When I send the brief for 3 Minute Threads, I never know exactly what I’ll get. That’s the fun of it - I get the same surprise as you do when you open them. When I received Mel’s Thread, I was delighted to find that she’d submitted not one but seven outfits! Including the one she wore to get married recently.
Mel is a Filipino-Australian stylist and photographer living in NYC. I first met her in Paris in 2014, at a casting for a Valentino show - she was helping me do up a dress, I was clutching my portfolio, hoping to walk the show (I didn’t). We’ve both come a long way since then! Her style is cool and calm, just like her. I hope you enjoy this tour through her wardrobe.
Who are you?
Melissa Levy Young.
Why did you choose these outfits?
They’re my most recent fit pics!
Where did you wear it/ where are you planning to wear them?
Running around New York, working in the back of an uber, my wedding outfit, documenting some fits at home, walking in Sydney.
What’s the best style lesson you’ve learned over the years?
Trust your gut instinct and follow your heart. <3
One person you think has great style?
Sofia Coppola, Katy England, Fran Burns.
Best life hack?
Just move.
Your favourite person to follow?
Louise Chen and Jodie Hill.
One recommendation to read/ watch/ listen/ see or do?
Listen: Fashion People by Lauren Sherman. [Ed note: And listen to Lauren on the Threads of Conversation podcast!]
Read: The Fashion Conspiracy by Nicholas Coleridge.
Watch: Severance.
See: Carol Jerrems, National Portrait Gallery Canberra.
Do: Move your body and get off your phone.
Follow Mel on Instagram and visit her website.
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