East Side Jaunt in the Snow. GUEST POST!!!!!!

Thanks to Mateo for the guest post! All pix were taken by him (minus below;). We found some great locales on the east side (well suited for the prep-inspired garb, dontchyathink?). Then we ran around the city finding new spots for future posts (keep a look out!). "New York city is the most photogenic, it's like 'Here! Take my picture!'" that's what he said.

JP on the D train

It's true! Nice guy...which is at least half of what Style File is about: good attitude. 

So, with this T I'm a fan of writing on t-shirts :)

Artist and Performer JP MORAGA

Loving the boots. Thrifted. Check out the metal piece on the toe. And casually cuffed jeans to feature the boot a little more.

Tomi Jazz

Tuesday night, despite the cold and rain and snow (yes indeedy!) I checked out Tomi Jazz: 239 east 53rd street. I went because a friend of mine, Renato Martins--percussionist extraordinaire!--was playing songs from the new album Tempo Feliz. http://www.renato-martins.com/

Cozy corners and low light...just as a jazz club oughtta be ;)

RENATO MARTINS on cajon and, later, udu

BORIS GAQUERE & RENATO MARTINS DUO

 

The food was yummy too....especially the shrimp Shumaiiiiiiiii!!!!! :) teehee.

Their photag was the style star of the night all in black with a rounded black cap.

Renato and Boris will be performing tomorrow night (Thursday) at Tutuma Social Club so catch 'em in NYC while you can! http://tutumasocialclub.com/calendar.htm

Formal and Casual meet on the A train

At length

Super cool mix: how he tied the belt (casual) and folded the scarf (formal).

Love the composition and bold statement on length in the coat.

Fashion Designer on the left. Visual Artist on the right.

The salmon-coloured belt is his design.

Great choice of boot with a little naturally-worn denim

SOLID GOLD

Gregory

We spoke a fair amount: where he performs (MSG, Rock Center, Times Square), how he settled on gold (it suited him and stood out "some guys do silver, I do gold"), competition and camaraderie between mimes (Times Square Cowboy got mad at him for stealing the show), how he maintains his look (re-applies once a day), how he gets that paint off after a day of work (plain old soap and water), how long he can stay still (2 hours and 35 minutes!!!!!), and how after an experience with a bad manager at Chi Chi's in Philly he decided he'd never work for anyone again....10 years of miming and he hasn't looked back. People were chatting up with us once we got to talking. A father of two, leaning back looking tough said in his strong Carribean accent how his kids would "loooove this guy."  After i asked about his signature sound effects Gregory was kind enough to give us a mini performance. People on the train were smiling. All told, it was a good hang. I sorta felt like a kid too; like i was talking to a snowman or something. As would be expected....

....he left pieces of himself behind.

Until the next....

Over-sized Coats

Chelsea in Times Square

textures

spotted from a distance...

Headed downtown on the D train.

 

 

 

Love the boot, bag, camel-coloured coat combo

Winter wear

Visiting from California during NYC's snow storm to get good use of her winter gear :)

I LOVE the hat! (fyi: It's separate from the collar). Turns out this kind of hat has quite a history...