Reinvention: Cape Town Artist Kyle Lindie on Fashion as a Physical Language on QWEAR FASHION

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On one rainy day in Newlands Forest Cape Town at the base of Devils Peak Mountain a team of creatives found themselves creating magic among the dripping leaves and cloudy sky. Led by model, artist and visionary Kyle Lindie, PatternNation Designers Costa Besta and myself Cydney Eva came together with photographer Allistaire Bart, Revamp crown designer and Ambitions make up to create this editorial shoot. After hiking up the mountain till we found the perfect spot  we shot two looks: nude with body paint styled with the Revamp crown in the trees and on the rocks in PatternNation’s fringe bib top and pom pom shorts made from pattern fabric sourced in Hawaii and trims. Like all of kyle's work it was a celebration of life, creativity and nature and I asked him some questions about his artistry, queer identity and fashion. 

How do you express yourself as an artist? 

To me an artist is someone who sees the beauty in everything, uncategorized. It’s a way of seeing. My source of expression is limitless. I strongly feel that one's artistry shouldn't be boxed in or limited. To me, real artistry is reinvention. My “chief” art form is dance but it's not my only form of expression. I also express myself (artistically) through fashion. Fashion does not use words. It is, in a way, “art incarnate”. It is a performance. I don’t use words as a dancer—I use movement and presence and this becomes a physical language. Fashion is physical language.

Team Credits: Expressionist: @iamkylelinde Photographer: @allistairebart  MUA: @ambitions_makeup Assistant: @tanya_anderson24 Designer: @pattern.nation Purple crown: @revamp_by_xoxoxtine Written by @cydeva