Iāll never be James Bond, but I can still pretend during a photo shoot, right? š
In any caseā¦ Iām excited to share a bit more about the jacket I had tailored by the fine folks at
@prologuehongkong , which you can read about in todayās edition of
@spr.ezza (link in bio!).
In the same way that Crazy Rich Asians was transformational in terms of reframing Asian storylines for a Western audience, I touch on the heritage that Prologue draws upon ā not just Neapolitan and Florentine style, but also a proud Chinese tailoring tradition that I hope helps to remind the #menswear crowd that quality doesnāt just come via a āMade in Italyā label.
Donāt get me wrong ā I love my English-made shoes from
@crockettandjones_official and my American-made OCBDs from
@brooksbrothers ā old factory in North Carolina, but I also love my (gasp) new Chinese-made jacket, which has a tradition and lineage all its own.
Intrigued or maybeā¦ skeptical? Read more in my
@spr.ezza piece, and thanks
@claytonchambrs for asking me to share!
PS As a slight aside, I wanted to give a shoutout to
@thekirkland , who should get credit (in an often homogenous menswear world) for featuring a diverse cast of Asian menswear folks on
@blamopodcast , from
@briobeijing ,
@andrew3sixteen , and
@jiandeleon to
@jeanneyangstyle ,
@wei_koh_revolution , and
@jeffstaple . And thanks to
@dlusanity for inspiring me to be more thoughtful and vocal about Asian / Asian-American identity.
Representation matters! šŖ
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@jctong .
