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Speaker: Free audio post-production. by alphonic dot com um I think from a functional perspective, I really like a product like... Welcome to the Fashion Geek Podcast, the show that helps you learn more about men's fashion and get some tips to help you dress your best.
Speaker: This is Reg Ferguson, Fashion Geek number one, and I'm a men's fashion consultant here in New York City, born and raised. My mission is to help you learn more about men's fashion so you can become fashion confident.
Speaker: So you have a wardrobe. Maybe you're proud of it. Maybe you're not. What would you do if someone asked you how your apartment looks and if it's as fly as your gear?
Speaker: Does your interior go with your exterior? Something to think about, huh?
Speaker: My guest, Ksenia Molina of Time & Place Interiors, is here on the show because she is an interior designer. So, if she teaches you the importance of having a nice place and how to source pieces and coordinate them, you wouldn't necessarily be fashion confused or fashion confident, but you maybe could see how interior design and fashion complement one another.
Speaker: Let's find out. She's to see my place. We need help.
Speaker: Hey, if you ever found yourself staring at the closet, not knowing what to wear, if the idea of shopping for clothes makes you feel physically ill, wait till the end of the show and I have something for you.
Speaker: But for now, let's get to the show. Yo, today we're going to talk with Ksenia Molina of Time and Place Interiors. And we're going to talk about something that every man should have an interest in.
Speaker: How important is it to have a well-coordinated home or apartment? And what connection do you see between fashion and interior design? Ksenia in the building, how are you? Hello, thanks for having me.
Speaker: Of course. So before we go into our topic, please tell us, so what do you do?
Speaker: So what do you do?
Speaker: I'm an interior designer, interior decorator, whichever term you want to use. I'm based in New York. I design for New York City, primarily spaces, and i specialize in a combination of vintage and modern.
Speaker: So i put together old pieces and new pieces to create characterful layered places. It allows me to introduce unique designs to my clients that they wouldn't have been able to um necessarily obtain on their own and put it together cohesively.
Speaker: So I make your living space feel good for you. So why do you target young men, young professionals? Yeah, it's a good question.
Speaker: Um, My focus is not just in the kinds of pieces that I use, but also what's really important to me is authenticity.
Speaker: And the way that I layer pieces together, I try to bring out a sense of freshness of... um of a nuanced approach that I feel that young folks are more open to, um that they're ready for elevating their lifestyle. They've gotten to a certain point where they're ready to improve the the way that they live, but they're not so set in their ways and haven't um accumulated enough stuff over the years that now they can't take a step back from it. So I find that it's like a good
Speaker: it's it's like It's a good section of the population that wants something fresh, wants something new, and is also open to it. Mm-hmm. So when we were introduced together, initially i went totally blank.
Speaker: I said, i think I said to you, I was like, I don't see a connection. I don't get it. like but But right. Right. Not that I don't think interior design is important. Matter of fact, i cannot wait until you decide to take a suicide mission and explore my living room.
Speaker: But, but, But then literally towards the end of our conversation, it clicked. And I went, all right, if you are dressing well in your exterior, is it important for your interior to match in terms of presentation? Yeah.
Speaker: So. Yeah.
Speaker: and think I think that's it that's exactly it. There's a sort of balance right between how we put ourselves out there to other people and also how we feel about ourselves when we leave the house as when we come in.
Speaker: right So whether it's dressing for yourself to make you feel comfortable, confident, dressed appropriately, It's the same as in your home environment, right? So whether it's for the sake of occasional visitors or regular visitors, whatever your lifestyle is, or even if it's just for you, right? so it's not just for other people to look at how you're dressed, right? There's a sense of um confidence that comes with the dressing well, dressing in ways that
Speaker: fit you, right? um Wearing clothes and if in a fit that's appropriate, right? Same with you. Like, does your interior represent the kind of lifestyle that you need or want?
Speaker: um There's that kind of balance is, I think, on on both sides and it creates a more holistic sense of ah self for you. There's lots of connections also between fashion and and interiors that are worth touching on as well. Yeah.
