Washington Square Park Part II
This guy had a great shirt/jeans/chucks thing going, and the swatch was the third I had seen in a few minuets.
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Washington Square Park ~ Pleated Trouser & A Pocket-T
A little over a month ago I visited the recently re-opened Washington Square Park. It was one of those unseasonably warm days in April with temperatures in the upper eighties. This was a beautiful day and people were about it.
This is a look I have wanted to pull off for years and just have not. The pleated pant with a Pocket T-.
The Star Of The Show
To you he may look like a regular dude- Of course to me he’s a diamond. His green wool shirt and green t shirt initially caught my eye. Then it was his old Alan Mikli frames with contrasting temples and his beret. But his flannel wool sweatpants with Hush Puppie loafers were pretty radical. After talking for a minute I learned that his 1st job in N.Y. was designing at Mr. Mort. After a few days of him impressing the pants off everyone with his sketches and designs, Stan Herman asked to speak with him and told him “There is only 1 star here at Mr. Mort and that is me”. So he packed up and left.
Bike Messenger ? Artist ? Dude on The Street
Had to hang out and peer through that yellow flowered tree waiting for the right shot of this kid. Love his mix of patterns on that vest and shirt. It looks like an old Eddie Bauer shirt. That brand is due for a comeback! It reminds me of the old Banana Republic shirts… I also love the paint on his shoe. Does he write, paint or just ‘deliver’?
Mary & Matt
The illest most talented couple I have ever met. (No offense to some other amazingly talented couples~ Kate & Andy, Vivienne & Ward, Kurt & Ann) They have a website MaryAndMatt.net and make chocolate out of their Brooklyn home and other fun things like a Hockney Rugby shirt, chalkboard skate deck… I have had them on here before and have taken beter pictures of them no doubt- but on this day I had to capture them. I was running from the NR to the 4 Train in Union Square and ran into them, after chatting for a minute Jason Polan walked by so it was fun times for a new york minute… Love those special encounters, sometimes you meet people on the street or sidewalk and you dont feel like chatting, other times you run into special people that you cant spend enough time with… These kids dont wear matching Jordans but they sometimes wear blue sneakers on the same day. Matt only wears chuck taylors or vans eras or authentics (i forget) and I love them for this. They can draw (mary made my mustard (they both worked on my MISTER MORT logo(?). I think they both went to yale art school. regardless, I worked with Mary at kate/JACK spade where she finally finished not too long ago and is doing her own thing (BIG UPPS) While Matt does creative shit (copy? i know nothing about that world, but hes suuuuper talented) for dope ad agencies. Thyre quite the team i tell you. I dont know what the weathers like in NYC now as Im traveling, so I go to my bank of images and post what Im feeling that day. Also trying to get out the winter or colder months shots before the warm weather arrives to stay. New York, I love you.