STEVIE SCOTT

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OCCUPATION: MUSICIAN
INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @STEVIESCOTT



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WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP AS A CHILD? I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO MUSIC. I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE CAR LISTENING TO MUSIC IN THE BACKSEAT OF OUR FAMILY VAN WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6 OR 7 AND SAYING TO MYSELF “I’M GOING TO BE A SINGER.” MY PARENTS WERE MUSICIANS AS A HOBBY BUT THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME LISTENING TO AND MAKING MUSIC. SO IT ALWAYS FELT VERY NATURAL FOR ME.

WHAT IS THE EARLIEST MEMORY YOU HAVE? MY EARLIEST MEMORIES ARE LISTENING TO MUSIC IN OUR LIVING AND DANCING AND SINGING FOR HOURS. I WAS HAPPY TO DO IT ALONE OR WITH AN AUDIENCE. THAT STILL IS TRUE FOR ME ACTUALLY. 

DO YOU THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE FULLY READY FOR A BABY? HA, HAVING GIVEN BIRTH ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I AM REALIZING NO! YOU PREP AND READ THE CHECKLISTS OF WHAT TO BRING TO THE HOSPITAL AND HOW TO TRAIN YOUR BABY FOR SLEEP (ALL HELPFUL INFO!) BUT UNTIL THAT BABY IS IN YOUR ARMS, I DON’T THINK YOU REALIZE THE GRAVITAS OF BRINGING AN ACTUAL HUMAN INTO THE WORLD. IT’S THE MOST SURREAL EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD. 

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN BABY CLOTHES? I LOVE STATEMENT PIECES FOR MYSELF & I THINK WITH BABY CLOTHES IT SHOULD BE THE SAME. I LIKE A FAIRLY NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE FOR HIS BASICS SO I CAN ADD IN FUN PIECES WITH COLOR TO POP. AS FAR AS QUANTITY, LESS IS MORE. WE HAD A LOT OF HAND-ME-DOWNS FROM FRIENDS WHICH WAS NICE TO HAVE TO BUILD ON AND BECAUSE BABIES GROW SO FAST, IT’S WAY MORE SUSTAINABLE TO PASS AROUND THOSE LIGHTLY USED PIECES. AND I ALWAYS PREFER SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC FABRICS WHEN POSSIBLE. IT’S FUNNY HOW PARTICULAR I FEEL ABOUT WHAT HE WEARS BUT I THINK BABIES CAN FEEL LIKE SMALL EXTENSIONS OF OURSELVES SO IT MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY. 

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YAY FOR YOU? I LOVE THAT THESE PIECES ARE MADE SUSTAINABLY FROM VINTAGE MATERIALS. THRIFTING IS ONE OF MY MAIN HOBBIES AND YFY TAKES THAT LOVE OF VINTAGE  FABRICS AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO UBER-CUTE MODERN CUTS. AGAIN, SUSTAINABILITY IS KEY.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE FROM YFY? THE ERNIE IN RAINBOW! AND OF COURSE THE BUCKET HAT. I LOVE DRESSING BABIES LIKE ADULTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE HAHA.

WHAT TYPE OF TRADITIONS DO YOU HOPE TO MAKE FOR YOUR BABY/CHILDREN? I loved growing up in a home that was loud- full of music and family and big, expressive love. I HOPE TO CREATE A VERY FREE, CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR MY CHILDREN, JUST LIKE MY PARENTS DID FOR ME AND MY SIBLINGS. MY MOM WAS ALWAYS FOCUSED ON MAKING MEMORIES AS A FAMILY, WHETHER THAT WAS A SPECIAL TRIP TO THE BEACH OR GOING TO A NEW PART OF THE RIVER TO RUN AND EXPLORE AND IMAGINE. 

WHAT IS ONE TRADITION YOU REMEMBER FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD? FOR ST. PATTY’S DAY, MY MOM WOULD DRESS UP IN A LONG SKIRT AND GREEN HAT AND COME TO MY SCHOOL WITH A BASKET OF FRESHLY BAKED COOKIES AND A CONVINCING IRISH ACCENT. SHE WOULD PRETEND TO BE LOST ON HER WAY TO THE BAKERY AND ASK IF SHE COULD SIT AND READ MY CLASS A STORY. AND BY THE TIME THE STORY HAD BEEN READ, THE COOKIES WERE “TOO COLD” TO TAKE TO THE BAKERY, AND PERHAPS WE’D ALL LIKE ONE?! SHE MADE IMAGINARY THINGS SEEM SO REAL- I SOMETIMES WASN’T QUITE SURE IF IT REALLY WAS MY MOM OR MAYBE TRULY A LOVELY IRISH WOMAN LATE ON HER COOKIE DELIVERY. I HOPE TO DO THE SAME KIND OF MAGICAL THINGS FOR MY KIDS. 

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR PREGNANCY OR FROM MOTHERHOOD? HAVING ONLY JUST JOINED THE MAMA CREW, I’M REALIZING HOW THICK THESE WATERS RUN. THE LOWS CAN BE KNEE-BENDING AND HIGHS ARE HEAVENLY. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO LEAN SO HEAVILY ON MY FELLOW MAMAS AS I HAVE THESE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THEY HAVE SURROUNDED ME WITH THE SUPPORT AND COURAGE I NEEDED TO WALK THIS NEW ROAD. THANK GOODNESS FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO GOES ON BEFORE & WAVES THE FLAG OF MOTHERHOOD FOR US TO FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS. 

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