BRING IT...

I mean, I'd be full of shit if I said 2009 was not without it's challenges. We all know what went down the past year, so no need to repeat it.

But on the other hand, the level of support I received regarding this blog, and hearing what illustration means to people, was beyond my wildest dreams. All I can do is express my gratitude for all the people who came into my life this past year, and of course equal gratitude and love to the ones who were there before.

Happy new decade, people. Richard

YEARS WIND DOWN, DECADES END...

Silhouettes shift.

'Rodger'-menswear by Rodney Patterson.

NAVY BLUE...

Belted pea coat, on Ingio, at Uniqlo.

PRINT MEDIA LIVES, PART 2...

Check out William Johnson's 'Mary: A Literary Quarterly'

PRINT MEDA LIVES...

Check out gorgeous 'SUP.

Thanks homo-neurotic...

for including me in your '9 Fashion Moments of 2009.' So beautifully written...

'Fashion illustration has become a lost art, this has become all too apparent in 2009 when only a handful of illustrators are still having their talents employed. But just as Scott Schuman’s street photography has revitalized the medium, Richard Haines has emerged to give illustration a new purpose. His gestural style is reminiscent of children’s book illustrator Quentin Blake, and by sketching the looks of NYC’s downtown boys Richard has captured a moment in time, a defining style tribe. His quick pencil lines define a clear silhouette and look — a long lean line, controlled volume, and youth-focused classicism. And more than style, expressing what photographers can often miss, Haines has captured the attitude. Suave stances, impish leans, the clustering of figures into an elegant still life of cloth and flesh. In the years since Slimane dictated this mood, Haines is the first to properly cement it into the artistic history of the male figure'.

Wow...

PAGE 2, WWD. MEN'S COLLECTIVE...

THE SWEET ONES...

The Six Six Sick Girls had a party at 'The Sweet Ones' the other night...amazing vintage stuff. Here, Waseem and Justin.

BROADWAY JUNCTION...

Lorimar Street...

MORE FROM CRUSH...

CRUSH @ ENVOY...

Crush worthy.

THANKS JIM @ GLAMMAN FOR THE SHOUT!

Check it out here...

I BOUGHT A CREW NECK CHARCOAL SHETLAND SWEATER AT THE J CREW OUTLET...

in Atlantic City ($24.50!) and now I'm in Paris and it's 1963. Here's what I've been wearing all week. My apologies to people who have seen me more than once...