For most of my life I have been a victim of style.. especially being a young male consistently self conscious with my own self image and my social stature.. I loved the style of nyc hip hop.. the baggy jeans, hoodies, sneaker, and what not.. Im not talking about todays current style of colors and flash.. with a flare of 80s punk.. I mean that gritty wu tang, black moon, onyx, style.. less biggie and jigga.. It was affordable, low in care, and it was something where you could blend in without really sticking out.. Plus most of the men who helped form my idea of men also dressed that way.. except my bro in law.. but whatever.. I was always comfortable with this.. plus it constantly saved me money to spend on other ish.. so recently Ive realized I began to grow out of this trend.. I really dont like it.. now my wardrobe seems so limited.. even though I have jeans and tshirts for days.. I now never have anything acceptable to wear.. even during the whole party debate on if I should go or not.. I felt that if I did I didnt have the right attire to do so.. I was a little embarrassed at my immaturity or the way my wardrobe may make me seem..Im not saying I want to get rid of everything I just realized that I need more options... a more grown attempt.. this popped up even more so when out saturday afternoon with some one, they told me while I was telling them of a shirt I own that they have seen it twice... at that point I realized it was time to step the whole thing up i guess.. true?.. well anyway whats funny is as mentioned before my bro in law always dressed proper to me.. and like in most things I think I try to emulate his ideas of things.. so when I called him and told him I credited him with such a thought he laughed and told me that its not him its a sign of my own maturity... I disagree because of the other influences in my life.. but appreciate the faith that im maturing.. haha.. later homes..
dont mind the long intro but enjoy the song.. fyi.. i really dont like this song as much as other jay songs..
Monday, November 12, 2007
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you know what's funny? never being able to afford the latest trends myself i naturally gravitated toward that style. never really drawing me in or shunning me - it was just something to wear to me...most of the time. i never cared much of fitting with the "in crowd" because i knew i would never be able to compete much less to keep up. so now as i am maturing i have a number of what i call "positive suits" in my wardrobe just for the sole purpose of "looking good" but when i actually take the time out to go shopping and pick out my clothes with personal taste in mind i still gravitate towards that old school nyc style. (which is hard to find in my current state of residence i might add) and even funnier...my brother who grew up with me in the same time i guess, is the complete opposite...spending 70 dollars on a polo and new jordans every other week. go figure.
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