The collaborative line Diepo, powered by Justine Diener and Kristin Poon will be presented on day 2. This is their third time participating at [FAT]

Where is home?
Toronto

So you guys are scheduled to show off your work on day 2, which is LUST. How do your designs fit in with these themes?
I guess you could say our designs could lead to some lustful moments…

If you had to give your collection a one word theme (not lust) what would it be?
Sheer.

What do you, as a designer, do you get out of Alternative Fashion Week that you can’t get anywhere else?
Definitely a sense of community. Being surrounded by so many talented artists across many disciplines is a great source of inspiration to us.

Describe your personal style?
Puritan chic/got dressed in the dark

Who/what inspires you?
We share a love of vintage lingerie and silhouettes.

Did you ever have a major ah-ha! Moment? Tell us about it.
When we decided that we would try to make our passion our careers.

As a kid, were you doing anything that, in retrospect, may have lead up to what you are doing now?
Lots of sewing and crafts! 

What are you most likely to be doing at 2 a.m. on a Saturday night?
Working

If you weren’t doing what you are doing now, what would you be doing?
Professional pickler/Elton John impersonator

What’s your favourite item in your closet?
Brown woven vintage belt/any cardigan

What’s a summer 2010 trend that you won’t be wearing
Kitten heel sandal boots

Most aggravating part of the job?
Financial woes

Most gratifying?
Making women feel sexy in our clothes

If you could design an outfit for a dead celebrity who would it be?
Veronica Lake

What would you dress her in?
Something sheer!

Fill in the blank: ____ is the new black: see-through