Joan in T 1976

My inspirations are many when I design for French Bull, but nothing turns me on more than a vibe I try to catch as often as possible. To me this vibe’s got a steady beat, a repetitive bass riff.  It looks like a shoe so feminine and chunky it becomes a glamorous warrior as it trudges through the mud. It smells like violet candy, and hard won sweat. It glimmers in lights turned down low, and emanates swirls of smoke that gently tug at me to stay under its spell. I first identified it in 75′ when I was old enough to understand it, and use it to create. I can recognize it in people, settings, objects, and music in an instant .  Flashes of the vibe flickered in my heart Friday night as I watched the Runaways movie. It was cinematically flat, but for those of you that find inspiration in this vibration, I’m telling you I felt the rush.