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pineapple jacket & banana pants - the fruit suit.

work has been insane lately and i find myself wearing all-black-everything all week. so, i fuse 5 days of borderline outlandish clothing into my day off. project nyc happened to be on that day. where sandbox studio had an awesome pop-up studio that made me look much prettier than i am.

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1960s military jacket w/ pineapple canvas collar lining.
j.crew t shirt
j.crew outlet pant w/ yellow dye job
alden loafers

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uniforms drive me crazy.

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so, thats cool. because thats me. 

so, thats cool. because thats me. 

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DIY:

1960’s military shirt $20
grey bandana $2
thread & materials $6

i scored this killer military jacket in new hope PA last time i was around home, after some quick drafting and detail confirmation i commissioned this really pretty chick who knew how to use a sewing machine. the results are stellar, and i have my new favorite light weight jacket.

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denim via baldwin
belt via gap
flops via clarks 

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write down all of your ideas in ink. make them happen.

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haha. i’ve been seeing colorful pants pop up a lot recently, nearly everyone’s offering a cool color pant (or 18) but to be honest, i’ve not seen much yellow. in acquiring the above links i did catch a couple ‘pale sun’ or ‘limoncello’ pants but nothing in true yellow. something about those faded tones reminds me too much of easter. and i was really going for a summer pant. maybe yellow pants are ugly, maybe they’re too odd or maybe i’m giving myself a bit too much credit for a successful dye job. but regardless, while these pants certainly aren’t an everyday item, they’re a conversation lender and unique piece to brighten up my wardrobe of grays, blues and whites. — shirt via club monaco (accidentally stained last year then dyed gray) tshirt via club monacopants via j.crew outlet (originally white, dyed yellow)shoes via florsheim — laugh a little, laugh a lot, laugh at me, dont stop.   also: facebook & twitter

haha.

i’ve been seeing colorful pants pop up a lot recently, nearly everyone’s offering a cool color pant (or 18) but to be honest, i’ve not seen much yellow. in acquiring the above links i did catch a couple ‘pale sun’ or ‘limoncello’ pants but nothing in true yellow. something about those faded tones reminds me too much of easter. and i was really going for a summer pant.

maybe yellow pants are ugly, maybe they’re too odd or maybe i’m giving myself a bit too much credit for a successful dye job. but regardless, while these pants certainly aren’t an everyday item, they’re a conversation lender and unique piece to brighten up my wardrobe of grays, blues and whites.

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shirt via club monaco (accidentally stained last year then dyed gray) 
tshirt via club monaco
pants via j.crew outlet (originally white, dyed yellow)
shoes via florsheim

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laugh a little, laugh a lot, laugh at me, dont stop.  

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DIY:

j.crew outlet cotton jean: $25 (a few years ago)
yellow RIT dye:  $3.50

after packing up all of my clothing this past week to move, i realized i needed to pick a new color and dye some pants.  i have plenty of denim, a few pairs of chinos, trousers and now even a sharp camo pair - but i needed more color.

decided to inject some yellow with a DIY pants dying session. it worked well, filled up an afternoon and resulted in something unique: banana pants.

if you’re going to give this a go (on any article of clothing) i recommend dying something of similar fabric but less value before submerging your old beat up white oxford. let the color set on the test fabric and adjust accordingly. 

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