How I get dressed: Brandon Blackwood

Surviving ten years in any business, in particular one as inconsistent as fashion, is not a joke.

With new luxury lines that arrived and came faster than the turn of a season, breaking noise and resisting trendy cycles constantly filming is more difficult than ever for an independent fashion label. But in one way or another, the Jamaican and Chinese designer Brandon Blackwood understood it – while remaining faithful to the philosophy of his brand.

Not only does self -idacted talent celebrate a decade since he launched his collection of incredibly popular handbags, which have since been worn by Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Oprah and Taylor Swift, but over the years, he has widened his scope with cooperation shoes, a line of red and even chic, and even personalized and even personalized carpet dresses.

The momentum of Blackwood can be credited with his unwavering commitment to his dedicated customers, whom he calls with love his “cousins”. It provides them with a multitude of infinitely chic options and actively listens to all their needs and needs (often expressed in the comments section).

A rapid scrolling through the brand’s Instagram account reveals how invested its fans in Blackwood and how excited they are for each new drop. His latest offer for spring, a collection entitled “New Species”, is no exception. “Everyone brings out their very strong pieces in the spring,” says Blackwood Instyle. “So, with the latest collection, we offer sophisticated but always young and fresh pieces.”

If you are wondering what will be the computer bag of “new species”, the designer has an intuition. “The Jordi bag. He is the one who, I think, will be a success for us,” explains Blackwood. “It is small but large enough for your phone and everything else. We offer a lot of different colors.” The collection has delightfully rich colors such as olive oil green vegetables, burned oranges, chocolate brown and spicy zebra prints for those who wish to look into their wild sides.

To celebrate the release of his spring collection, Instruction spoke with the designer of everything, his first sewing purchase in the inspired stay and advice for those in a style rut. Before Brandon Blackwood’s How I dress.

This interview was published and condensed for more clarity.

His style in three words

New York, clean, cool.

His fashion muses

My family’s women, especially my mother. She had me quite young and I was able to grow up while watching her work a business work, while never dressing boring. She wore a purple pencil skirt with a small cropped blazer in the office, and I was still in admiration in front of her. I would even try some of her things when she was not at home.

In addition, my grandmother was extremely elegant, especially when she went to church. My aunt Camille was also a muse for me growing up. She was definitely the group’s black sheep and she always had giant door holder earrings. Everything she wore was Tommy Hilfiger.

How he style his outfits

I was really there and I was trying a lot of different things. I learned over time that I like to look chic, but I also like comfort. I don’t know if it’s because I get older, but I like a really tight shirt, leather pants and a boot. I feel like I always look clean.

I have done a lot of Canadian tuxedo lately, such as a cropped denim jacket with pants. At home, I’m lazy. It will always be like a little sweat with the tracksuits. I love being comfortable at home.

His first fashion madness

I bought a santos from Cartier Look that I always wanted for my 30th. It was my big boy’s purchase.

How he fell in love with sewing

I was in Paris and I said to myself: “Oh, SchiaParelli does not have a store in New York, so they must have one here.” I just went to googler Schiaarelli, but my Google Translate was French, so I don’t read it. I said to myself: “Oh shit, it’s like two houses.” I’m walking there, I’m going to say, “I’m here to shop.”

The girls looked at me: “Hmm, do you have an appointment?” Not knowing that their workshop and everything is in this building, they have always let me enter. I ended up being there for hours, and a lot of champagne later, I left with a few things. Then, two days later, they invited me to my first sewing show. It was a happy accident, you could say.

Where he is shopping

I love Essx in New York. They wear marks like Martine Rose, will be linked and really niches too. In addition, I am still on the market to Dover Street – I am in Hanako at Dover Street. They always really take care of me.

I spend a lot of time on the real real, and I am not shy to admit that if something appears on my Instagram that I like or if I have never heard, I am not afraid to buy it. I am the person for whom they make these announcements because I am the first to say: “Let me try.” This is how I found a brand in which I am currently really called Salt Murphy.

Why is he not afraid of trends

Everyone has their own aesthetics. Everyone wants to do their own thing. And if you like it, I love it. I will never believe that someone, in itself. But I would say that I think that if you are classic all the time, where is the pleasure? Trends occur for a reason, do you know? It’s time; This is what we do.

You don’t want to be too fashionable. You don’t want to be too classic. I love myself somewhere in the middle.

The room he always wears

I love all my jewelry, in particular my signage plate collar. It is sort of become the thing I always wear. And then there are all my jewelry Anthony because Lent. He is a jeweler in New York, and his creations are really cool and almost pseudo-Gothic. I also have a lot of Personalized Bernard James pieces.

His style advice

If you are in a style rut, I would say start simple. I think the simplest thing to do is find a pair of pants that suits you very well. Then just stylize and rotate the top.

Then, once you feel comfortable, start turning the outfit. I think you will see that it is easier to find your style when you have an essential room, and you can start choosing and choosing things to accompany it. I always say that a good pair of adjusted pants will do wonders, and that makes such a difference when you look at the general look.

Its Ick fashion

Neon colors. Like really, Really Brilliant neon clothes. I can’t do it; It’s my only thing.