Levis and Me: Jess Jorgensen

Here is another face is that is doing some interesting stuff in the JHB, everyone say hello to Jess. She little and sweet and knows how to wear these jeans like no ones business and for that I hate her (insert smily face here).

*Andrew has Justin A.K.A Sweat Face up on his blog today, check him out here.

*Last weeks Levis and Me: Lebogang Rasethaba

Name: Jess Jorgensen

Questions:

1. What city do you live in, and how long have you called it home? Currently Joburg is home, recently moved up from Cape Town. I have the adaption skills of a woodpecker (did you know they have special cushioning in their brains, so they can hammer away and not end up braindead – how rad?) so I’ve moved a lot between SA and Europe. It’s cool getting to know a city intimately.

2. What do you do? Explore, cycle, listen, observe…with risk of sounding like a slashie, on top of the IG work I produce things like short documentaries and music videos for West African hiphop artists (sometimes the odd freebie for a local band). Also designer and daughter of my dad’s craft spirits business, Jorgensen’s Distillery.

3. What is one of the raddest things you have done wearing a pair of jeans? I’m in jeans nearly every day and do rad things nearly every day so this is hard. I dunno – maybe break into some broken building for exploratory purposes? I’ve cried real tears and literally fallen over watching some of my favourite bands live. Also we climbed to the base of the 2nd highest peak in the Himalayas – 5200m, freezing and hectic, we nearly died in a cyclone, and I was in jeans and a trusty pair of Chuck Taylors. True story.

4. If you could live in someone else’s ‘jeans’ for a day who would that person be? Sophia Coppola (to learn how she runs the world). For fun and because they’re just the coolest chicks ever: Patti Smith, Karen O or Alison Mosshart. Or all 3.

5. What is the one thing/person that influences your style the most? Comfort, and lack of gratuitous colour.

6. Would you rather have paws for feet or live completely normal for 80% of your life but randomly morph into a cat for the other 20%? Paws would be rad for quietly sneaking up on people and giving them a fright, but imagine living a life of 20% pure absolute luxury, pampering and ear scratches?! I prefer dogs, but cats are totally the boss.