What five fashion musts are you currently obsessed with?
1. "I found an [incredible] black and white striped Norma Kamali jumpsuit from the '90s. It kind of looks like an old jailbird jumpsuit, but it's cut really amazing."
2. "I'm really obsessed with a pair of these tie-dyed silk Y & Kei pants that I bought and altered the shit out of and turned into bellbottoms."
3. "An oversized black silk pirate shirt with fringe that I found at a thrift store."
4. "If I didn't have a pair of cut-off denim shorts, I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I wear denim shorts every day, it seems like."
5. "I have a little black, really simple Margiela dress that's my go-to. It's all open in the back and it comes down really, really low. It's just black cotton and I love it."
What's on your wish list?"A pair of brown python pants from Alexander Wang's collection, and a floral-print vest and a black sort of mohair leather jacket from Ann Demeulemeester. There are so many pieces from her collection that I'm so into. The moccasin Balmain boots are the shoes that I definitely want to rock. And basics from Number (N)ine. I never go for trendy; every season I try to go with basics that I know I can incorporate into my collection and that I can still wear after the season."
How would you sum up your personal style?
"Frumpy sexiness. If I'm buying a T-shirt, I buy it oversized. I like oversized jeans, I like oversized denim shorts, I like oversized jackets. I like having an undone, loose feel to everything. You know, there's so much of a tomboy in me where I still enjoy wearing guy's clothes. More often than not I'll go to a store and I'll be in the men's section buying men's pants, or a men's vest, or a men's button-down shirt or something. It's hard for me in women's departments because the stuff is a little bit too feminine, or a little bit too frilly, or a little bit too girly."
Your style feels very pared-down and edgy considering that you come from Dallas [Wasson grew up in Irving, a Dallas suburb], where everything tends to be over the top. Did that designer decadence influence you at all?
"I was more inspired by all the street kids in Deep Ellum back in the day. I shopped at all the thrift stores up and down Elm Street that used to be there. I was more into wearing Doc Martens than shopping at fancy designer boutiques. Now, every time I go to Dallas there's a place I go to called Dolly Python that my friend Gretchen owns. Gratitude off of Oak Cliff is also really amazing."
What fashion trend would you like to see curl up and die?
"Leggings, dude. If I see one more girl showing off her bad ankles, I'm going to vomit. It's just not cute."
"I've always been inspired by tribal jewelry and big African pieces. I really don't like precious, dainty necklaces. Jewelry makes such a statement, so I think that if you're going to wear it you might as well go big with it. I really love that juxtaposition of being a really feminine woman and wearing really tough heavy metals and rings that could be weapons. Over the years I've collected so much vintage jewelry and I think in the back of my mind subconsciously I always thought, okay, I'm collecting and hoarding all of this stuff, sort of as my personal inspiration kit."
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