Former finsta account, now upgraded to depop-brand name: Stomachofyourdeadsoulmate alludes to a quote from the Saw series. Similar to how the movie uses to play with genre classics, Chicago designer Tibby honors the early internet and y2k era in an elegant way, without making us forget not to take ourselves too seriously, especially dressed in finest bad taste cuts. With highly saturated prints of glamorous woman, ironic quotes or collages of reworked movie stills - the right amount of humor shines through the flattering satin nighties of the self-taught designer.

Combining and deconstructing memes, images of ancient goddesses and film figures, your prints appear as familiar and iconic as our tumblr dashboards. How are your prints created?

I’ve been collecting and making images for years, without a single reason other than my personal satisfaction, until I realized I could do clothes. Some I heavily edit and some I leave untouched.

The statements you print often have some critical smack, what is your intention behind sentences like: “I hate Woman” or “I’ll never have sex”?
Most of the time they’re rooted in some truth. Sometimes I hate myself, sometimes I swear I’ll never have sex. It’s fun, being honest and inflammatory. Why not put it on a shirt?

Your fashion seems to reflect our generation, that grew up with the internet, combined with a fallen angel aura. How would you describe the flair of your designs?

Nostalgic and dramatic. I work with a lot of satins and lace which I feel makes everything look a bit more delicate and usually contrasts what I print.

Who and what inspires you and what puts you in a creative mood?

Hot girls, movies and my roommates are big sources of inspiration. Early social media and how we interacted with it, influences and inspires me a lot too. I live in a warehouse space where I have enough space to live and have a studio along with my best friend, so it’s created a perfect environment to be creative in.

Internet and user behavior seem to fascinate you. What makes it so interesting?

People can do anything and present themselves basically however they want, and a lot of people will believe them or at least give them attention, which is interesting to me.

Do you like the direction internet and social media develops?

It’s boring right now. All social media feels the same. I miss when things were more customizable and every app had its own purpose.

You mainly use secondhand fabrics. How important is the recycling approach for you in terms of sustainability?

It’s a huge part of the way I create. Fashion is such a wasteful industry, it’s really scary to think how much I could contribute to that depending on how long I decide to make fashion.

Do you have a certain goal, when it comes to fashion?

My goal for the new year is to release a small collection that I’ve been working on for this whole year. It was supposed to come out this fall but I allowed a stylist to pull all of the pieces I had so far. Unfortunately, they were stolen from her, so I had to start all over again.