Mango juice
The Coding for Dummies outfit
I don’t understand my friends who love to learn. I sat down with the intention of figuring out an automation and aggregator script, but nearly five hours later none of it was working. Even ChatGPT was trying to calm me down, so I turned to beloved friends from the closet to make my failure sting a little less.
Prada sling bag
Picture it: Sydney, 2015. A beautiful bald peasant girl is hating his job for an enterprise software company, so he walks to Prada to escape the heat and stop thinking about senior leadership. He sees a new lineup of bags that look part messenger sling, part photog equipment bag. He holds the soft leather object in his hands, wishing it was a bit less than MSRP, especially since he would have preferred it with a leather strap instead of canvas. He puts the object down and leaves both Prada and the software company.
Jump to: Cologne, 2016. The peasant girl is frustrated with how everything is closed on Sundays, so he hops (with a boot on - hairline fracture) on two trains to a Prada in the Netherlands. Upon entering the men’s section, he sees a familiar figure: the photog messenger sling with a leather strap! And on sale! He hands the bag to a sales associate and asks Prada sells painkillers.
Floral scarf
The core of any of my outfits will always be ABC (all black clothing). But ABC in my twilight years might be a bit too . . . Bono. Seriously, if I’m in ABC and I put on sunglasses, you’ll hear the opening guitar to “Where The Streets Have No Name”. So breaking up the black is part and parcel of getting dressed. One trick: silk-like scarves, which easily elevate plain black tees and do something magical with leather jackets (see below)…
Johnson Leathers Type 3 jacket
…especially when paired with this jacket. I love the leather of my type 3, but it stays super cold that whenever I put it on I feel ghosts breathe down my neck. A knotted silk scarf kills that chill, and lends a beaten up leather jacket a hard elegance. The most immediate image that comes to mind is Lauryn Hill in the CD booklet for The Score; she wears a leather jacket and silk scarf, and looks incredible. She looks like someone who’d say “while you fuming / i’m consuming mango juice under Polaris / you just embarrassed cuz it’s your last tango in Paris…”
Jennifer’s Body tee
Love everything about this design. Admittedly, I’m more a fan of the t-shirt than the movie. Although it must be said that the great Kyle Gallner gives great eyeliner in the film.
Balenciaga sneakers
It’s a travesty that whenever someone mentions Balenciaga sneakers, chances are they’re referring to the Triple S. A very important person at work asked me at our Christmas party if I liked his red Triple S shoes, but I was already shaking my head with a look of spoiled milk on my face.
These sneakers, for me, are much more visually pleasing, especially the pink / black / white / cracked pattern colorway. I love any sneaker with a sharp toe silhouette. They’re not the most comfortable sneakers though.
H&M white & black cap
Again: Women’s hats at H&M during December and January. Goldmine.