OUR NEXT INSTALLMENT OF STYLE IS... IS FINALLY HERE! THIS GO AROUND WE MIXED THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT. WE PARTNERED WITH OUR FAVORITE VISUAL ARTIST, BRADLEY MURRAY, ADDING SOME MOTION TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE WHOSE STYLE WE ADMIRE. WE HOPE THAT YOU LIKE IT! FIRST UP..
STYLE IS...NICK ADLER OF PARTY NOIRE AND BLACK GIRL FLY MAGAZINE
NICK IS FEATURED IN THE SIR & MADAME KNIT HAT, CONTRAST BUTTON BLOUSE AND CIRCLE FLEECE CREW
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M NICK, FOUNDER OF BLACK GIRL FLY MAGAZINE + CO-FOUNDER OF PARTY NOIRE.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR STYLE?
MY STYLE INSPIRATION IS AN INTERSECTION OF COMFORT AND CHIC. I'M A SNEAKERHEAD INSPIRED BY MINIMALISM. I LIKE A LOT OF BLACKS, WHITES, GRAYS AND OTHER NEUTRAL COLORS. PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THEY CAN TELL I AM FROM NEW YORK OR THE EAST COAST BECAUSE OF MY STYLE SO I THINK I'M DEFINITELY INSPIRED BY NEW YORK STREETSTYLE.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE CHICAGO STYLE? HOW IS IT REFLECTED IN YOUR PERSONAL STYLE, IF AT ALL?
CHICAGO STYLE IS ABOUT RESISTANCE. FROM YOUR FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND TO ORGANIZATION, EVERYONE IS USING FASHION TO MAKE A STATEMENT. STATEMENT T'S ARE ONE WAY THIS IS DONE AND MY PERSONAL ARSENAL OF STATEMENT T'S FEATURES MANY LOCAL FAVORITES
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR FROM SIR & MADAME?
ELEVATED STREET STYLE. CLASSIC STAPLES + STATEMENTS.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CHICAGO SHOPPING DESTINATIONS?
ROTOFUGI, 57TH STREET BOOKS, THE SILVER ROOM, FAT TIGER WORKSHOP, SIR & MADAME OF COURSE.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITES?
MYBATHROOMMIRROR.COM, SAINTHERON.COM, AND MEFEATER.COM.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING AND/OR LISTENING TO?
I AM THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT READS 10 BOOKS AT ONCE AND PICKS UP A BOOK BASED ON WHAT I NEED IN THE MOMENT. TWO BOOKS I'M READING RIGHT NOW ARE "I'M JUDGING YOU" BY LUVVIE AJAYI AND "THE LEAN STARTUP" BY ERIC RIES. "A SEAT AT THE TABLE," ANDERSON.PAAK, NX WORRIES, NONAME'S "TELEFONE", JAMILA WOODS' "HEAVN," SABA'S "BUCKET LIST PROJECT" AND DRAM'S RECENT PROJECT ARE ALL IN MY DAILY ROTATION LATELY.
FAVORITE CHICAGO RESTAURANT, BAR, OR LOUNGE?
TAQUERIA TRASPASADA, SPECIFICALLY, THEIR FISH TACOS. I'D TRAVEL FROM ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME TO GET THEM.
WHAT WERE YOU WEARING 10 YEARS AGO?
JORDANS, JEANS, STREETWEAR; MUCH SIMILAR TO WHAT I DO NOW. I WAS REALLY INTO DENIM SO DIESEL, GUESS, AND PEPE JEANS WERE SOME OF MY FAVORITE BRANDS.
IN 3 WORDS OR LESS...STYLE IS?
STYLE IS PERSONAL.