Frankly speaking, most editorials bore the you-know-what out of me, but I was pretty much floored when my friend Toyin sent me a link to these images of Jeneil Williams shot by Ben Toms. It strikes the perfect balance between a graphic, minimalist aesthetic with just enough texture in the clothing and accessories to keep it from looking too stripped down. Make sure to click on the images to see them larger. Thanks Toyin, these made my day!

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few months about winnowing down everything stuffed in my closet. I’m starting to feel a little silly wearing some of my clothees. What I wear and my current conception of my identity is beginning to diverge.

So this has led to a lot of introspection on how to bring my changing perception of my identity back in line with what I see every morning when I push the closet door back. Really, I keep returning to the desire to dress in a manner that in five or ten years time will still feel and look congruous. I want a closet and a dresser full of interchangeable but sharp pieces with a few more adventurous things, because I don’t want boring! Well, this has of course resulted in me thinking generally and specifically about who and what has/had style I admire.

I’ve posted about the inspiring influence of Andrei Tarkovsky’s work on here previously, but haven’t discussed the appeal of the costuming in every one of his films. It’s all a bit more romantic than how I myself would dress, but what I find most attractive is how right it all still manages to look almost 30 years later. I wanted to share some screenshots from his 1983 film, Nostalghia because it’s a favourite and the costuming in this film I think is some of the best . Anyways, I’ll be posting more about styles and pieces I think are deservedly influential and classic later this week