âIf I like it, I wear it. Is that even a [style] philosophy? Maybe it is, I dunno. My styleâs a mashupâa lil punk, a lil emo, a lil hood, a lil grunge, a lil nu-metal, a lil goth... all thrown together, like my Spotify on shuffle. I reckon itâs about what speaks to me, what I vibe with. Itâs not just about keeping up with trends or whateverâitâs about wearing what feels right for me. One day, I might throw on an old band tee from the â90s, the next, a Nike tracksuit and chains.
Style is more than just clothes â itâs how you carry yourself, your attitude, the way you speak, the music you listen to, the food you eat, your manners, how you walk, even what beer you choose at the pub. All of that is style. People notice way more than just your outfit. You could be wearing a mad fit, but if youâre moving stiff or acting like a twat, it donât mean much.â
@deijuvhs
đ¸ Vicky Grout
@vickygrout
đ¸ assistant Alex Galloway
@alexgallowaay
Full story straight from Walthamstow Market in our upcoming issue. đ
![âWhat even is menswear? I really want to know. Google tells me menswear is âclothes for men.â Reddit says, âA lot of [menswear] is the âtimeless,â âclassic,â âwhat it is to be a manâ rhetoric that I find distasteful, especially when they wonât cop to the fact that theyâre clothing nerds, like it needs to be MENSwear to not be embarrassing.Over the years, the terrain of personal style has become somewhat muddier with the rise of influencers on the internet. Weâve seen the heterosexual rise and fall of the mullet, the septum ring, the soft-hearted boys who drink oat milk lattes in nail polish and earrings but have never felt unsafe on the streets. Donât get me wrong. I love that straight men are finally starting to take baby steps out of the coffin-sized box of traditional masculinity and look a little gay. Gender norms are boring, and so are the colors navy and burgundy. Men deserve the space to learn how to care about themselves and how they look without being called a faggot. Men dressing better benefits literally everyone.However, the straightification of queer fashion does make it a lot more difficult for gay people to find each other. While itâs true that not all queer people are visibly gay, what used to be a historically reliable system of subcultural flagging has been rendered somewhat obsolete.Another glimmer of hope is hidden in the rubble. The more straight people start dressing queer, the more queer people start dressing like their homophobic uncles. Bring on the trucker hat, the Wranglers, and the cowboy boots. Straight people want to reclaim Western wear too? Weâll make rodeo clowns the next hot thing. That is the beauty of queerness; you canât pin us down.âRead the full piece in issue 03.Words: @transsexualdreamboatPhotography: @ajmakesmagic](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6729416723665649216065_0_c1fd4cf3fffe983883b0146fa4928354.jpg?o=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&h=c0677f4ab108b320f469186bb5195a75)
![âIf I like it, I wear it. Is that even a [style] philosophy? Maybe it is, I dunno. My styleâs a mashupâa lil punk, a lil emo, a lil hood, a lil grunge, a lil nu-metal, a lil goth... all thrown together, like my Spotify on shuffle. I reckon itâs about what speaks to me, what I vibe with. Itâs not just about keeping up with trends or whateverâitâs about wearing what feels right for me. One day, I might throw on an old band tee from the â90s, the next, a Nike tracksuit and chains.Style is more than just clothes â itâs how you carry yourself, your attitude, the way you speak, the music you listen to, the food you eat, your manners, how you walk, even what beer you choose at the pub. All of that is style. People notice way more than just your outfit. You could be wearing a mad fit, but if youâre moving stiff or acting like a twat, it donât mean much.â @deijuvhs Vicky Grout @vickygrout assistant Alex Galloway @alexgallowaayFull story straight from Walthamstow Market in our upcoming issue.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6751437322534557355866_0_a1ab5472357dea2d0b410b87af00645e.jpg?o=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&h=73a4819650f81843639eb19c9406524f)
