Purple Magazine
— Purple #39 S/S 2023 The New York Issue

Puppets And Puppets

INTERVIEW BY OLIVIER ZAHM AND ALEPH MOLINARI

CARLY MARK COFOUNDED

PUPPETS AND PUPPETS,

ONE OF NEW YORK’S MOST

CREATIVE DOWNTOWN FASHION LABELS.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Carly, why is your label called Puppets and Puppets? It’s an amazing name. Is it ironic?

CARLY MARK — It is. I think it’s pretty multilayered. At the surface level, it’s the name of my dog. I have a rescue Chihuahua-terrier named Puppet. So, the brand is named after him, but he is named after the antihero in the anime Ghost in the Shell, the Puppet Master, a villain who hacked the brains of half-human, half-AI characters. I also have a tattoo that says “Puppet Master.” I had the tattoo before I had the dog.

OLIVIER ZAHM — That film is amazing. It offers a new perspective on the future.

CARLY MARK — Oh, it’s amazing. Because, isn’t that what we’re moving toward? Right…

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