1/6/18 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: The Congo Dandies: living in poverty and spending a fortune to look like a million dollars

“La Sape” is a unique movement based in Congo that unites fashion-conscious men who are ready to splurge money they don’t really have on designer clothes. Dressing in stark contrast with their surroundings, these elegant ambiance-makers become true local celebrities… but this fame comes at a price. Continue reading

1/6/17 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY (EXTRA) FASHION: Balenciaga Menswear Spring/Summer 2018

Balenciaga Menswear designer Demna Gvasalia professed to wanting his latest collection to seem almost as if the family involvement was sheer happenstance, hardly fashion at all. “There is nothing more beautiful than seeing young dads with their kids,” he said. “This collection began with looking at a lot of pictures of them.” The casting wasn’t difficult, he added. “We just asked our usual models whether they had kids.” Continue reading

10/19/17 O&A NYC FASHION: Marco Marco Shows Sixth Underwear Collection at NYC Style Fashion Week

Tidie whities are dead!  The MARCO MARCO Runway Show Spring/Summer 2018 at Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum during  New York City Fall Fashion Week made you want to leave your pants at home.  Continue reading

9/21/17 O&A NYC FASHION: Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2017-2018

“…this collection is inspired by the glory days of New York artists in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s—people like Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, Robert Mapplethorpe. It’s the time when anyone from anywhere went out and mixed together in clubs.”- Kim Jones. Continue reading

9/5/17 O&A NYC FASHION: Gucci Fall Winter 2017- Women’s and Men’s Fall Winter 2017 Collection

The first unified Gucci fashion show, the Women’s and Men’s Fall Winter 2017 Collection was inspired by the Alchemist’s Garden. Creative director Alessandro Michele’s lineup included ruffled gowns and suiting strewn with floral prints, T-shirts scrawled with artist Coco Capitán’s writing and accessories laden with animal hardware. Continue reading

8/19/17 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES: Alexander McQueen- 2018 Spring Summer Menswear Fashion Show

McQueen for men: beautifully cut topcoats and suits, black, their shoulders just a little softer than usual; a skintight bibbed shirt over cavalry flash pants; a Guardsman’s scarlet long leather coat. Spring/Summer 2018 is classic McQueeen!  Continue reading

8/1/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Argyle Grant at Art Hearts Fashion Los Angeles Fashion Week

By Adewale Adekanbi

Argyle Grant at Art Hearts Fashion Los Angeles Fashion Week SS/17 Presented by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Continue reading