Speaker: Feel free to touch on you because I'm not sure. I'm not, you know, this is not my my forte. Sure. oh Well, design takes interior design takes a lot of lessons from fashion. Fashion seems to kind of come come first, like right. Like it's a little bit more for um fast moving. Right. And interior is kind of catch up. So there's like cultural shifts with that.
Speaker: um that start on the fashion side and then come into and interiors. And a lot of like interior designers are looking to fashion um styles. i don't know if that's, so you know, you can say trends, but um movements in in fashion, right? And bringing that into their interior styles.
Speaker: And then there's also the element of sustainability. um That's an important element to consider, right? So, you know, fast fashion um is not as detrimental even as fast fast furniture, right? So like you think of like um cheap throwaway clothes um tend to lead to like overconsumption, a lot of waste, same with furniture, right? Like so,
Speaker: um If you've had an experience where you know you needed something, you needed something quick, you clicked buy it now. online, it looked good on the website, then it comes back and, you know, into your house and then it doesn't, if it's clothing, it doesn't fit.
Speaker: It doesn't fit the way it should. Maybe the material isn't as good. It doesn't feel as good as it looked. Maybe it's lighter in weight. Maybe ah the, the, the fibers aren't quite as good quality, right? Same with furniture, right? Like the, the, the piece shows up and maybe it was actually,
Speaker: um kind of photoshopped a little bit or the image was doctored online and then it doesn't look like this set happens all the time, right? Or it doesn't fit in your space or the sizing isn't isn't right for not only for like the space itself but how it interacts with your furniture. so A lot of that kind and then it, then it creates like this cycle of like, okay, we're gonna, we're gonna get rid of this and maybe we're gonna throw it away and then we have to buy, buy new and um it's not sustainable from both an environmental perspective and it's also not really great for like a sense of like wellness and harmony in your, in your home environment. Okay.
Speaker: So I try to take ah a little bit of a slower approach, right? More thoughtful, similar to how you Reg, might work with people on a thoughtful approach to dressing, right? I work with what do you really need in your space? What does your space need?
Speaker: what would What would look good here and with other things? What would feel comfortable? What are good materials? What are sustainable materials? What are the layers that we need? So it's a It's not a, you know, anybody can, anybody can click and buy any piece of furniture online. I'm not, I'm not there to do that, right? I'm there to put it together. It's how you put it together and how you plan it out. That's, that's the real value of it.
Speaker: So are you, i don't know this is a broad generalization and me posing this question, but are you of the school that, all vintage pieces are built with a quality that maybe some contemporary manufacturers don't come close to? I'd say on a broad strokes assessment, pretty much. Yes.
Speaker: um Not, not everything. Right. But the thing is, is that to get really good quality contemporary furniture, honestly, you have to go to like a pretty high echelon of of price point um it doesn't mean that there's no good contemporary furniture there's plenty of amazing makers but you have to spend a lot lot of money a lot right both with vintage um use for good vintage you still have to spend a lot but you can get a lot more for your money um
Speaker: e um So you could, you know, if you, vintage lighting, for example, like is an amazing way to make your money go a long way. it just has a design and a class and, um,
Speaker: You know, and people often think of like, well, I have this like, you know, this chair, but, you know, it's getting worn down, but I'll just reupholster it. You know, if it's an antique that has good bones to it, then it's worth reupholstering.
Speaker: um If it's a, you know, a modern like West Elm thing, it's not going to be even like part part probably possible to reupholster it, let alone worth the value, right, of the labor, the materials, right? So it's kind of like...
Speaker: these things wear down and then they're kind of, they're, they're often made of particle board, which can't be restored. Whereas, um, wood or wood veneers can be. Um, so yes, for the most part, yes, you get a lot of quality you get with vintage, you get, um, a heritage. Um, and I'll, some people think of like, well, I don't really like a traditional style, but there's like tons of like really cool hip, um, sleek, um,
Speaker: vintage stuff out there, which is kind of the stuff that I like. That's what I'm kind of drawn to. Like, I like a layer of like mixing old and and and new, but like you think of like 70s and like chrome and curves and um It's really mod.
