#leapyear2016

Time Travel Leap Day Party.

Michael Fiorentino and Scott Mark celebrated Leap Day with a party where people were to travel from leap years past and future into 2016 and congregate.

It’s always a pleasure to be in their apartment, right in the heart of the West Village. Just being there makes you feel like you’re traveling through time, as you see people walking down the iconic streets out the window. I was greeted by Scott upon walking in, declaring me his “Free Spirit Animal” in customary fashion, which I love.

Because I was born in 1965, I decided to travel from that year, wearing a Pendleton Board Shirt made from a mid 50s archival fabric reproduction (which I thought my persona would have worn a decade later), along with Anni Shades aviator glasses in curly maple wood (thinking someone would have carved them by hand back then) and Jimi’s necklace, which he left at a room in Mike Quashie’s place in 1969.

I saw Runn, who was dressed like 1904 with a vintage oxford. We talked about plans for an upcoming performance and agreed we understand each other at a subconscious level. I also chatted with Blue, who was dressed in garb from leap year 1888 or thereabouts. I was asking him about the mysterious “13” ring he has on display at the window of his Blue Atelier store, which is near my place in the Lower East Side.

I chatted with the lovely Kevin Campos, who was wearing an antique night shirt for a “1904 Bedtime Realness” look, embroidered with a monogram that spelled “AM.” I was mesmerized by the mystery of this inscription.

I sat in the living room with David, and he was also representing 1965 with an iridescent purple paisley jacket and matching pants! It is a rare occasion to see him wearing bifurcated garments, as he is the very emblem of habitual kilt wearing.

Michael was traveling back in time from the future, as a cyborg from the year 2176.