Not silk, not velvet, but VELOUR ! Growing up in McMinnville, Oregon, @Leovelour turned to the much more fabulous and accepting world of YouTube and Tumblr to develop their love for pop music and design.

They pursued design in college, building an impressive portfolio of packaging design for makeup brands, vinyl records, and magazines. Outside of the digital space, Leo is a fashion designer, stylist, and drag performer, Kinfé, proving that with a little imagination, you can slay anywhere, even in Oregon.

In this episode, Leo and Tania talk fashion, Leo’s impressive vinyl collection, meeting pop music icons, and the long term effects of growing up on the internet.

For more information about Ilse and their work visit taniadoes.com/leovelour or leovelour.com

Leo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leovelour/

Leo’s Website: https://www.leovelour.com/

Leo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/leovelour

Leo’s Vinyl Account: https://www.instagram.com/leohasvinyl/

Timecodes:

(00:08) Intro

(01:45) Leo Intro

(04:13) Getting into Design and Alt education pathways

(09:19) Leo’s design inspiration and kpop packaging

(13:18) Concerts, clothes, and hanging out with Slayter

(15:47) Leo’s vinyl collection and meeting Omar Apollo

(20:16) Dressing to the nines for concerts and meeting Rina Sawayama

(24:04) Fashion Design and making their own clothes

(30:57) the world of drag and being queer in oregon

(40:37) the most interesting people on leo’s timeline

(43:51) Outro and Leo’s Socials

The most interesting people on Leo’s timeline:

Man Made Skins: https://www.instagram.com/manmadeskins/

Yeha Leung: https://www.instagram.com/creepyyeha/

Bijou Bentley: https://www.instagram.com/bijou.bentley/

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Tania’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniadoes/