VIVA Femme is a new blog feature from designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, the duo behind Viva Vena!, who will be profiling cool ladies who represent the vibe of their brand.
Check out the new summer Viva Vena! collection, modeled by Langley Fox, an amazing illustrator and a dear friend of ours. We recently went over to Langley’s house with our friend, photographer Jason Frank Rothenberg, and played around for the day. The backdrop consisted of paper, cats, cactus, toilet paper and, of course, designs from our latest collection. Check out our interview with one of our favorite Viva muses.
XO,
Sophie & Lisa
VIVA VENA: How would you describe your drawings? What are your subjects?
LANGLEY FOX: My drawings have become more photorealistic recently. I use graphite mostly and like to draw characters—girls, animals or things of that nature. I try to involve some aspect of etherealness to them when possible.
Who are your favorite artists?
LANGLEY: I really love Edward Gorey and old work by Tim Burton. Old etchings are also very inspiring.
If you could live eternally at one age, which age would it be, and what would you wear?
LANGLEY: This one is a toughie! I guess I’d have to say my age now, but I haven’t even seen what I’ll look like as an old woman—that could be fun too! I hope to always be able to wear funky clothes, including fun socks and sneakers with shorts or miniskirts. (That probably won’t look so great when I get older.)
What is your weirdest habit?
LANGLEY: Oh, man, I am the queen of obscure habits! I guess one of the weirdest is how I wash my feet regularly in my bathroom sink, or how, when I put away my dishes, I rotate them so I use them all equally.
If you could die and come back to life as a dead actress or artist, who would it be?
LANGLEY: It would be awesome to come back as Audrey Hepburn!
If your cat was a human being, what would s/he be like and look like?
LANGLEY: Jack Skelington would be a handsome devil. I feel like he’d be slightly punk . . . really rebellious but actually a lover at heart.
Do you prefer animals to humans?
LANGLEY: Well, that depends. I like both in small doses.
How much time do you spend drawing a day? What is an average day in your life like?
LANGLEY: If I have a job, I can spend up to 10 hours drawing, but if I don’t, sometimes it’s just an hour or more. It really depends on what I’m doing and if I’m inspired. An average day in my life consists of waking up early, cleaning a lot, making myself meals at home, sometimes meeting up with friends, other times hiking, regular naps, drawing, planning and executing and going to bed ridiculously early.
How did you come to know Vena Cava our mainline collection?
LANGLEY: I met Sophie a few years back through lovely mutual friends, and from there, we slowly developed a love for each other and our crafts.
If you had to be a goth, a hippie, or a raver forever, which one would you be and why?
LANGLEY: I would definitely be a goth. I don’t want to be an oversized-pants goth though; I want to be the creepy, dark kind who looks mysterious, pale and knows weird magic.
Howard Stern or Jon Stewart?
LANGLEY: Howard Stern.
Do you hope to work in other media? If so, what?
LANGLEY: Well, I would love to start painting again and doing larger-scale work. I also think making fabric prints would be awesome.
Get to know design darlings Sophie and Lisa a little better in this Behind the Seams interview.
Discover the latest Viva Vena! styles for summer here.
