As far as our closet tours go, we have an especially soft spot for young families. There’s something that enamors us about getting to see how deep fashion roots go, the contrasts between a couple’s aesthetic tastes, and how the links to familial style start to emerge early. (Plus, we have a soft spot for teeny, tiny sneakers.) This was exactly the case when we visited DJ Mick and his wife Rana for the first time around (here, if you’re unfamiliar). We live for the family’s shared love of sneakers, eye-popping collection of vintage framed prints and posters, and the way the couple’s tastes inform one another.
So when our friends at David Yurman asked us to profile a couple for Valentine’s Day and share their love story, it was particularly fascinating to see (and hear!) how the two first got together—and the role style’s played along the way. There’s the incredible story behind their proposal (Rana’s wedding ring, fittingly, is Yurman), their elopement (it involves having their wedding officiated in the backseat of a Las Vegas taxi cab), the hilarious details about the first time they met… Well, they tell it best.
So when our friends at David Yurman asked us to profile a couple for Valentine’s Day and share their love story, it was particularly fascinating to see (and hear!) how the two first got together—and the role style’s played along the way. There’s the incredible story behind their proposal (Rana’s wedding ring, fittingly, is Yurman), their elopement (it involves having their wedding officiated in the backseat of a Las Vegas taxi cab), the hilarious details about the first time they met… Well, they tell it best.
HOW THEY MET:
Rana: “You’re leaving out all the details. This is why I tell the story. I completely crashed his birthday party. We were drinking on the way, walked in, and everybody was like, ‘Who are these girls?’ He didn’t mention that he had a girlfriend at the time. I just noticed him. I thought he was cute. The next day, he actually gave me every mixtape he’d ever made. I drove home and listened to all the tapes for months.”
THEIR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ONE ANOTHER:
Mick: “I just remember thinking you were pretty. I realized you had good music taste. I remember our first date, thinking you were fancy. You were wearing some stuff I couldn’t pronounce at the time, for sure. I learned a lot and I grew a lot over the years. Probably because of you."
Rana: “Your sneaker game was always strong.”
ON THEIR PROPOSAL:
Rana: “It was like they were giving their blessing.”
Mick: “It would go from 20 seconds of a song, to her grandma telling her to marry me, to 30 seconds of another song, to her best friend telling her to marry me.”
Rana: Then he got down on one knee, and Stevie Wonder came on, which I love. Later on, we went off to his birthday, slash our engagement party, and it was really awesome.”
ON THEIR FAVORITE DY PIECES FROM OUR SHOOT:
Mick: “I usually just wear my wedding band, but I was really into this tiger's eye ring. I wore a similar style in black that was surprisingly cool, too.”
THEIR FIRST FIGHT:
Rana: “We had it out.”
Mick: “We had a big fight. But even though we didn’t have the ceremony in Paris, we still got married in a way that's totally us—in the backseat of a Vegas taxi cab, eating hamburgers. That’s a pretty great story.”
WHO TAKES LONGER TO GET READY?:
Mick: “Definitely you!”
HOW THEY DESCRIBE ONE ANOTHER’S JEWELRY STYLE:
Mick: “Rana would probably go for something more extravagant, but I would gift her the diamond initial pendant. Instead of the R that was worn in the shoot, I would replace it with an M for our son, Myles. I like that as an everyday piece for her.”
THEIR MOST ANNOYING HABITS:
Mick: “Thanksgiving turkey.”
THEIR SON MYLES’ “ORIGIN STORY:”
Mick: “The real reason we named Myles Myles is because there’s a new Spider-Man from Brooklyn, a mixed kid named Miles Morales. Now he loves it. It’s his favorite movie. We have all the toys. It’s a great bonding experience. And I’m a really lucky dad for that.”