01/24/10 POST (TWO OUTFITS)

What's the deal?

This is D. Landry, coming back at you, with some cool ish on my racks.

Check out the outfit:



I love what's going on in this picture, because it is a great example of taking a well known color scheme and putting your own twist into it.

I got all patriotic on y'all today, with my red/white/blue/(and a little bit of grey). Not to brag, but I always get compliments when I put these colors together.

First off, the hat is a New Era 59/50 fitted, from the Cooperstown Collection. This is from the era of the California/LA/Anaheim Angels, while they were still the Anaheim Angels. I think that this hat was only in the league for about 2-3 seasons, after which they went to another design. This is one of my favorite hat designs that ever dropped in the MLB.

The sweater is really cool. I think I got it as a Christmas gift from my mom (RIP) about 5-6 years ago. I'm fortunate to be able to still wear it (not that I have gained any weight or anything...). The sweater is red, grey, and blue. The shirt that I chose to wear underneath (and on top when it got hot) is the OBEY Barack Obama t-shirt design for the HOPE campaign. In the shirt, the artist uses red, blue, and grey for the high and low lights in this iconic photo of our 44th president.

The jeans? Yep, you guessed it. Same ol', same ol'. I think of it as a testament to the fact that you don't have to own 50 pairs of jeans and a million shirts to have a great wardrobe. Don't be afraid to mix it up and use the elements that you have at your disposal.

Finally, the shoes are the Lil' Dez NIKE BIGs. A real nice way to set off the outfit.

Observe outfit #2 :



This is a very simple outfit that consists of a complementary set of hues: blue and orange. Think of complementary colors as these: red/green, blue/orange, purple/yellow. These are colors that are diametrically on the color wheel. Go find one online and check it out. (Don't worry, I'll wait).

Welcome back. The hat is from the company, Crooks and Castles. On the front panels of the cap is a raccoon, symbolizing the life of the thieves. On the side panels are the words "Can't stop the crooks". Really cool cap. I dig it still.

The shirt that I wore is part of my uniform at my job, working as a teacher for the Upward Bound program at Houston Community College. Shouts out to my people at HCC-UB, if they are reading this.

The denim is another unknown brand.

The shoes are a pair of Nike Terminators. They are grey jersey sweats material, with blue soles. Very ingenious of the Nike designers. The shoes got a very unexpected reaction from a regular patron of my bookstore job. Really cool of him to know the EXACT ORIGIN of the shoe, without me even telling him. Dopeness at its finest.

CHECK IT OUT: OUTFIT #1

New Era Anaheim Angels 59/50 Cooperstown Fitted -- $33.99 @ lids.com
Tri-Color Striped Sweater -- $OWNED BY ME
OBEY Obama HOPE Shirt -- $25.99 @ Urban Outfitters

Outfit #2

Crooks and Castles Raccoon Cap -- $40.00 @ Premium Goods
HCC UB T-shirt -- $OWNED BY ME


NOTE: From now on, I will only put the new items that have not been covered on the blog.

Peace