Buyer Au Pont Rouge Alain Enumba on favorite things
FOR RUBBER "WARDROBE" we take pictures of beautiful, original or strangely dressed people in their favorite things and ask them to tell stories related to them. Before the New Year holidays we decided that we wanted to hear them not only from the heroines, but also from the heroes. This week we asked Alain Enumba, a buyer from the St. Petersburg store of Au Pont Rouge, to tell about their favorite things.
If we talk about the current time, then my attitude to fashion and style is very easy, calm. But to come to this, I went through all the stages of intensive search with the pursuit of all the new trends and the spending of the last money. Then there was a complete rejection of everything, and I spent two years in a tracksuit. Now I understand that because of my work and responsibilities, I need to devote more time to the wardrobe, try to look appropriate. But still, I chose a very relaxed approach to this. Very often, things happen to me by chance. I liked something, while I monitored the range of online stores, where I shop often enough, something remains in discounts - something that for some reason did not like, but I liked.
Usually around a strange thing there is a bunch of others. I do not disdain the mass market. COS, H & M, & Other Stories I like very much - I can easily wear their things, they successfully combine with almost everything. I usually do not apply such a thing as a bow, rather, this desire to look adequate to a particular occasion or event, and the working day is just a working day, so clothes should be comfortable and of high quality. For all those 14 years that I have been working in the industry, I have lost interest in shopaholism, and now I get even more pleasure when someone buys and evaluates my selection of things.
Dries Van Noten shirt, Giorgio Armani Frames of Life glasses, Globe-Trotter suitcase, E. Tautz pants, Adieu shoes
One of my most wearable and favorite bows. It all started with pants. This is the British brand E. Tautz, and their main store is in London. The brand has classified them as field pants; they are oversized and are popular with the Japanese. I wear them with a shirt Dries Van Noten, which I bought at the D Magazine discount store in Milan. I was terribly late for the train, but I decided that I could not do without this shirt, forty minutes before the departure I jumped into the subway, and ran back, but with the cherished package in my hands. On my feet is Adieu, one of the few shoe discoveries that has happened lately. After all, most often shoe brands are a kind of long history, or family production, or a big name, or super fashionable novelties of the season of famous brands. I like the sole in them.
As a person who often travels and travels on business, I was obliged to purchase a Globe-Trotter suitcase - the ultimate dream traveler. You can be stylish, you can be fashionable, but above all, I appreciate such a definition as lifestyle. This is with you in life, you can not compose your style momentarily, as it is acquired with experience and over the years. He sees through everything - not only in clothes, but also in the gadgets that you use, in the films that you watch, in the accessories that you wear, in the furniture that you have, and in relation to your luggage . Set the nature of the trip is very important. You go with this mood, and it affects all your work. Therefore, to choose the right accessory and start your trip positively is extremely important. With such a suitcase, you can be sure that everything starts as it should.
Dries Van Noten x Linda Farrow glasses, Marc Jacobs polo, Dior pants, Marc Jacobs sandals
These pants Dior pants I bought in FoxTown Outlet in Chiasso. One of the things that many years in my wardrobe. In Milan, I was many times in 12 years, so I visited all possible and impossible galleries, exhibitions, museums, libraries and monuments. Usually, when there is enough time, I visit Como or Turin, but this time there was no time, and I decided to go to the outlet.
Here, let's call it so, "Riviera-onion" - so I look at rest. I combine these pants with a versatile striped polo, not quite a classic pink color. I chose glasses for a very long time, and found such a neutral and classic version, Linda Farrow glasses for Dries Van Noten. For me it is important that the glasses are wide enough, as narrower distort the proportions of the face. And in these, it seems to me, everything is very worthy.
H & M x Maison Martin Margiela trousers and vest, Cottweiler turtleneck
I find the idea of a collaboration of well-known designer houses with a mass market very interesting. And this is such a two-sided interest: to attract those who like only fast food to some design basics, and vice versa, people who dress only in designer clothes are imbued with the idea of the availability of everything that the truth is very healthy. Specifically, I bought these trousers and vest in Petersburg, and this was, perhaps, the only thing left after the pogrom that the buyers had arranged.
That year, on the first day of sales, I was in Istanbul on a business trip. There, the whole process of admitting people to the store was very civilized and different from what was happening with us. It was necessary to come to a certain time, everyone was given a bracelet in turn, on which a time slot was indicated, to which you can come, and besides you at this moment there will be a maximum of five more buyers. The entire size range was available, you could easily try on and buy all the things you liked with adequate service. In Istanbul, I bought some things, but then I was just limited in time. Then, for the sake of interest, I went to a local H & M, and, as I said, I often like things that nobody suits and nobody appreciates, and I try to find some plus in them.
