it’s funny bc i bought that Arab head scarf last year off a military website and started wearing it as a scarf, and some people looked at me like i was crazy. now as i wear it again this fall, i can’t help but notice so many people wearing it on the street.
Is that that Jasser Arafat scarf (forgot its proper name)? If so, ooh, controversial hip-hopper. He looks bloody smashing, right down to the green-laced sneakers. Me likes.
The scarf is good with the coat. I love the shoes.
When doing a coat with a functional hood I’d go with a trimmer cap and then pull the hood up when the elements demand it. The coat is already an attraction, save the nice cap for a plainer coat.
I see a lot of cords around on the subways. I think this pix argues for a black one, so your wiring doesn’t become a part of your attire.
You guys adore anything Sart posts! WTF! Where’s the dissenting opinion??? The guy looks ridiculous! It was probably 50+ degrees that day! What is sartorial about this? Quirky does not equal sartorial, even if he is wearing a scarf.(I just slammed the period key on my keyboard really hard)
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the last poster. There is nothing sartorial about this look but i think that it’s more about the lifestyle (hiphop) on that picture and not so much about an elegant outfit. ;)
At least I am happy to see an hiphoper without bling-bling.
Absolutely nothing new or interesting in this outfit. All the pieces are overdone by now. I mean, how many more Yasser Arafat scarves can we have on nyc streets? And that jacket? Sold and worn everywhere! Don’t get me wrong, I love your posts, Sart, and I guess I can take this post as a representation of or a look at today’s hipster/hip-hopper fashion. After all, this guy managed to fit all the key elements of current young people’s fashion. The creativity in hipster fashion is long dead…or swallowed by consumerism.
The scarf is called a keffiyeh. It is the traditional male Arab headdress.
And they are everywhere, on young men and women, even in this provincial town of eastern Scotland.
They look great, but every time I see one I want to stop the person and make sure they know what it means (support for Palestine liberation). A cause which I strongly support and hence have been wearing keffiyehs for years, far before their revival.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 6:24 pm
oh it’s so great how the pink bounces right off of the brown.
MissPinkKate
November 16, 2006 at 6:28 pm
The Kiehl’s bag makes the outfit, IMO.
wild cowgirl
November 16, 2006 at 6:33 pm
yum!
Deja Pseu
November 16, 2006 at 6:55 pm
I love that he has a Kiehl’s bag.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 7:08 pm
keihl’s? what the….?
d
November 16, 2006 at 7:12 pm
and that kiehls bag…wonder what he bought.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 7:21 pm
The pink is nice
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:03 pm
<3 kiehl's
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:08 pm
The hat and the scarf definitely add alittle something extra.Love it-very chilled,very in.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:10 pm
God, what a great city. Everyone was dressed great. But somebody please tell me… Why this street “Houston” is pronounced “how-stun” in New York?
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:28 pm
I love the look! The hat is great! Great color combination!
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:29 pm
He looks like he’s been banished to Siberia. Was it that cold, brah?
Bah, at least he’ll have some good shaves while he’s in exile. (Shaving creme: that WAS what was in his Kiehl’s bag, no?)
If I must be less juvenile, I figure I can say something nice about the shoes as I do like the laces :-)
mltt
Butch
November 16, 2006 at 8:46 pm
Everything works together beautifully here–it’s really a fine example of what an educated eye can achieve.
Nice tension too between big an bulky, and fine–see the earbud cord–with the Kiel’s bag an (unconsciously) satiric and pleasingly feminizing touch.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 8:53 pm
this dude shops at kiehl’s? aint’ that a riot?!
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 9:08 pm
A nice bit of change for this site. I’m not usually a huge fan of hip-hop style but this guy’s is unique enough that I actually like it.
D. Kay
November 16, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Did anyone notice that although the jeans are a bit baggy, they’re not the usual urban fit? I like the way they hit the top of those sneaks.
Ok, homey.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Kielh’s bag, furry hat, ipod and a possibly hipster ethnic scarf…..he’s lightyears beyond hip-hop stylezzz.
Anonymous
November 16, 2006 at 10:13 pm
On the pronunciation of Houston Street:
Houston Street is pronounced the way it is because the man after whom the street was named, William Houstoun, pronounced his name that way.
Anonymous
November 17, 2006 at 12:01 am
“this dude shops at kiehl’s? aint’ that a riot?!”
Why is it so strange that he would shop at Kiehl’s?
Anonymous
November 17, 2006 at 12:46 am
Mr. Useless: Because this is New York, not Texas. :)
ontheMARC
November 17, 2006 at 2:08 am
i love it. its winter, he’s moisturizing.
Anonymous
November 17, 2006 at 2:35 am
it’s funny bc i bought that Arab head scarf last year off a military website and started wearing it as a scarf, and some people looked at me like i was crazy. now as i wear it again this fall, i can’t help but notice so many people wearing it on the street.
Max
November 17, 2006 at 3:19 am
That hat! Fierce!
Sessan
November 17, 2006 at 5:12 am
Love the hat! Have one just like that…
Lit
November 17, 2006 at 5:50 am
Is that that Jasser Arafat scarf (forgot its proper name)? If so, ooh, controversial hip-hopper. He looks bloody smashing, right down to the green-laced sneakers. Me likes.
RoseAG
November 17, 2006 at 6:14 am
The scarf is good with the coat. I love the shoes.
When doing a coat with a functional hood I’d go with a trimmer cap and then pull the hood up when the elements demand it. The coat is already an attraction, save the nice cap for a plainer coat.
I see a lot of cords around on the subways. I think this pix argues for a black one, so your wiring doesn’t become a part of your attire.
RoseAG
November 17, 2006 at 6:16 am
well, I take it back. The coat doesn’t have a hood.
The hat stays.
Anonymous
November 17, 2006 at 5:34 pm
You guys adore anything Sart posts! WTF! Where’s the dissenting opinion??? The guy looks ridiculous! It was probably 50+ degrees that day! What is sartorial about this? Quirky does not equal sartorial, even if he is wearing a scarf.(I just slammed the period key on my keyboard really hard)
Anonymous
November 18, 2006 at 7:12 am
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the last poster. There is nothing sartorial about this look but i think that it’s more about the lifestyle (hiphop) on that picture and not so much about an elegant outfit. ;)
At least I am happy to see an hiphoper without bling-bling.
Anonymous
November 19, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Absolutely nothing new or interesting in this outfit.
All the pieces are overdone by now. I mean, how many more Yasser Arafat scarves can we have on nyc streets? And that jacket? Sold and worn everywhere!
Don’t get me wrong, I love your posts, Sart, and I guess I can take this post as a representation of or a look at today’s hipster/hip-hopper fashion. After all, this guy managed to fit all the key elements of current young people’s fashion. The creativity in hipster fashion is long dead…or swallowed by consumerism.
Max
November 20, 2006 at 1:20 am
It’s been cold in NYC this year. The outfit was probably completely appropriate for the weather.
So he’s touching some trends. They’re pulled together in an interesting way. He doesn’t look like a played out LES fashion victim.
Esther
November 21, 2006 at 9:24 am
The scarf is called a keffiyeh. It is the traditional male Arab headdress.
And they are everywhere, on young men and women, even in this provincial town of eastern Scotland.
They look great, but every time I see one I want to stop the person and make sure they know what it means (support for Palestine liberation). A cause which I strongly support and hence have been wearing keffiyehs for years, far before their revival.
Anonymous
November 28, 2006 at 4:22 pm
I like to wear a white and blue scarf when picking up that Soothing, Noorishing Cream for Men at Kiehl’s to show support for the state of Israel.