Erin Wasson: My hair is wild and free, but I've always been told that...

I think we are living in a world that is too perfect and things are too retouched. I want to scream at the top of my lungs 'our imperfections are what make us special'

Erin Wasson

special perfect thinking

My style has always been very free, easy, relaxed, and slightly androgynous.

Erin Wasson

androgynous style easy

My perspective is hard because I look at wardrobe from very much a guy's perspective. You look at my closet and I have pairs of black jeans and five button-downs, but one's silk, one's cotton. They all are slightly different, so that's my perspective.

Erin Wasson

jeans perspective guy

I'm always "shopping," because I think it's important to know what's out there.

Erin Wasson

shopping important thinking

I really believe in keeping your canvas very basic and sort of adding the accouterments from there. I look at creating intrigue with outfits through accessories.

Erin Wasson

accessories creating believe

My mother gave me a pair of diamond earrings when I was 13. It symbolised becoming a teenager. I also remember getting a collection of costume jewellery from my grandmother when I was in high school.

Erin Wasson

teenager mother school

I'm really a big believer in working with people. It's challenging for me to come into already integrated brands and find a way where I can put my own flair on it.

Erin Wasson

challenges people way

When you're comfortable, you're more confident - I really believe that. If you're walking around in a dress or a pair of shoes that are uncomfortable, it reads all over you.

Erin Wasson

shoes over-you believe

I've always been a girl with a massive opinion.

Erin Wasson

massive opinion girl

I really like the idea of being utilitarian. My dream is to edit down my wardrobe and be very Japanese, where you have one rolling rack and it's like your four T-shirts, your five dresses, your two pairs of jeans.

Erin Wasson

jeans dream ideas

I was in a business for years where the stylist styled me, and I was wearing things from other designers. I was just there to be a conduit to those things. To be lucky enough to be embraced, having branched out from being a model, has been the greatest gift ever.

Erin Wasson

stylist lucky years

I'm passionate about being true to myself, sending good energy to the people around me, traveling, staying inspired, being a good friend, being a good daughter, being a good sister.

Erin Wasson

good-friend daughter people

When I'm not working, I want to be the version of the person that I was born to be. I was born with curly hair. It fits my personality, and it's totally who I am. I am rough around the edges, and I am not a polished girl.

Erin Wasson

curly-hair who-i-am girl

In the United States of America, we are so liberal-minded on so many different aspects, but for some reason there's always going to be this weird connection with nudity being a bad thing. American's can be so prude sometimes.

Erin Wasson

prudes united-states america

When you aren't working, you really want to emulate the real version of yourself.

Erin Wasson

emulate real want

I'm really happy with everything that I've been fortunate enough to do and with the creative outlets I've been blessed to have.

Erin Wasson

creative enough blessed

I think a lot of people know me for just wearing cut-off denim shorts, an oversized white T-shirt with a pair of high-heels. I usually do wear basic stuff. Jeans and a white T is my go-to look.

Erin Wasson

cutting high-heels thinking

To be given the reins of creativity is a beautiful thing when you're used to just showing up to a casting and standing there having clothes put on you.

Erin Wasson

clothes creativity beautiful

I am rough around the edges, and I am not a polished girl.

Erin Wasson

curly-hair rough girl

The people who really know me understand that I have a tough exterior, but I'm actually just a hippie at heart.

Erin Wasson

hippie heart people

My hair is wild and free, but I've always been told that [straight hair] is more polished, and a more polished version of yourself is a better version of yourself. That it's more professional.