Sartorial Space Cowboy

In a procrastination session a little while ago I frolicked about fashionindie.com and found a post called A Must For Fall: Leather Boots, written by Corey Moran. The collection of boots was very impressive- each looked like a stylish upgrade of your standard 90's grunge Doc Marten. But something was bugging me with each shot- I just couldn't place it, who did those boots remind me of? Then it hit me.

Spike Spiegel.


If you don't know who I'm talking about you need to click here and familiarize yourself with the futuristic interplanetary bounty hunter that is the animated love of my life. Cowboy Bebop is one of my favorite things in life: it's jazzy, explosive, emotional, and has some of the best illustration I have ever seen. I can't tell you how much time I spent watching that series in anime club (don't judge). Mind you I never tried to marry him (only in Japan, ladies and gents) but I always thought it'd be pretty cool if he were 3D.

Two dimensional love aside, Spike's fashion sense is pretty cool. Who do you know that can rock a skinny suit like it's a pair of sweatpants? The part of his outfit I always found most fascinating was his jacket. I can see the two clasp wrap style being very slimming and just fashion forward enough to catch the eye. I have yet to find a suit jacket like that in real life, but Hyden Yoo's chelsea sweater comes close enough to get the job done. I first learned of Hyden Yoo this summer while working for Gen Art. He was one of the designers featured in the Fresh Faces in Fashion runway show this past September and his work is fantastic. Click on the picture of the sweater for a link to it on Oak.



Now that I have to watch the entire series all over again, there's only one way to sign off on this post.

See You Later, Space Cowboy ;-)