This is one of my favorite pictures of Rene Ricard, I wish you could see his Hermes pumps. Black leather with white socks. Oh, it was also snowing on this day! his socks were soaked. Love this man. Talk about ghetto chic.
While Im not a big fan of suspenders with clips exposed ( I dont mind when covered by a blazer). I do love his pleated jeans !
Rene !
Dante !
Peep his pleats
If you cant button your denim jacket and youre not posing for your next album cover, you probably shouldnt be wearing it. I have seen alot of guys lately wearing tight jeans, a vintage T- and a denim jacket. This guy is ALWAYS wearing some small canvas skippies. not VANS but some keds or fake keds. The kind that look femme!
Look at Johnny Hallyday ! Say what you will, These guys are wearing denim that fits.
Mort, awesome post, some stuff to really challenge our aesthetics. I mean, a denim jacket with toggle closures?? I can't decide if I like it or not, but it sure makes me think!
Posted by: clintow | November 09, 2009 at 09:30 AM
this is an awesome post!
very interesting as well...
like how does the guy in the bucket hat stand with his legs at that angle?
and i really like the woman in full acid wash + a cane, so awesome, she's obviously been stylin since before we were born.
sidenote: good to see your blog, finally! ha, we met at the Acne store issue release awhile ago, I think you took a picture of my cuffed jeans..
anyway, just sayin hi and i'll be sure to frequent this blog.
Posted by: antwan | November 09, 2009 at 09:48 PM
Fantastic post. As entertaining as it is challenging. The last gentleman's denim suit and its frayed hard earned distressing is remarkable. This suits fits him perfectly, but I would love to see this same thing in a slim contemporary cut. Or would I?
The Thom Browne Selvedge Suit?
Posted by: Daniel | November 09, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Sir,
I quite appreciate your observations. I like that unlike other "fashion bloggers" you don't claim to be an expert on aesthetic, rather an enthusiastic surveyor.
Keep up the good work friend.
Yates
Posted by: Yates | November 10, 2009 at 06:13 PM
i LOVE your photograph of artistpoet rene ricard! How GREAT is he!
Posted by: LizPhoto | November 11, 2009 at 09:41 AM
The original Canadian tuxedo was made for Bing Crosby by Levis: http://tinyurl.com/2qhn6o
Posted by: Yank Azman | November 16, 2009 at 09:15 AM
That's really funny– in Canada we call it a Texas tuxedo!
Posted by: Alana | November 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM