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Interview with Nez Wilburn

Nez (Inez) Wilburn was born in San Jose, California in 1971. From the age of about 14 years old, the idea of dressing the norm didn’t appeal very much, and heavily influenced by the glam and punk rock scenes she started designing clothing for her own wear in high school, for the most part using vintage finds from thrift stores and twisting them into some thing more interesting. Nez was involved in the theatrical and music scenes until her graduation in 1989 when she relocated with her family to the Central Valley and fell out of the scene for several years. Read more