I first fell in love with clothes in the third grade. My mother took us to the mall to shop for spring outfits and I picked out a couple of ensembles that I thought were bona fide show stopper. One grey and black windbreaker short sleeve set and one in teal and black. I waited till Thursday of that week and broke out the grey piece. My classmates gave their kudos and my best friend RC told me I should have saved it for the zoo field trip the next day. I told him I had something else for tomorrow. The teal outfit received an even greater response. On that day I realized that the right clothing choice at the right time can make a powerful statement. The question is what do you wish to convey? I have had some peaks in valleys in my sartorial journey but I always wanted my dress to reflect my personality. I viewed myself as a mixture of Eddie Murphy, Frank Sinatra and LL Cool J. I am not saying this was a true representation of me in my totality but its a decent snapshot. Frank Sinatra always embodied cool, class and strength and I swore when I had enough money and lost enough weight he would be my style blueprint. Not fashion blueprint because fashion follows trend, season, and function while style leads while respecting trends, season and function. I love to allow formal wear and street wear to mingle together highlighted with various textural elements. Silk and wool, denim and cashmere playing together like a fresh jazz quintet. As we look to spring embrace your personal style let no one enforce their rules and regs about what is hot this season. Blaze a trail of sartorial splendor, intellectual individuality and righteous renewal. Carpe denim.
2 comments:
Can you really relate to Frankie's style over say Miles or Sammy?
Truthfully yes. His styles took a more natural arc than Sammy and Miles because there seemed a sartorial center to it. I appreciate how Sammy and Miles both kept it fresh and funky as they grew older. Yet when I look at their style as a whole I don't find myself in there as much in their later wears. Which to me was their way of relating to the people that they were gravitating toward and the music they were making circa Bithces Brew(Miles) the 70's clubbers for Sammy. Also I think Frank for me was risky up until a certain age without being flashy which for me right now is where I am. I think as he got older he just would throw on a tux and call it a day, which is fine. However that style choice is also to easy and conformist. Sammy in his last years had found a style that I adore check his Cosby show appearance as evidence. Good question though.
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