Fashion superstar Dara Allen pulls all the strings & all the threads
Interview magazine seems like the place where celebrities go to take risks and stretch the bounds of their often carefully crafted images, it is most likely because fashion director Dara Allen is behind the camera, pulling the strings and the threadsIn fact, Allen has been behind some of the most poignant pop culture fashion moments in recent years.
She styled Calvin Kleins’ 2023 This Is Love campaign, celebrating LGBTQ+ chosen families, put Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a suit on the September 2022 cover of GQ, transformed Troye Sivan into a blushing beauty for his “One of Your Girls” music video, and has helped Euphoria star Hunter Schafer become a red carpet rockstar.
But it was Allen’s own catwalk coup as an unsigned model walking in Marc Jacobs’ 2017 fashion show that put her on the map as a creative and cultural force.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by DARA (@dara._)In an article spotlighting Allen, Vogue declared, “How an Unsigned Model Stole the Show at Marc Jacobs.” But considering Allen’s backstory, stealing the show was pretty much always in her cards.Growing up, Allen said it was difficult for her to find kids who saw the world the same way she did, and so she spent most of her days drawing and daydreaming, she told Jin Soon.“I had a small group of close-knit friends who helped develop my creativity.
Thankfully, even though it took time for them to truly understand, my parents were always supportive of my instincts and aspirations, so it created a safety net even if everyone else didn’t understand,” she said.
