and the music world, of course.)
And if you haven’t listen to Dopamine yet, um… what are you waiting for? Take a listen below!