Icy Wickedness

Winter is a cold time for Julianization. I often say that this season was not God's plan for me. Every winter I fall ill, my joints start to ache, and I slip and fall as a result of icy wickedness. Having said that I am still amazed at Snow. Growing up I spent "winters" in my hometown in Nigeria where it is around 30 degrees celsius and 86 fahrenheit year round.  Snow for me is this compelling creature. There is something poetic about falling snowflakes and it excites me to the core. It is a time for a rebirth. The trees lose their leaves, days become shorter, and bears hibernate. Nature is pretty much begging you to chill (tell that to my university). Today I took photos with my friend Isabelle and we decided to celebrate the sometimes deadly force that is winter. The trousers are Zara, my trench coat is from a thrift store in London, and my shoes are Timberland.  Photos by Rigzom.

À tout,

J.

First time

     These photos are almost 3 years old now but I thought it was important for them to be included in my first post. My summer in France in 2011 laid the foundation for much of my current style and opened my eyes to the many possibilities of menswear. Nights at the sole discotheque in Pont-Aven, and eating out at the town's multiple seafood restaurants taught me a whole lot about color, fit, and layering. These photos also represent a time when I had many new experiences: I traveled alone for the first time, took a course in visual art in Bretagne, and interned at a company in Paris. This blog will be a similar first for me, and for the first time I will be documenting my interest in menswear. I enjoy giving people advice that sometimes I may or may not take myself, and I hope you follow me on this experimental journey. I'd say my main fashion inspirations were Don Draper (from Mad Men), Kanye West, and Mick Jagger. Having said that, my own style ranges from preppy to urban to what some might just call weird. 

À tout,

J.