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In 1994, when Kevin Hatt invited 22-year-old Chloë Sevigny to his studio for a portrait, neither of them could anticipate how her upcoming role in Larry Clark’s generation-defining film Kids would launch her acting career and cement her status as a downtown fashion it girl.

Hatt, a Canadian photographer known for his studio portraiture and publisher of photo journal Kit and Caboodle, had met Sevigny through his photo assistant in Washington Square Park. Sevigny was already gaining traction as an emerging figure in the underground scene, having been cast in music videos for Sonic Youth and The Lemonheads. After meeting each other, Hatt would occasionally drop in and say hi to her at Liquid Sky, the cult 90s fashion store where she worked.