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Jean-Michel Basquiat

downtown artist

Build outfits around a relaxed, possibly paint-marked suit or vintage blazer layered over clashing patterned shirts, finished with a skinny tie or bow tie and striking sunglasses.

Their world

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shops for

blazerdress shirtleather jacketpolo sweatershirtssuitsuit (runway appearance)sunglasses

How they dress

palette

boldbrownish (aged patina)dark charcoalfadedpale bluewhite

materials

leather

details

classic Wayfarer shapelater geometric Issey Miyake frameslayered under a collarless blazer hybridlooseoften thrifted vintageoften worn barefoot in photosoften worn over patterned shirtsoversized

wears

Comme des GarçonsGiorgio ArmaniIssey Miyake

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Where this read came from
  1. Armani suits and bare feet: how Jean-Michel Basquiat created his look | Jean-Michel Basquiat | The Guardian
  2. Coat Of Paint: Jean-Michel Basquiat
  3. Jean-Michel Basquiat Vintage Outfit - How to Dress Like Basquiat
  4. How Jean-Michel Basquiat Inspired This Season’s Look | GQ
  5. The meaning and magic of Basquiat’s clothes | Dazed

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