Speaker: It looks really cool. It looks really fresh. um So it doesn't mean that you have to have kind of, you know, your your grandmother's look. Not that there's anything wrong with it.
Speaker: So I'm not trying to have you give away your secrets, Ksenia, but how do you source?
Speaker: Simply. Yeah. Yeah. um I think it takes a combination of putting together contacts over the years of of working, of knowing where to go for what, right? And so that could be particular showrooms. That could be particular sellers who I know whose websites check it could be Marketplaces like First Dibs or Cherish, you know,
Speaker: It could mean hunting in the place where you would least expect it. you know um In the last project that I worked for, for a young guy, we bought a 1970s painting from France on first dibs, but also we got like...
Speaker: an antique Persian rug from Facebook marketplace. So there's really like, there's no, there's are like, no, there's no, there's no right or wrong. Right. So it's not so much where you buy it. It's, it's what it is. And there's some real surprises out there.
Speaker: um So that hunt is kind of the fun part of the, of the project. Right. They say that design is 10% creative and 90% administrative. So in my line of work, there's a really yeah there's a ton of operations involved, right? Yeah.
Speaker: It's again, it's not like the click the click and buy. Right. So like just to implement a project, just to, um you know, say we've already selected everything. Right. We've priced our everything out. We've come up with a budget. We've come up with a plan. We have our furniture selected. Now what? Right. So um dealing with vendors, dealing with.
Speaker: potential back-ordered products, making sure that pricing is accurate. um If something comes in damage, dealing with restorations or returns and exchanges, warehousing things, planning thing to get things into a New York City apartment, right? So making sure that certificates of insurance are...
Speaker: are um are filled out, that the building elevator is reserved for access, that the super is aware of the delivery, right, that the sofa fits into the space. And if it doesn't, then you might have to call the sofa doctor and they'll take the sofa apart and then they'll put it together.
Speaker: there's a lot of There's a lot of back-end operations. And so a lot of my work is not just to open up great designs for clients, but to help them make it happen so that they can focus on other things right in their life, whether it's work or brunch or you know the gym or whatever family time, whatever they however they want to spend it, rather than chasing you know chasing deliveries and and issues. So the issues always come up.
Speaker: That's a guarantee. What matters is who's on your team to deal with it professionally and take responsibility for it. So that's a lot of the values but of what I do.
Speaker: Who is the sofa doctor? What is this individual? No, no, it's a business. It's a business. Okay. Yeah.
Speaker: It has not happened to me before. but I'm waiting for the time that it does. um You do what you can in advance, right? Like you bring in the receiver mover um who measures the elevator, right? And says like, can the sofa come in before you purchase the sofa? But sometimes you do all your dojo linens and then there's still an issue. So they like somehow will saw it in half and then like seam it together. And then, know, client comes home and the sofa is in place in one piece, not in two.
Speaker: Wow. Okay. Wait a sec. All right. Well, yeah that that's a special service. That is not a I'm sure it's messy, but I'm sure it's expensive.
Speaker: it can it It can be. um But, you know, it's also expensive to make mistakes like this on your own. You know? And then you know then you don't have the relationships and you don't know who to call and you go to a handyman you might not know what to do and...
Speaker: You know, this this could easily happen without a designer, right? But then it's it's on you to right to deal with it. So we're here to we're we're here to make your life little easier, little simpler.
Speaker: Certainly, yeah. That is the direct parallel between our services, unquestionably.
Speaker: So you've hinted at some errors. What is your favorite error currently of furniture to source for a client? What error? Yeah.
Speaker: I mean, I have a soft spot for, um Italian and French nineteen forty s and 1950s stuff. Um, it's, uh, it just has a quality and a panache to it that is just unmatched.
