What are you wearing today?

[shah]

good to see those ccp staying put

Thanks to all again for the kind words.

Shahanshah, do I dare ask who?

haha well if you must know ... (just need a shave and replace everything you own with lanvin )

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[christianef]

zamb with a big smile as usual just chillin lookin great!

i hope this doesnt sound at all bigoted but im curious as a black man (Jamaican i believe?) in newyork do you find the sz aesthetic being a lot more favourable recently because of harlem rappers like asap rocky coming up dressed in a lot of rick and y3 etc. and of course like jay z etc. i wonder if reactions have changed much from the black community or perhaps theyve always embraced it?

[cowsareforeating]

watchu talking about?





zamb i wish those derbies were 6... that blazer looks great!

[rider]

the doma's.

[zamb]

zamb with a big smile as usual just chillin lookin great!

i hope this doesnt sound at all bigoted but im curious as a black man (Jamaican i believe?) in newyork do you find the sz aesthetic being a lot more favourable recently because of harlem rappers like asap rocky coming up dressed in a lot of rick and y3 etc. and of course like jay z etc. i wonder if reactions have changed much from the black community or perhaps theyve always embraced it?

Christianef,

It's difficult for me to answer this question..........
For my entire life I have been a bundle of contradictions that has defied the odds and expectations of many in my family, in my church, in my community.... While I am a black Jamaican of African decent, one who celebrates this aspect of my being. I am a human being first, whose worldview is not so much shaped by my race and ethnicity as it is shaped by my spiritual beliefs. I find myself more aligned with people who share similar ideas, rather than aligned with people because of color, ethnicity and such physical identifiers......It is for this reason why I like living in NY, I can be who I am, live how I want, without feeling the pressure to conform to the standards of a particular community. I feel just as comfortable in my Church of predominantly black persons as I feel among friends of other races/ cultures where even at times I am the only person of color in the mix
I like to think of myself as a poet/ philosopher/ theologian( a kinf of grand delusion!).....a deeply religious man who has friends who are both saints and sinners, My manner of life is shaped by inner convictions and my relationship with God rather than ethnic culture or subcultures.......

As a Jamaican, I do not view the world via the traditional "African American" perspective, something which I am still learning about because I live in America now, and there is no real distinction between myself as a black man and the general African American part of the society.
I came to the US as a grown man at 23 years old and even living in Jamaica, I was a progressive intelligent youth living comfortably among gangsters in the inner city....I was respected and protected because I was seen somehow as one who showed promise....the truth is I don't even listen to rap music at all, and don't even pay attention to popular music, I am aware of who these people are, because I keep myself informed with word happenings and they are a part of popular culture........


Blazers
Slim Jeans
Tees
formal shoes

four years ago.........
exactly the same core things as I wear today, just sometimes darker and with different proportions, kind of reflecting my growth as a person and a designer.......

[zamb]

J,

the creepers are rather nice on you!

[Magic1]

I wish more designers used a last similar to that of the dd creepers. You see it every now and then, but not that much. I think it can be a very sexy, handsome, mature last.

[tron]

New Yohji blazer.
pretty happy with the fit considering I blindly purchased it.

[aussy]

love the shirt and jacket combo, but the pants feel incongruous
a much more casual shirt would have worked if you wanted to use those pants

also those+the under shirt are creating some weird proportions in a bad way
jacket fits nicely though!

[tron]

the darker grey layer is part of the pants but you've reaffirmed a suspicion of mine concerning those pants. Thanks

[Urthwhyte]

tron I remember seeing you post your height once and think it was well over 180, so reconciling that with the silhouette from the pants was quite the leap. Like aussy said, the panel definitely cuts up your figure in a bad way.

Magic1 Ann does a similar boot.

ironman Splendidly minimal. Nice to see someone *not* making leather pants the most prominent item in their outfit.

[Rosenrot]

New Yohji blazer.
pretty happy with the fit considering I blindly purchased it.

I actually like the way the shirts are layered. Maybe if the trousers were more boxy they would create a more streamlined silhouette.

[SeptSeptSept]

want to see the whole fit rider !

[oskar]

obscur leather, longsleeve and boots
sarti scarf
ma+ bag

[Lane]

goddamn dude, love when I see your name as the last post, oskar.