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They Call Me Mellow Yellow

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With respect to one’s persona, it might be said that each one of us is a particular shade of a very eclectic color wheel. Some can stand alone as a self-righteous, opaque royal blue; while others linger in the background, a neutral, ‘Sorry, I’m not good with crowds’ beige. Some reek of a brown, relaxed, levelheadedness and others practically drown you as a bubbly, ‘Omg! Like, no.’ fuchsia.

‘I’m definitely burgundy.’ ‘Really? I pegged you as more of a sea foam green.’ More often than not, the colors we think we are don’t always align with the choices of those close to us. Like me, in my head I’m most definitely a bright, lively orange. A hilariously funny, vibrant, soaked-to-the-bone with vigor shade of orange; underlined with a slight hue of red meant to represent my obvious passion for life and all its pleasantries.

But those who know me well would probably say I’m more likely to top my rigatoni with Ragu instead of trying the new Italian place; they’d recall my use of some variant of the same toothpaste since before there was internet, my excitement for the week as spending the day in the chair rather than the couch and my witty rebuttals as often coming 7 minutes to late.

Truth be told, I’m less of an adventurous, grab-the-day-by-it’s-motherf%&#ing-throat orange and more of a laid-back, dry-humored, ‘I can’t do Thursday, there’s a new episode of Homeland’ yellow; I’m a mellow yellow. And those who know and love me don’t feel as such because I’m an overzealous, energetic shade of orange, they feel that way because I’m a mellow yellow that thinks I am.

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Vintage leather jacket / Vintage yellow t / American Apparel sweater / American Apparel slacks

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No Socks? No Problem

Photo courtesy of: Mr BeauTie. Ankles courtesy of: 5 strangers.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t been consistently wearing socks since 2008 – not because I was first to the trend but because my feet really go for it when they sweat. Or maybe it’s because during my day to day people watching I never quite make it to the ankles. But regardless of the reason, I’m just now noticing how many men are deciding to kick their socks to the footwear curb and join the bare ankle brigade. As self-proclaimed founder, I welcome you. There’s more to this recipe of exposed man feet though: cuffed pants, loafers and an attitude that says these are my ankles, here me roar.

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James Dean and Me

I’ve decided to introduce a weekly (maybe bi-weekly or monthly, who knows. It’s all a waiting game.) post to pay homage to some of the late and great men’s style icons. What better place to start than with James Dean.

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Back are the days when looking like a sailor are awesome. Hell, I don’t think they were ever gone. I do, however, think three words that best describe Dean are classic, masculine and forward. Even though he only lived to 24, James Dean got in a lot of looks – and here’s one of my favorites. I even let you know where you can find something similar to each piece. You’re welcome.

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Vintage

I, like many man before me, have often struggled with places to shop for decent clothes in Halifax. And sometimes decent isn’t even enough. Sometimes you just want something nice, that fits, that you didn’t have to pay 45 dollars in shipping for. So, here’s what I’ve learned – you’ll have better luck at used clothing stores than you ever will at H&M.

Below I’ve listed some of my favorite vintage/thrift places to shop around Halifax. For some reason I just feel more comfortable in clothes someone else has already worn.

Value Village (Halifax/Dartmouth)

Elsie’s Used Clothing

Frenchy’s

Lost & Found

Salvation Army

Dressed in Time

Here are some of my favorite things I’ve found so far:

Marc by Marc Jacobs button down from Elsie’s Used Clothing

Handmade leather Moccasins from Value Village

Straw Fedora from Dressed in Time

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