Interviews Of Fashion: I Heard They Eat Cigarettes

Hey guys, I got an awesome chance to talk with Chris, the man behind I Heard They Eat Cigarettes. I had a few questions, he had a few answers, short, sweet, and to the point stright up. Hope you like it! Oh and all you dirty little indies better check out their website!

Fashion Indie: How did I Heard They Eat Cigarettes come to be? 

I Heard They Eat Cigarettes: Originally I Heard They Eat Cigarettes was going to be only jeans. I wanted to create a completely original pair of jeans with it’s own unique design features. A year or so down the track I found myself with some spare time and decided to design some shoes, and then t shirts, rings, leather hoodies and eventualy a whole range.

FI: What music is currently coming out of your speakers?

IHTEC: Operation Ivy

FI: What are your biggest inspirations? 

IHTEC: Where I live ( Melbourne ) I think Melbourne has the best fashion / music in Australia.  Because of the cold weather the kids usually have to wear layers of clothing to keep warm when they go out. One of the things that I am inspired by is what the kids are wearing on a cold night out in Melbourne.

FI: If you could dress any celebrity (living or dead) in I Heard They Cigarettes gear who would it be?  IHTEC: Mark Gonzales FI: If I Heard They Eat Cigarettes didn’t exist, what do you think you would be doing?  IHTEC: Sitting on a street corner somewhere with my dog Terry, Terry would be holding a Cardboard sign that would read ‘ PLEASE HELP, Need Alcohol, Chinese Food and a bitch, Thanks! dog bless ‘

FI: Who Is your favorite superhero and why? 

IHTEC: Fatman, cos he don’t care what nobody think.

FI: What can we expect from I Heard They Eat Cigarettes in the future? 

IHTEC: clothes