'WHAT I SAW TODAY' SEES 2009...

and it looks good! Happy New Year!!

DID I MENTION I LIKE THIS LOOK?

Burberry Spring '09. Lot's of pockets...

YELLOW BIKE CHAIN, RED/BLACK SHIRT, BLUE JEANS.

Primary colors always work. My thought was - is this guy aware of what he was doing?

THE GUYS @ SCHILLER'S LIQUOR BAR...

were working the hats today. 

CALEB @ AC GEAR...

Has great glasses. And was a good sport about posing. 

PORTRAIT OF PAUL LOWE...

Paul Lowe  - a brilliant food and interior stylist - contacted me to do a sketch of him as a gift to his partner. Here is the result...

EVERY DAY IS LIKE CHRISTMAS SINCE I STARTED 'WHAT I SAW TODAY'...

Merry Christmas and thanks for all your support!

MY CHRISTMAS LIST, AND OTHERS...

On the JC Report.

SHOHEI @ ENNJU LIKES TO PICK UP THE PINK OF HIS INK

with a matching pink Casio watch. If you ask me, that's 21st century style.

SHINY BUBBLES...

It's that Moncler time of year, guys.

BROOKLYN BOYS LIKE THEIR HATS...

Especially on blustery December days.

SHRUNKEN PEA COATS LOOK GOOD...

I'm seeing a lot of them around this fall.

WOW. PARSONS STUDENTS ARE PRETTY AMAZING...

A couple of months ago a group of Parsons students asked if they could interview me about the blog. Their assignment was to 'choose an individual who questions the conventions of his or her given field and then observe how they challenge and convert those systems into new applications.'

I think what that means is that I sketch what I see on the streets, then blog. 

Anyway, they put together this incredible magazine mixing my work with their writing. I am so impressed by the professionalism and talent that I wanted to share some of it here.

Big shout out to Dianne, Malinda, Veronica, Ashely and Kelsey.

SKATEBOARDER...

With fuschia kicks.

FUNNY ANIMAL HATS ON FACEBOOK BOYS...

Matias Uris Rey

Ricardo Fumanal

Trend or coincidence? You be the judge.

6TH AVE. & 14TH ST F TRAIN...

this guy was 1) wearing a  great wrap coat and 2) was gracious enough to not be totally pissed off that i took a pic w/o asking. 

OUTERWEAR. RED + GREEN = XMAS...

and the WSJ says 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' sucks. 

Who comes up with the idea to remake movies that don't need to be remade??!

(I ran out of paper, hence the WSJ)

JUSTONE...LIKE 'JUST - ONE'

When I ask people in NYC 'what do you do' I'm not used to hearing 'farmer.' 

But sure enough, Justone works for a farm, kind of representing them or something. He definitely had the air of a country doctor who came into the city for the day. So it made for a great sketch.

LESS TALK, MORE CATOR...

Full frontal...

and suited up.

MAXWELL. A STUDENT OF PUBLIC POLICY...

I'm still not totally comfortable asking people to pose, but sometimes the look is just too good to pass up. Case in point with Maxwell. Kind of a perfect look put together in an effortless way. As close as one can get to a 1962 Godard film w/o being nostalgic.

Seen at Joe's E 13th. It demanded to be recorded!

CATOR SPARKS WITHOUT PANTS...the first in a series of interesting guys.

2 SHADES OF RED...

looked amazing. More dash than cash here, people.

TOTALLY DOWN WITH THIS LOOK...

Indian guy - dark navy pea coat, black turban. Beyond chic...Union Square Station tonight, about 9:15.

PURPLE MONDAY, BLUE JACKET...

Grey scarf.

ED @ ELLA CAFE...

wore a Member's Only leather jacket over a rib sweater. It looked very French 1968. Which is a very good thing...

H/T to Ed

HIPSTER DADS WITH CUTE BABIES...

pea coats and desert boots. On Bedford Ave. today.

NYLON SHOWS THE LOVE...

courtesy of Mr. Kim aka Evil Monito!

Thanks NYLON!

BUFFALO CHECKS, BELSTAFF...

all kinds of jackets out there today.

THANK YOU NOTCOUTURE...

for the lovely mention on your site. Check it out here...

THE GUY AT ODIN'S DEN COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER...

and couldn't have been more perfect for a Den book installation. 

GODARD-VILLE...

All I have to do is get a glimpse of an old school motorcycle helmet and I'm immediately transported to a 1962 Godard film. It makes me want to smoke. And drink coffee...

This guy was rocking it - all black, very hip.

WITH A 'WOOSH' THREE FRENCH GUYS GLIDED ONTO THE Q TRAIN

and engaged with each other as if they were in a 'salon' and not the train. I knew they were French before they spoke - the high-armhole overcoats, the long cashmere scarves, the important watch. The luxurious hair, or no hair at all. The overtone of cologne mixed by 100 year old nuns in Brittany.

All dead give aways...and chic as hell.

BEARDS, BLANKET WOOL, GRIZZLY BEARS...

Busy day today. Colder and holiday-ish so the wool coats and knit hats came out...These guys at Joe's Coffee, E. 13th.