Jacket H & M x Maison Martin Margiela, Gray Ant glasses
My jacket attracted me by combining two different things in one. I bought it in Istanbul in 2012. I wear it in solemn occasions for me, while there were only two of them (theatrical premiere and the opening of the concept store), now there is a third one in your shooting. Additionally enhance the image of glasses. I wear ordinary optical glasses, and every bespectacled person will understand how sensitive I am to this accessory, because it is an essential participant in life and a tool that can drastically change the image. In this case, Gray Ant: classic forms, but always with interesting details.
A bright jacket looks very organic on me. Of course, I meet increased attention to their exotic appearance, as meeting with a dark-skinned guy on the street is not such a frequent thing. I take it quite calmly, do not take the negative to heart, but some positive points also put me in an awkward position, I prefer it when they pay less attention to it. As a teenager, I was a fan of Lenny Kravitz, tried in every way to imitate him and, I think, achieved some success: as soon as I put on my glasses, everyone thinks of me as Lenny, despite the fact that he is two heads shorter and twice as old.
Top Devon Halfnight Leflufy, Raf Simons jeans
Often, I have strange instances of things that someone gives me. Very wide overseas jeans, Raf Simons presented a longtime friend and a good client. He always bought the weirdest and non-standard things from us; he paid a lot of attention to fabrics, to the history and concept of the brand, he carefully studied the designers, meticulously approached the choice. And once he came to the store and said that he had one unreal thing for me, he bought it from consumerist greed, because he could not refuse such a masterpiece purchase. As a result, from the moment he said it, and up to the moment when he gave them to me, four years had passed at least.
Turtleneck jacquard material gives jeans contrast, and she looks very unusual. I prefer to balance such a massive bottom. I like the fact that there are no sleeves - this opens up my tattoo. I am a big fan of tattoo culture, despite the fact that I have only two so far. I made a promise to do no more than one tattoo every four years, but, apparently, I would have to sacrifice it, because I have big plans.
H & M x Maison Martin Margiela Pea Coat, Maison Martin Margiela Sweater and Boots, Ann Demeulemeester Pants
Coat H & M Maison Martin Margiela went straight from the storefront in Stockman. This time I took him on a business trip in January and got into it at the Raf Simons show - I must say that he is now my favorite among designers. I really like what he does for his personal brand, made for Dior and Jil Sander. It was literally one on one of the same oversized coat on the podium, I was extremely happy, as I was in the supertrend for half a year.
The Maison Margiela sports sweater is very well suited for St. Petersburg weather, as I adhere to the theory that fashionable clothes should still be warm and comfortable. Ann Demeulemeester laconic tight pants emphasize the top, but sometimes I combine a pea-jacket with the same wide trousers to make an absolute oversight.
Sweater Casely-Hayford, Junya Watanabe x COMME des GARÇONS pants, Telfar shoes
I bought leather pants on a wild sale at COMME des GARÇONS. This is Junya Watanabe for CDG, and if their first price was more than 2 thousand euros, then I bought them for 10 thousand rubles. I do not regret them at all, I have been carrying for several seasons in a row. Leather pants are hard to demolish - combined with classic jackets and sneakers. Here they are with a Casely-Hayford sweatshirt, which was an amazingly popular model and sold in all online stores in a matter of days. A very cozy thing made of soft fabric, my English friends called it very huggable, in it someone constantly wants to hug me. This autumn, apart from him, I didn’t have any particular outerwear, and that was enough for me.
In contrast, there is nothing better than shod Telfar men's half-shoes. I purchased them on a special order of the Japanese concept GR8 for the Au Pont Rouge, they turned out to be two colors in a very large size. There was not a day that I was in them and no one asked what kind of shoes.
Giorgio Armani Frames of Life glasses, Number (N) ine sweater, Dries Van Noten pants
I am practically the most popular item in my wardrobe - a sweater, but, as often happens, all good things quickly end. The history of this brand is also short-lived. I got this Number (N) ine sweater from the Day and Night store. It is from some super-material, there is not a single drop of wool, but it is insanely warm, and it is convenient at work. I am glad that initially the sweater had such a spoiled look that it would not be any worse. Nothing happens to him, and every autumn I wait for him to wear it. I often wear it with Dries Van Noten pants to work - these are notable for their comfort and a relaxed fit.
You can not be indifferent to the glasses, if you wear them all the time, they have a very strong effect on the face, on its expressiveness, on emotions, on the look. These glasses are Giorgio Armani. I do not exclude a classic suite from my wardrobe, and it is even more pleasant to realize that it does not look flashy on me. Points from the Frames of Life series. A special line of optics and sunglasses, for which the designer chooses five different characters each season: it can be a writer, director, traveler, dancer, model - and in the advertising campaign a separate film is made with a story about a fictional character who could wear these glasses . I really liked the retrovid of these glasses. When ordering new lenses for them, I asked not to do a special sputtering, so that they looked like old glasses, glad that they turned out that way.
Maison Margiela Denim Whistles Jacket, Leather Pants and Sneakers
In me, definitely, there is some kind of love and craving for leather pants. This version of Maison Margiela is a new recycling of classic biker pants. Made of very fine leather and pleasant to wear. I love to sometimes dress in the classic images of the 90s, so this season they are gaining popularity with a new force. The Whistles denim jacket is inexpensive and well worn. Sneakers for me are very special, from the line Replica. It produces things that are inspired by some special and cult things from the past. This model is football boots from the 70s. I am in awe of things with a unique story, it helps me to give weight to things, a certain piety.
08sircus raincoat and pants, Attachment T-shirt, Telfar shoes, Marni shopkeeper
For me, clothes are just things that you wear. I do not make a cult out of them, so things rarely survive in my wardrobe, which subsequently get some second wind in the fashion world. This is my future look, which I have long been preparing and gathering together. Preserve him by the summer. Lightweight raincoat 08sircus and pants of the same brand from the squad of Japanese designers, whom I love very much.
My new T-shirt brand Attachment, which is a fashion available to all. The thing is functional, high-quality and understandable for those who appreciate fashion, and for those who just want to dress comfortably and reasonably neutral with basic things. A good combination of quality and reasonable price and impeccable functionality. A bright accent in the look - Marni shopper with floral print. I wear it with almost everything, it is firmly established in my closet, very roomy and elegant.
Prada Collar, Cuffs and Cameras, Prada Cargo de Nuit Perfume
In this situation, played the moment of absolute emotional impression, from the category of "buy and never wear", momentary impulse after the 2008 show. I bought a collar and cuffs in a boutique in Milan, as well as a shirt from the show. All this is worn in a set together with an unusual leather camballband. I bought it in the Prada Outlet near Florence, it cost only a few euros. Several times I wore this not the most popular accessory for events and shooting in gloss.
I have a very intuitive attitude to perfume. Somehow I chose for myself a number of ingredients that should be present in the composition, then its success for me will be ensured: vetiver, moss and musk. If this is all mixed in a non-aggressive male combination, with the feeling that the body can smell like that, then this is one hundred percent success. The perfume belongs to the Prada Olfactories series.
This line is associated with some old Spanish place, where they produce perfumes, there were invented 10 flavors, each of which has a very beautiful story and its own mood. Cargo de Nuit - with the scent of a walk in the night sea, breeze, sea water, the passing day. Plus, it is supported by a special illustration and a bag for carrying perfume with a special Prada print. When I put it on, a certain synergy takes place, I receive a lot of compliments, it really comes to me.
Points Dries Van Noten x Linda Farrow, Gray Ant, Sun Buddies
For every person who wears glasses, there are not many of them. For me, glasses are not just an accessory - this is part of the face, so I take their choice very seriously. I have several indicators for which I buy them: they should be wide enough, comfortable, have an interesting color of lenses and impeccable quality of the material. Here is a selection of sunglasses classic forms. I am impressed by the gray rim of Gray Ant in combination with plastic, the other two pairs are the Sun Buddies in a tortoise frame and Dries Van Noten x Linda Farrow in a beautiful smoky color. I have a lot of different pairs, these are one of the most wearable.
Fashion for Men Magazines, Fantastic Man, CR Fashion Book, Icon
Magazines are a mandatory item in the development and maintenance of a professional level for every person in the field of fashion. Now, for the most part, online resources have blocked print, but I have several publications that I always buy. This is surely the Fantastic Man, fashion book Karin Roitfeld and Icon. I catch them in a creative mood, charging.
Fashion for Men, which comes out once a season and captures two seasons, spring-summer and autumn-winter, is my absolute must have. Amazing shots and stunning fashion aesthetics, things that people wear in everyday life, transformed into objects of art. I really want to buy and in every way I hunt for the latest edition, which was edited by J.W.Anderson.
For me, a print is a true story that can be felt and touched. Of course, I use the camera in the iPhone, and I have a huge number of albums and photos, I’m madly dreaming to print them out, only then will they become for me alive and real. I can not imagine a situation in which I put on a slideshow screen and watch it. And if you print, then somehow the right moment to see there. I really like Moleskine albums for polaroid shots right now, I’ll definitely make such a personal photo project in the summer.