On the road to self-discovery one might find one is not entirely devoted to one’s gender-specific roles and customary antics. As a woman for example I often wear the pants in the house; I use hammers and drills to fix things; and I have used the sentence: “It’s not you, it’s me” more than once after the third, telling date. I’ve also noticed I have nothing but men’s sweaters in my wardrobe, often in size M or L, and a consistent penchant to want to dress like a boy, in flats and a coat (only in winter though).
On that same road, one might stumble upon like-minded people, who, just like oneself, do not fear the other side. Like BryanBoy. His annual Halloween interpretation of Anna Wintour is dead-on; he hires men to hang his curtains; and his closet houses more women’s pants, blouses and sweaters than any gay man would ever like to admit. But his cross-over style is iconic, colorful and so up my street. If I were his size, I’d raid his closet every day.
So: why not? Dress up like BryanBoy? Turns out, all I needed was one safety pin and my new pair of Prada’s to make the switch to Boyhood. And Bryan was more than happy to dig into my closet and explore Joos Nation. It’s trading places, with a serious gender issue….
Shot 1: Hooded Coats by Roberto Cavalli; Leopard cigarette pants by Sportmax; Black patent leather 60s loafers by Prada; Silver loafers with tassles by MSGM.
Shot 2: Vintage multi-color cardigan; Croc bag by Max Mara; Round sunglasses by Karen Walker.
Shot 3: Checkered ‘Hoshi’ blanket coat by Whistles; Vintage tourist bag from the Phillipines.
Shot 4: Electric blue coat by Tibi; Aqua pants by 3.1 Phillip Lim; Vintage lavender turtleneck by Miu Miu; Grey bag by Reece Hudson.
Shot 5: Sheepskin coat by 3.1 Phillip Lim; Green pants by Cos; Navy blue short sleeve sweater with red pompoms by J.Crew; Vintage green hat; Yellow bag by Bally.
Shot 6: Gold pants by MSGM; lavender shiny shirt by Burberry Prorsum; Yellow fur collar by BryanBoy for Adrienne Landau.
Shot 7: Striped long sleeve sweater by Stefanel; Striped pants by 3.1 Phillip Lim; Checkered shirt by Finders Keepers.
Shot 8: Plum turtleneck sweater by Club Monaco; Pillows at Zazzle.com.
Photos by Luke Maeger at Haute Le Mode, Bryan Gambao and Natalie Joos, in Williamsburg and Financial District.
You are gorgeous together! I imagine it was the perfect day of expressing yourselves! I wish I had been with you.
Great pictures ,you look so amazing together
xoxo
Yael Guetta
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as usual – love. is the striped stefanel sweater available anywhere?
What a genious idea! Love how much you make fashion fun but nevertheless taking it seriously. And I especially love the blue-and-white-and-stripe-and-checkered-combination! Keep on having fun you two.
Such a cute post!
Wauw, great seeing a Belgian cool chick inspiring someone like BryanBoy! You go, girl!
xoxo
The Style Laboratory
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