Art director Scott Cruz (scottjohncruz.com - @hashtagoverit) was originally featured in my Chicago Reader column in a ripped denim special. Here's a bit about his style:
"My outfits are inspired by a merging of the past, present, and future; a
balance between my favorite periods in history fused with my favorite
science fiction films."
"I paired a super short sleeved striped shirt with white pants and red
socks in celebration of Bastille Day. I knew it was going to be
incredibly hot that day, so I wanted to wear something loose and bright,
but still encompassing the style I adhere to."
"I dyed my hair a bright orange and adopted the bowl cut earlier this
spring. I had been wanting to dye my hair orange for some time but my
previous haircut just didn't seem right. The bowl cut is inspired by my
interest in Precolumbian Mesoamerican styles from the Aztec and Maya.
The coloring was taken from Milla Jovovich's character in one of my all
time favorite films, "The Fifth Element". Gaultier designed the wardrobe
and I'm endlessly inspired by his creations for that film."
"I picked these [jeans] up from the women's department at H&M. I wanted to
find a cheap pair of loose fitting, boyfriend-ish styled white jeans
that I could wreck without feeling bad about paying a fortune for. I've
always had a strong affinity for distressed denim. When they're
authentic, they have history and can tell a story. I generally distress
my own denim, sometimes intentionally but often just through extensive
wear. What attracts me to distressed denim is how it evokes a sense of
enigmatic danger about someone's character. The more authentic the
distressing, the more I'm raising an eyebrow at what sort of trouble
they'd gotten into to cause all of those cuts and discolorations."
"My style philosophy is rather simple: honesty. Trends die as quickly as
they're born today. I believe in picking the most appealing attributes
of a trend and applying them to your own style ethos to stay true to
your own self expression."
"Stop buying fashion in excess. Our throwaway culture is causing enough
waste. Own what speaks to you and create an archive for yourself that
you'll never question."
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