Speaker: Um, Like, get it's sleek but sophisticated, and the design is just, like, think of, like, it's the it's like the best of it of Italian, but, like, Italian but make it modern, you know? So that stuff's really amazing.
Speaker: um And I'm loving incorporating... um I'm loving incorporating vintage Persian rugs, which I mentioned before, in really sleek modern spaces.
Speaker: um I love putting them in contemporary kitchens. Like, say you have a kitchen with, like, you moved into a new place, right? And you've got, like, new cabinetry and, you know, your... stone island and new fancy appliances right but it still kind of feels a little cold right so like putting a vintage persian runner um there which has like really good wear on it like you can like really beat it up and and even spill on it honestly and it'll be okay and that instantly like elevates the design right and it like creates like
Speaker: um a layer personality that wasn't there ever before. So I think that's probably me in a nutshell is like contemporary place and vintage stuff.
Speaker: What's the worst era that you avoid? Era or or era? Yuck.
Speaker: ah No, error ERA. So you gave us your best 40s and 50s Italian. yeah What's your worst? What's the one you like? No. What do i really not like?
Speaker: and don't like Tiffany lamps. They kind of remind me of, I mean, I know, they're theyre' it's not like the same quality, but they kind of remind me of teaching TGI Fridays. Yeah.
Speaker: Oh my gosh. I don't love that. um Saying that about a Tiffany lamp? There's something for everybody. and
Speaker: Tiffany lamp they will have. so i don't try to I try to push authenticity rather than a particular style necessarily. ah try to I try to um push clients' boundaries a little bit, right? But it's and it's it's essentially, right, which you might you might do a little bit, like right? Like you kind of figure out like what's oh yeah i definitely what's the guy's style, right? But then like let's amp it up a little bit, right? Yep.
Speaker: You like pattern? Why don't we push it just a little bit? Or you like linen? Let's do not just the linen jacket, but the i don't know. you know you know You know that much better, right? So I do i do the same, right? So like, okay, you like mid-century? Great. Instead of like going to West Elm and getting the faux mid-century stuff, let's go get the real stuff.
Speaker: You know, and and the last be longer, you know, and it doesn't necessarily have to break the bank, but you'll feel like lot better about it.
Speaker: Hmm. So we know the parallels now between i mean, maybe you knew from beginning. I did not. But discovered something. Do you?
Speaker: ah and and well Do you ever... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to talk to you. No, no, I'm just saying that in conversation, you know, you kind of you you You feedback back off of off the other professionals. so um um Right.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: Do you ever like ask a client like about his style, clothing-wise, satorily, and then figure out the compliment for the interior?
Speaker: Yeah. Yeah. I feel that clothing style tends to be more accessible for people to know what they like. And so that's often a branching off point. um You know, it's it's hard to... With some people you can get it, but with others, you kind of need to figure out what are different ways to pull out of them what they like and what they don't like. And that could start with with fashion, right? It could start with like, you like a casual look, you like a more dressed up look, you like...
Speaker: um You like to accessorize, you you you know you like minimal. So that's often a yeah that's often a branching off point to figuring out what kind of kind of home environment they they want to live in. Or if it's not, you know What are like travel destinations you like and what's the aesthetic of those destinations? Like, can we pull from that? um um You know, so there's different, there's different like elements besides just asking like, what's your favorite interior design style? Because honestly, like a lot of people don't necessarily know how to answer that question. You know, they can't like point to like a, you know, an encyclopedia of like the history of of design, but maybe there's an art style that they like. you know
Speaker: And that art style um is kind of that abstract and modern, or maybe there's one that's um more colorful, and maybe we can glean from clues from that on where to begin to to plan what their space should look like, too, so that it's cohesive to their personality and feels like a natural extension of their their interests and their aesthetics.
Speaker: Mm-hmm. Now we're both in New York City. Not every listener or viewer is. So I realize there's something I have to ask you in terms of in light of what you do.
