Som yndet mål for streetstyle-fotografernes linser har Nick Wooster ofte gang på gang vist, hvor tøjskabet skal stå. Han er et af de største mandlige stilikoner, og nu kan man læse et længere interview med Woost God i modemessen (capsule)'s nyhedsbrev.
Nickelson Wooster har tidligere været ansat som creative director ved J.C. Penney, fashion director ved Bergdorf Goodman samt fashion advisor ved Gilt Man. Han klæder sig med selvsikker elegance og har været frontmand for den bølge af klassisk menswear, der er skyllet ind over storbyer i USA, Asien og Europa de seneste år. Seneste nyt om Wooster er, at han ikke længere er engageret i andre foretagender end sit eget, og det skal blive interessant at se, hvad næste powermove er fra den velklædte Wooster.
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Has the #menswear movement really trickled down to a mass level or is our “world” really small?
"I think menswear’s come out of the closet. For such a long time, men made such a point of not boasting about or broadcasting their interest in looking good. It was the metrosexual moment that loosened the grip of this idea that guys were somehow no longer afraid to talk about, look at or geek out about fashion. That, coupled with the rise of the internet, dovetailed for the perfect storm of...some thing. Our world is still relatively insulated. I hope that it’s bigger than I think it is. But the reality is, I think it’s just not there yet. But, if women’s wear is any indication, the signs are there that in a short amount of time, it really will be more of a mainstream thing than it is."
Let’s talk about you. Do you have Google alerts of your name set on your phone?
"Yes."
How did you nurture your personal style? (This is a really lame question, I’m sorry.)
"I mean this when I say it, I didn’t do anything. I like clothes. When I realized as a child that you had to wear them, and it takes the same amount of effort to look good or not, I figured out long ago that I only wanted stuff that I loved and looked good in. Listen, my father was a mechanic. He worked in a garage. I knew very early that if I had to work, and I did, I’d work in a clothing store to get the good stuff that I wanted, and that’s all I did. I was just stupid. I didn’t know any other way. If you keep buying stuff that you love, eventually you‘re going to have a wardrobe, or a garden – I always make this garden analogy, but of course I don’t garden – that is really beautiful. I’ll never forget my transition from pleated pants to plain front pants, it was the late 80s. I couldn’t get rid of those pleated pants fast enough. I didn’t have the means to do it all at once, so I wore one pair of tropical weight wool grey pants with everything. You could say I’m doing the same thing now with drop crotch pants. It’s like, ‘oh shit, how am I gonna get some more of these quicker!’"
We’re in the business of selling fashion, so I appreciate trends and the cyclical nature of fashion–but I feel like there’s a strong sense of personal style absent from the blogosphere. The flip-flopping between dress shoes and sneakers, the graphic tees versus the Italian suiting. On one hand, it’s sweet because these kids are learning about different niches or strains of fashion, different trends–which all come in and out, and you know this if you’re around long enough–but on the other hand, I find it all indicative of some sort of lack of real style. But that’s part of growing into manhood, I suppose. What advice can you give to these young bucks?
"The great thing about being 52, is that I’ve made a lot of (costly) mistakes. I don’t need everything, I need the things that work for me. It’s why uniforms are so appealing. They’re liberating. I rallied against a suit and tie my whole life, but when I went to Neiman’s and Bergdorf I was forced back into that uniform; it actually helped me shape a style that works and now I choose it. I know that if I wear a jacket and take three minutes to put on a tie, I’ll look infinitely better. When it’s business on the top and party on the bottom, the sartorial mullet if you will, well, that works for me. That’s what dressing is all about finding what works for you. I’ll wear Thom Browne forever, it seems made for me. Tom Ford on the other hand, I love his work but it looks...different on me."
Let’s circle back to the shorts? You love shorts.
"They’re more comfortable. And I don’t hate my legs. And I like that they’re a little off-putting. The minute it’s nice, 75 degrees, it’s shorts weather. They’re the closest I can get to wearing a skirt."
Last three (or so) purchases.
"I bought the Ovadia and Sons blue shorts with bleach stains on them, at Carson Street. I bought both the Celine AND the Undercover haircalf leopard-printed slip on sneakers. And four pairs of Rick Owens pants."
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