MONDAY FEB. 13TH 3 PM THE ARMORY, NEW YORK
After witnessing Lil Nas X and Ice Spice link up at the Coach FW23 runway show, our editor in chief Mel Ottenberg caught up with his favorite e-boy and Insta-comedian, Benny Drama.
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MEL OTTENBERG: I’m here with Benny Drama and we are doing a little show-and-tell after the Coach show. We’re going to be talking about the leather hot pants. We’re at the Armory. There’s stuff going on. There will be noise.
BENNY DRAMA: The city’s alive.
OTTENBERG: I think I saw some symbolism in the show today.
DRAMA: I agree.
OTTENBERG: Apples for the big apple. There was a moon bag. What is that song? [Sings] If you get caught between the moon and New York City.
DRAMA: Musical theater. Here we go…
OTTENBERG: Let’s pull out your phone because I texted you some videos.
DRAMA: Oh, I love the denim on denim.
OTTENBERG: I like a dirty denim. It’s short. It’s showing off your midriff. Do you want to show us your midriff?
DRAMA: Oh yeah. I got a spray tan this week. Here we go.
OTTENBERG: Your look is perfect for that. Would you wear that skirt?
DRAMA: I never really wear black. That could be a new era.
OTTENBERG: It’s about the brown leather.
DRAMA: The skirts…I would want them shorter.
OTTENBERG: Yes. You’ve got great legs. You were a football player.
DRAMA: I was. That’s what we’re channeling today. My purse is me taking back that time I lost. Can you see that? They’re not getting this back.
OTTENBERG: And they shouldn’t. You’re a fucking football player.
DRAMA: Literally. Symbolism.
OTTENBERG: [Pulls up a photo from show] Okay. It’s silver. It’s a shearling. It’s a lollipop earring.
DRAMA: I loved all the earrings.
OTTENBERG: Are your ears pierced?
DRAMA: No. Are yours?
OTTENBERG: Yeah. It was pierced in ninth grade. I could shove that lollipop in there.
DRAMA: Shove it back in there. I love that one because it felt like the guy—do you know the movie Xenon (Girl of the 21st Century)? That Disney Channel movie?
OTTENBERG: I don’t.
DRAMA: That was a big era for Disney—oh sick. The boots. I’m obsessed.
OTTENBERG: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
DRAMA: I need those.
OTTENBERG: But they’re black. You don’t fuck with black.
DRAMA: You know what? It black leather would be good if it’s like, a loose jacket that’s cut more like a blazer. I think I would do that with maybe white pants or light denim.
OTTENBERG: I like that. I’m going to go with the silver over the yellow for you.
DRAMA: Agreed.
OTTENBERG: Okay here we have the sleazy ripped denim. It’s very the dawn of hip hop. Or more maybe like, 1982 Times Square. It’s hot.
DRAMA: Ooh. The crop. I love a crop.
OTTENBERG: Crop. Crop.
DRAMA: So much crop. And turtlenecks.
OTTENBERG: The brown leather turtleneck. How do you feel about turtlenecks? I think they’re great.
DRAMA: I think they’re great too. They make jawlines look nice.
OTTENBERG: You’ve got a good jaw.
DRAMA: So do you.
OTTENBERG: Thank you.
DRAMA: Don’t even start with me.
OTTENBERG: But also, tip! Try a turtleneck, maybe even a Coach one. Okay, final thoughts. The brown leather hot pants. If you were going to wear those as a character, who is the character?
DRAMA: Oh gosh. I feel like it would be Deliverance Richards, my real estate agent. She wears hot pants to house showings.
OTTENBERG: Amazing. Last question. What’s your favorite color?
DRAMA: I’m thinking about that juicy bubble gum pink bag. I love that color pink, bubble gummy.
OTTENBERG: All right. And then what’s the A on your shirt stand for?
DRAMA: Anal.
OTTENBERG: It had to. This is Benny mother fucking Drama.
DRAMA: Duh. I love you Interview.
OTTENBERG: We did it.
