Look at this picture. Who doesn't want to be this guy? The tattoo sleeve, leather bomber jacket and silk fringed scarf says it all. He's one smooth-looking badass motha...!
Just because he looks good doesn't mean he won't lay on the hurt if he needs to. He's probably hiding a knuckle duster on his hand, which is hidden in his pocket. This guy looks like how a modern James Bond should. Screw fighting bad guys in well-tailored Saville Row suits, this is the new way to brawl with the enemy. He can still can get in to the best Meat Packing clubs or Las Vegas casinos (how American of me) without looking overdressed or uptight. Plus the scarf can be used as some kind of makeshift whip, lasso or tourniquet.
Beyond the 007 fantasies, this look is refreshing because it gives men a new way to dress without going too far out of reality. It pushes the envelope without pushing the man beyond his comfort zone. Because Haider has managed to transform rich fabrics into everyday street clothes without making it looking cheap. I've complained in the past about the $500 reinvented t-shirt that looks like it came from the Gap. There's no value in that for me in terms of money spent or even fashion. Why guys spend so much at James Perse or Abercrombie & Fitch for basics is a puzzle to me. Whereas in this case, I'm sure that Haider's pants are made of expensive raw Thai silk hand-woven by monks in an idyllic monastery. It's that kind of zen-like piece of mind that I want to be a part of...well at least until I see the price tag on those pants at Barneys. Then I'll have to wait for the sample sale or the trickle down knock-offs.
I'm waiting!
YES
The look is definitely Johnny Depp off duty but without the big ass hat or mouse whiskers.
NO
You don't need to have money to pull this off. You just need to act like you own the joint.
MAYBE
This is way too fancy for you. But if you take away the scarf, you still have a basic bomber and just shiny blue chinos. Doesn't hurt to try.
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