Colorado Rocky

Colorado Rocky

iconic [ahy-kon-ik]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an icon.
2. Art . (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.
3. a person or thing regarded as a symbol of a belief, nation, community, or cultural movement
4. a person regarded as a sex symbol or as a symbol of the latest fashion trends
5. a pictorial representation of a facility available on a computer system, that enables the facility to be activated by means of a screen cursor rather than by a textual instruction

A few weeks ago, I traveled with one of best friends and filmmaker Fred Altman to his hometown of Denver, CO. In the midst of enjoying time with his family and eating an endless amount of home-cooked food, we had an opportunity to travel to the Red Rock Mountains to take some new shots for my next layout.

$4 Glasses (Sante Alley)
$7 Scarf (H&M)
$10 Mickey Mouse T-Shirt (Target)
$20 Vintage London Fog Trench (Goodwill)
eyeconic Button (heardemsay™)
$20 Levi's (Sante Alley)
$45 Vans (Vans Store)

heardemsay buttons

heardemsay buttons

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to catch up with my brother-from-another, Lorenzo Diggins, Jr. of Essential Man. He asked me to give him a quick crash course on successful thrifting. Before we parted he blessed me with the newest buttons (pictured above) from his collection, heardemsay™.

If you've seen me in the past 3 months it's likely that you've seen the first button from the collection on my shirt pocket or the lapel of my jacket. It's definitely become one of my essentials and now I have 5 more to chose from.

Make sure you stay tuned with heardemsay™. Pieces will be available soon!

"Gone Fishin'"

"Gone Fishin'"

I couldn't help but think I somehow drew inspiration from Big Russ Thompson on Honey I Shrunk the Kids. But sometimes style is like that. The launching pad for an idea for your ensemble some days is more costume than anything. Saying to yourself, "Today I'd like to be..."

$2 Plaid Shirt (thrift)
heardemsay Button (heardemsay.com)
$2 Columbia Vest (thrift)
$2 Levi's 550 (thrift)
$30 Aldo Watch (Aldo Accessories Store)
$20 White Converse All-Star (swapmeet)

Louis Armstrong x Gone Fishin'.

You gone fishin' (Well how you know?)
Well there's a sign upon your door (Uh-huh)
Gone fishin' (I'm real gone man)
You ain't workin' anymore (Could be)
There's your hoe out in the sun
Where you left a row half done
You claim that hoein' ain't no fun (But I can prove it)
You ain't got no ambition
Gone fishin' by a shady-wady pool (Shangri-la, really la)
I'm wishin' I could be that kind of fool (Should I twist your arm?)
I'd say no more work for mine (Welcome to the club)
On my door I'd hang a sign
Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin'