I hesitate to write the word "icon" when referring to musician Theophilus London. He is only 22 years old, yet his influence as a trendsetter seems to grow exponentially. With a new record deal from Warner Bros. and recent features in GQ and Esquire, it seems Theophilus is trading in his days of free online mixtapes for a piece of the main stage.
In the GQ spotlight he cites David Byrne and Morrissey as personal style inspirations. He amusingly blurts, "I'm inspired by old dudes. I stole the idea of snap-back baseball caps from laid-back old dudes in Brooklyn who wear caps and huge aviators to block the sun."
Theophilus London — "Flying Overseas" featuring Devonté Hynes & Solange Knowles (2010)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Style Icon — Theophilus London
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YESSSSS!! style ICON!!! not to mention MUSICAL GENIUS!!
he has a great way of mixing styles, the jordans with the mauve pants and wide brimmed hat is pretty brilliant.
clothes are cute
he has amazing style.
i love how he combines old/new elements. the baseball cap looks awesome put together with such crisp blazer.
I'm glad you blogged about Theophilus, Graham. I've been digging his style (and a lot of his music) for sometime now and I do love his reverence of "old dudes".
You're right he's I like to reserve ICON for someone that has a little more tenure than he does. I would call him a trendsetter rather than ICON.
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