The first of an ongoing series documenting fashion conscious people and trend setters in their natural habitats…Here we see a fantastically spunky girl well-versed in making uptown items look downtown. Take note of her well-worn jeans and brown blazer that go with everything; both very basic, but this gal knows how to top them off. While the piece de resistance is the hat perched atop her mussed, bobby-pinned hair, her red flats a-la-audrey added the finishing touch. If you decide to try this one out, remember the key to sporting a dapper hat is the right mind set. This particular specimen was confident and friendly when I approached with camera in hand. Hats off to her.
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By “uptown” do you mean Harlem or East 96th Street? This look puts me in mind of dapper boys and girls of the Harlem Renaissance. Check out this painting by William H. Johnson.