Speaker: Closets. Yes. a Yeah.
Speaker: do you have some helpful tips for the viewers and listeners about, you know, what what do you do with closets? Yeah. Yeah. Well, there's not all that much space in those closets. Right. So, um I would, I would bet that when they work with you, you encourage them to clean those closets out and, you know, get rid of things that hopefully sustainably that don't work for them anymore and make room for, for what does. Right. So I think, um,
Speaker: I think the more efficient and organized your closet is, the more it affects what's outside of your closet, right? Not just for some clothing, but for everything else, right? So um if you can fit more more things into the closet, then there's less clutter in the rest of your interior.
Speaker: So I think it's hugely important. um I think from a functional perspective, I really like a product like at the Container Store, there's Alpha, which is Scandinavian product. It's super modular. um You can have short hang, long hang,
Speaker: um storage on super high shelves for things you don't use very often, like suitcases. you can put your, you know, your summer stuff away and, you know, a hidden, semi-hidden area and during the winter and vice versa.
Speaker: um So I, a lot of times when I see a client's existing space, they struggle with how to how to clean it up from from clutter. And so I think closets are like a number one solution.
Speaker: From a decorator perspective, like I think, you know, maybe you'd agree with me, but like with the way we we dress ourselves, it's like kind of a ritual, right? so like is it sets sets up our day right and so if you can make that process nice for yourself um both functionally and visually it like sets you off on ah on a nice tone for for the day so are there ways that even if the closet is small you can sort of make it into a pleasant an experience for you I you know If you can't necessarily have a seat or seat or closet, could you wallpaper that of the closet? Right. And so like it's like something that's not visible to anybody but you. But when you open it, it's like a nice kind of surprise. Right. Or if you have, you know, if you're lucky in New York that you have a walk in closet and there's a light fixture above, you know, that's kind of the contractor grade.
Speaker: kind of white light that's maybe not so but not you know so flattering. Can you have that be swapped out for a nicer ah nicer fixture? it doesn't mean that it needs to be you know a crystal chandelier, but you know maybe a flush mount that is um that is a little bit more attractive and makes you feel good when you when you get dressed in the morning. Is there there any room right outside your closet, if not inside your closet, for a little ah little stool so that you can you know put your shoes take your shoes on and off in a more comfortable way. I think all of those things are, can really make a difference to, um, how we feel in our space, right? Cause we live in, we live in these places, right? it's not just, but it's not just for looks, but it's for, um, it's for, for our lifestyle.
Speaker: You know, you hit on lifestyle
Speaker: because I know nothing about what you do, right? I'm totally ignorant.
Speaker: How do you proceed with a consistency and theme from, let's say, literally the foyer that I'm gesturing towards for anyone who's watching or even listening into a living room, yeah into a kitchen, into a bedroom, into a bathroom? Yeah.
Speaker: Yeah. That's a great question because. A lot of the value of interior design is that cohesive flow so that the space feels like it's one. It doesn't.
Speaker: Then all the rooms have to have the same type of things in them or everything has to match, but it should feel like it all belongs to you. It's all there for a reason. And there's some sort of connectivity, um, between, the different spaces. So ah the more holistically you can, you can plan your space, the better, right? So to not do it. So like,
Speaker: chopped up, like do this room now and then in another room at a different time. It's okay if that happens, but the more you can plan out ahead um for how the spaces will be, the more there is cohesion between um the design, right? and But then also, can we somehow weave in some similarity from one room to the next. It doesn't have to be so matchy-matchy, but if' is there like an echo of something? Like, ah you know, is is ah is a color on
Speaker: um on a chair, like somehow repeated on on a rug in the next room. And it should be like really, um it should be subtle, right? Because otherwise it looks like too prescribed, right? Like it looks like a hotel room. So we don't want that, right? But,
Speaker: And a lot of it is kind of like a style cohesion, right? So is there is is there um ah continuation of a particular theme or the way that it's layered? Are spaces, um minimumm minimal you know, if you have a minimal space, like it are each of the spaces minimal? um Are each of the spaces layered?
