How did you first become interested in fashion?
Music was my first love in terms of the creative world. Through my teenage years, I got deep into the world of hardcore, punk and some forms of metal. After touring in a band for many years, my interest in the aesthetic of harsh music felt realized by designers like Rick Owens and Julius in the early 2010’s.
Where do you primarily get your fashion inspiration?
English and continental European workwear from the late 19th to early 20th century. I own a lot of early garments as well and they inform a lot of what I wear, as well as a lot of what I love materially.
Could you tell us about the brands that have influenced your fashion taste so far?
Paul Harnden, first and foremost.
<His clothes in the wardrobe>
On the vast majority of the days each week, you can find me wearing a Paul Harnden Norfolk jacket, Harnden “jeans” or wide suspender trousers, a vintage shirt and William Lennon Fell boots.
Are you interested in various forms of art?
If so, what are your favorite works in those fields? Music, furniture design, old master painting. In music, Mount Erie’s “A Crow Looked At Me”, At The Drive-In’s “Relationship of Command” and A Silver Mt. Zion’s “Horses in the Sky” are three of my favourite records. Furniture design, not a specific work, but the form of heavily carved 17th century English wainscot chairs. In a more contemporary space, George Nakashima’s conoid chair. Painting – Winter, 1563, Giuseppe Arcimboldo
What are your favorite works in the fields of film, furniture, architecture, photography, and music, and why?
Like I said, music is a big inspiration for me, before everything else. One album I’ve been listening to a lot as of late is The For Carnation’s self titled record. They create an atmosphere with this record that feels unmatched. Somber, yet explosive. A film I revisited recently is an Estonian film called November. Beautiful and strange.
<His thoughts on fashion trends>
I don’t necessarily even interact with trends or see what is happening in the surrounding sphere of fashion at this point. There is clothing in my closet and I pull it out to get dressed with not much more in mind than the temperature outside anymore.
Do you think your tastes and preferences will change in the future?
To some degree, I think we all change. It would be naive of me to say otherwise. Beyond the realm of aesthetics, lifestyle as we age informs so much of our taste, and my lifestyle is certainly changing on a yearly basis, with a young child at home and a business to run. But I hope to continue to surround myself with things that inspire me.
What are your current goals?
Continue to unapologetically push the narrative of the store in hopes of understanding further the pieces of furniture and craft that deserve appreciation.
