At the corner store I ran into Caleb and his friend Daniel who was visiting from the countryside outside of London. The dog was not in their party yet stepped in for the flick. Im glad he/she did. Kinda works with Daniel’s RL sweater and Caleb’s unwaxed Barbour coat (his Mother’s from the 70’s)
Tyrone is always dressed to the nines. Loves Ralph Lauren and wears it better than alot of folks. A bit much, but he's a hat maker, master sewer and talented dude, so I have no complaints. Besides, Im working on being nicer. Its hard to wear socks with these fancy shoes, but a solid color typically works, this is 1 of 2 shoes i like with a white (dress) sock. The black velvet slipper/shoe from stubbs is killer paired with a white sock. I have an old picture of Rene Ricard in black 501's, black Levi's denim jacket and black hermes men's pumps (blk tie) with white socks. So dope.
I was honoured when shutterbug William Gentle wrote me asking if we could work together. I was not yet familiar with his website and after checking it out,i obliged. He choses people for their individual style and has them chose looks and heads to a location he seeks out. I have worked with other shooters and have never felt so at ease with a photographer. Lets not kid, Im no model; but I like the way these turned out. Check out his work after i toot my own horn below
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I generally don’t photograph men in boys jackets, but I made an exception with Eben. I wear a 36 R suit and can easily fit into a boys XL or 18-20 and used to do the same, only Im not a musician, Eben is. And at this stage in a young mans life when he is wearing his first suit still trying to master that style- it takes time. And during this time if you can, why not. Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers kids suits are cut this large so you may say why not spend less money! The only problem arises when its time to button up, and if you dont, its not that bad.. I remember a shoot we were working on at Men’s Vogue and I pulled all these boys tuxedos from Hickey, RL, Brooks and the size 18 were too large for me.