Howlpop

Mo Lappin began re-envisioning clothing during the punk rock glam era of the 80’s.  As an outsider artist, Mo developed remixing philosophies that she applies to her design process to create a line of custom, one-of-a-kind pieces called Howlpop.  With 20 plus years experience and thousands of reconstructed garments in her portfolio, Mo explores this endless world of imagination while sharing and spreading the concepts to and with other designers and the fashion-passionate.

In 2001, Howlpop  relocated to the enigma and rich culture of costuming, carnival  and theater that is New Orleans, Louisiana.  With influences  including DuChamp, Margiela and the Antwerp 6, Helen Hill, Warhol, and the Futurists, Mo seeks to liberate the wearer and creator through repurposing, questioning boundaries and re-sculpting elements.  
     

Existing clothing is stripped down and rebuilt with an attention to the piece’s existing lines and fundamental essence. Traveling the country, Mo shares Howlpop’s  vision by bringing the process to the event.  At the site, Howlpop and crew gathers reusable clothing and textiles, feverishly producing an entire line of originals, then organizing a parade, fashion show, screenplay, or wedding which showcases the re-emerged works. 
Mo Lappin and Howlpop aim to impart participants with a “lagniappe”: a re-awakened eye that plays “What if” by remixing “What is” to conceive “What could be.”