Brightest Young Things

Fashion is fleeting. The moment you think you’ve got it, it flashes by. Therefore from today on we follow flashy passersby at their heels for five minutes to find out where they shopped, how much  their clothes cost and ask them five quick questions about styling. And then we feed them to the lions (you). Hit or miss?

We pick by guess and by gosh.  No particular scheme. No particular price range. No particular beauty standards.  Just a style that for any reason caught our eye.

Chris, 27, fashion designer / music producer

Why him? Honestly, I just wanted to hear the story behind the pink tag around his neck.

Pants: 65 $ American Apparel
Poncho: 15 $ Gift Word

Sunglasses: 1 $ from a gas station

Shoes: 20 $, vintage

Necklace: Left behind by Chris' previous tenant in his Chicago apartment.

BYT: What does that necklace mean?

What do you think?

BYT: Looks like a dog tag to me. Why do you wear that?

Haha, because I like people asking and making up their own stories about it. You've proven that once again.

BYT: Is attracting attention the most important criterion when picking your outfit?

Fashion is definitely an ego-boost for me. It's maximizing what you have, it's empowerment.

BYT: What was the biggest pile of money you've invested in ego-boosting?

I've spent 200 Dollar on custom-made 97 Air Maxes. And they were worth every penny.

BYT: If you could pick an outfit to be buried into, what would that be?

My favourite show piece at the National History Museum is that anthropologist whose last wish was to have his bones displayed.  Every time I see the skeletons of him and his dog I think: Woha, that's exactly what I want to happen to my corpse.