“An outfit without any tension is super boring to me,” Nurit Quinters told me on a Wednesday in late May as she was commuting home from work. “I like the idea where everything makes sense, and then you throw in something that doesn’t make sense.”
That evening, her “something that doesn’t make sense” was a flowy sheer top, which worked in contrast with an otherwise more masculine presentation of loosefitting denim jeans and an assortment of gold necklaces. Quinters, 42, was a men’s wear designer before joining Tiffany & Company as a jewelry designer, and she is still fascinated by that side of fashion. “The beautiful thing about men’s wear is you have to modify it so fractionally and make such a big difference,” she said. “If a man is wearing a pant that’s a little bit cropped or a little bit wide, it goes such a long way. Whereas if a woman is doing it, it’s almost like you can’t even notice it.”
Born in Israel to Moroccan and Egyptian parents, Quinters — who now calls Brooklyn home — spoke of the lasting effect that Chicano culture had on her style as a child in Los Angeles in the 1990s. “I grew up where everyone was wearing Dickies and Cortez,” she said, referring to the Nike sneaker, “and I just forever love that.”
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