Beacons Word On The Street - 21 Questions with LAVAUD and Pardi
On the latest episode of Beacons Word On The Street, LAVAUD and Pardi stopped by our Greenpoint location to shop, style, and shoot some fun content to promote their new single "Change Clothes Remix." To get to know more about LAVAUD and Pardi, we decided to have a little fun game of 21 questions. Check out the full interview by Odera below.
Odera: It's Beacon's word on the street? I'm Odera. I'm here with LAVAUD and Pardi. Today we're just gonna have a quick little game of 21 questions.
Odera: Are you a player or a lover?
Pardi: I'm a perfect mixture. I love to play.
LAVAUD: I'm a lover girl. I'm such a lover.
Odera: Which city has the best fashion?
Pardi: Is that a trick question? New York City
LAVAUD: Paris. Sorry London. But I do love Paris Fashion.
Odera: How many pairs of shoes do you pack when you travel somewhere?
LAVAUD: I have 15 on me right now. I think.
Pardi: I think four solid
Odera: sneakers or boots?
Pardi: I'm gonna have to say boots 'cause I got a bunch of sneakers, but they don't get that much playing time.
Odera: sneakers or heels?
LAVAUD: Heels, always.
Odera: Do you prefer writing down songs or freestyling?
LAVAUD: I go with the melody first and then I write to the melody.
Pardi: I don't know a lot of my own songs, 'cause I've never written 'em down. So the first time the song come together, it was on the record, like, you know what I'm saying?
Odera: Second hand or buying brand new?
Pardi: It's cool to buy new shit when new shit drop. You know what I mean? But there's always that time where it's like, you get a good vintage piece or something that you would've never seen online if you didn't go. You know what I'm saying?
LAVAUD: I would say the same thing.
Odera: What's your favorite season to get dressed up in?
LAVAUD: Autumn. You know my birthday's in Autumn as well. I do love summer. 'cause I can skin out. I'm joking!
Odera: is the guy paying the bill or are you guys splitting?
LAVAUD: No, I actually don't mind.
Pardi: I don't think a woman's ever had that chance to pay the bill. Let her sweat though. Let her sweat though.
Odera: are you a trendsetter or do you follow Trends?
Trendsetter That's why the Song is called "Change Clothes"
Odera: And what's your zodiac sign?
Pardi: A sea Goat. A Capricorn.
Odera: Are you a homebody or are you outside?
Pardi: This is my one activity for the month. I'm going home right after this. I never leave the house.
Odera: You're getting ready? Picking an outfit. What song are you playing?
Odera: Change clothes or change clothes Remix?
LAVAUD: Change clothes remix. A hundred percent.
Pardi: I gotta give love to change clothes original though, too, because if it wasn't for that one..
Odera: yeah without one, you can't have the other one.
Odera: If your closet caught on fire and you could only save one item, what are you grabbing?
LAVAUD: Oh my God. I can't! well, I know my heels, but I'll be naked.
Pardi: I got a bunch of vintage Carhartt pieces, but I think I'm gonna save.. I got a bunch of stuff from, from Kanye, like when we was working in Wyoming, like all of those, like t-shirts he dropped and in Atlanta one. That's probably the one thing I couldn't get again, so I'll probably grab that.
Odera: Who is your fashion icon?
Pardi: Yeah. Through, through three or four eras. You know what I'm saying? He's been here.
Odera: And who is your fashion or artist crush right now?
LAVAUD: Rihanna's like she's still an artist technically. Always been my artist crush.
Odera: If someone slid in your DMs right now and asked you out, who would you want it to be?
Pardi: Tracy Ellis Ross. I'll be hype.
Odera: Tracy, we know you're watching.
Odera: What's your red flag when it comes to someone's style?
LAVAUD: it be the shoes. The shoes have to be on point.
Pardi: It don't gotta be the right shoe, it just can't be the wrong shoe.
Odera: If your life was a movie, what genre would it be?
LAVAUD: Maybe a comedy, because I think everything's so funny.
Odera: I could see you in Fast and Furious though, like Fast and Furious 25 or whatever.
LAVAUD: I've actually been an extra in Fast and Furious with Vin Diesel before.
Pardi: Romantic comedy for sure.
Odera: And then who takes longer to get ready? You or your partner?
LAVAUD: I try to be, but yeah, no matter what, I take longer than everyone to get ready. And it's because of my hair, I already know what I'm gonna wear. It's my hair. I need a hair stylist. Anyone?
Pardi: I'm gonna be late anyway, so like if you later than me, you just doing something wrong. I'm gonna be late.
Odera: And is there anything else you want to tell people out in the world? We have a single called
LAVAUD: "Change Clothes Remix" out now!
Interviewed by Odera