Speaker: Do they all look eclectic? And sometimes it's about like putting in and element that you wouldn't necessarily think of in a particular space, right? So, you know, you don't want your kitchen or your bathroom to be like completely unrelated to the rest, right? So I think that's like a good way to illustrate it, right? So in your bathroom, like, um yeah, it's a functional space, but is there a place to hang some wall art?
Speaker: um Can the lighting in there be with ah like an interesting vanity light that is in the style or at least to your aesthetic liking of the lighting and in your dining room?
Speaker: in In your kitchen, can, like my example of the the the vintage Persian rug on the floor, like can we weave in character into there? Can we...
Speaker: um put, you know, even small things like, you know, a bowl for keeping fruit, you know, that is more decorative than just functional. Like there's accessories that we can weave in, for example. And my my kitchen is like, has white and white cabinets on top, like cabinets on the bottom, right? And so um it ended up feeling a little bit, you know,
Speaker: like not the kind of flow that I would want from my din from my dining room, which is right outside of it, which has a Danish modern teak table and chair set. So I put um put a piece of teak tableware on the on the kitchen counter. And so then it kind of like weaves the connection, like there's, you know, a little bit of an echo of a space.
Speaker: It takes finesse. um i take It takes looking. um And it it should be it should be undone with a light touch.
Speaker: What has been your favorite project so far with a client? Yeah. I think... um Well, the one I just wrapped up, it was a West Village high-rise, was really exciting.
Speaker: was for a young man who bought his first apartment, has incredible views of the city. um So that the setting was really great, but it was kind of white, you know, kind of like a ah white box blank space, like a 1960s place.
Speaker: And we really layered it. So he wanted a modern look, um, but a place where an antique wouldn't feel out of, out of place. um So most of the things were sourced from vintage when we got him like a a leather Danish safari chair with um more of an antique look. Yeah, I know. Right.
Speaker: ah Sounds fancy. yeah Ladies and gentlemen, it sounds, so I don't know what it looks like. just sounds fancy. it's ah It's a piece of fold. It's called campaign furniture. So from um the turn of the century, when these European military military guys would be in going to different places, you know colonizing the rest of the world, they would have campaign furniture so they could be disassembled and put together wherever they were. So the campaign chair is like the safari campaign. It's like completely folds and then it unfolds. You could take it with you.
Speaker: You probably won't, but...
Speaker: It's a really cool piece. It's from the 1960s. It has black leather, so it looks really masculine. But then we have, you know, we've got um we've got hand handmade art. We have... um and The building was constructed in 1962. We have a super large photo art that was framed of a view of Penn Station taken in the same year. So there's like reference to the architecture. um We've got...
Speaker: ah We've got a French 1960s boucle swivel chair that's really mod. But then we have the client brought in an old secretary desk of his dining rooms. Really cool. We've got a contemporary wood table and around it are these chairs.
Speaker: mod vintage black leather and chrome chairs so it's all it all looks really modern but it looks fresh so i'm really excited and i get it i've just got it professionally photographed so i can't wait to i can't wait to have those fine one images um ready to show that's your flex there's no question about that
Speaker: What has been your worst project, Ksenia? Keep it real.
Speaker: The one you were like, what am I doing? Yeah. Well, you you you learn you know you learn as you go, right? You got to make some mistakes, right? And so... you know kind of start off doing family and friend projects when you when you first kick off, right? And so then I had a not not a close relative, but I had a relative I was working with other project and there wasn't a lot of communication at the outset of what expectations were of what I was doing for them, what they were going to be doing. And so the project never like made it to completion.
Speaker: um So i I don't have the benefit of having my my mark be on a place and they don't have the benefit of having a complete space. And I think setting out expectations at the start, you know, with a proper, with a proper contract, not to be litigious, but so that there's an understanding of, of, of what the professional is, is doing for you, and how it's going to work, and what the process are. So I think projects are as a,
Speaker: the the but but The way to run an interior design project is is to have solid repeatable processes and operations. um that are consistent.
