Mr. Porter // How I Wear It: The New York Critic And Curator

How I Wear It:

The New York Critic And Curator

“Mr Sargent has spent years curating art exhibitions and his wardrobe, apparently in concert with each other. His look has undoubtedly benefited from his eye for shape and proportion, as well as his knowledge of texture and tones. His formula for this sophisticated, art-inspired style is simple: ‘a really good trouser, a really good knit that matches the trouser, and my hat of course.’”

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Words by Mr Alexander-Julian Gibbson | Photography by Mr Eric Chakeen

Rosie Perez for Town & Country

Photographed by Dana Scruggs, styled by Alexander-Julian

full story at Townandcountrymag.com

The Black French Renaissance for VMAN

“A repositioning of Black bodies within the historically French colonial context through the exploration of the season’s soft, ornate, and frill-filled take on masculinity."

see the full story on www.VMAN.com

“We saw this vintage French aesthetic on the F/W’20 Runways and with the rise in Black models, it was inevitable to see the aesthetic on brown faces — contrary to what we’ve seen historically.

When you think of French Renaissance artwork, it’s devoid of Black faces, but Black culture and French culture are not mutually exclusive. We created images inspired by renaissance-age French portraiture through the Black lens with some of the season’s finest garbs to match.”

photography by Chrisean Rose; styled by Alexander-Julian

hair: Andrita Renee, grooming: Michela Wariebi, casting: Irene Ojo-Felix @ Sola Casting, Asst: Chloe Lucan + Rachael Bettencourt

models: Aheem Sosa @ IMG, Ibrahim Kamara @ NEXT, Kendall Harrison @ DNA

Shot at The Montauk Club

Allure | Laverne Cox's Kanekalon Hair Dress

Laverne Cox’s Kanekalon Hair Dress Has Our Jaws on the Floor

While prepping for the star’s Paper Magazine shoot, stylist Alexander Julian spontaneously decided to craft a gown out of bundles he found at a beauty supply shop. He gave Allure a full rundown of the two-day process that went into making the dress.

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www.allure.com | www.insider.com