Speaker: The project can look different. It can have a different scope, but if you're organized and you've got your operations in in check and your ducks in a row, that's what really like makes a project feel right, both for the designer and for the end client. So ive I've come a long way since that time. So now like, yeah, issues still happen, but um there's a way, there's a schedule, there's a there is there's a sense of confidence that's built in to the client that things will be andpro professionally and handled correctly.
Speaker: That I think is is just as important as the quality of the design. So I take i take pride on that. There's always room to grow.
Speaker: But it's it's not to be underestimated.
Speaker: No, of course not. I totally you understand that. We are off to the lightning round. OK, OK. Why is fashion important? Passion is a representation of us to ourselves and to others. And it's a way to,
Speaker: um reflect our, our personalities, um, and our values through our bodies. What could be, what could be more personal than, than your body and, and how do you take care of it, whether it's through wellness or with dressing. Well said.
Speaker: What difference has fashion made in your life? Just filled my closets.
Speaker: I think from thinking about like, what's my what's my fashion? you know, I'm I think it's. um relationship perspective like uh when i when i was a little bit um younger and and and single i spent a lot of time um shopping with my mom and we kind of treated it as like like the the the the time together but something that we both liked um and so i think it i think it um
Speaker: it helped that relationship like grow and blossom over a a mutual interest of, you know, vintage shopping or, um, or, or regular shopping. So I have like fond memories of that from my, from my late twenties, early thirties. Oh, that's cool.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: What is the top fashion tip you would give the everyday man to look his best? Yeah. Wear what fits. Um, and don't be don't be afraid to go against the grain.
Speaker: Um, you don't necessarily need to look like everybody else on the street. You can, if you want to, but you know, um, maybe ask, ask Reg if it's a good look for you. Um, but if he says yes, don't be afraid to push the boundaries a little bit. If, uh,
Speaker: if if it's something that you feel special in.
Speaker: Kind like furniture.
Speaker: Yeah, yeah. Great, great parallel. Last but not least, what does the expression always be fly mean to you? Yeah. That's a like good one.
Speaker: Thank you.
Speaker: Always have a sense of style.
Speaker: It doesn't mean that you need to be outlandish, fabulous, but have a mark to yourself. um Something that sets you apart. It can be super subtle, be super minimal, um but something that is a look of for for you, right? um is that your are Is it your sensibility with cool shoes?
Speaker: For me, it's my vintage shoes. Is it a particular, you know, is it a particular look that you have, like a particular style? Is it a type of clothing? um Hone in on that on that on that element and and stick with it um if it's working for you, if it makes you feel good.
Speaker: I like that. Ksenia Molina, time and place interiors. This was very interesting. All of my interviews are. but ah And this was interesting in more ways than one. That's a little inside joke between us. Yeah. So I can't wait until you either virtually or in person look at my living room and I will provide the smelling salts.
Speaker: Amazing. i You don't even need it because I won't think we've seen it all. It's a super personal. It's a super personal. We get into like we get into all kinds of things if clients want us to. So things don't faze me. um And it it'd be it'd be my pleasure.
Speaker: yeah. yeah I'll see you on the other side. Thanks, Reg. Great to be here. So, you learned from Ksenia that there is a definite parallel between fashion and interior design.
Speaker: The inside of our place should be coordinated with our gear, which is worn on the outside. It is certainly an equivalent skill to coordinate a place as it is a person.
Speaker: You can find Ksenia Molina on Instagram at time and place interiors or on the web at time and place interiors.com.
Speaker: If you want to level up your style game your interior game, then let's make it happen. Take initiative and become fashion confident in 30 days. All you have to do is email me at reg at ny fashion geek.com for a consultation.
Speaker: that's a wrap to my team of interns past and present who have helped make the fashion geek podcast what it is today i thank always be fly
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