Thoughts from the ProprPostur filmed by Antoine Ryan

I teamed up again with my buddy Antoine, to collect a few thoughts and really put together a day to day piece.  Special thank you goes out to Jean - Benoit for the amazing logo design! It never gets easier to here my own voice.

I love my team.

Enjoy!

New Pick Up : Florsheim - The Kearny

Not too long ago I purchased The Kearny shoe from Florsheim. Its the latest baby in my arsenal of footwear along with a new pair of  Clarks Desert Boots I purchased not too long ago as well. What I love about these is that they pretty much look great with anything you pair them with khakis, denim, chinos, a suit, you name it. The design aspect of this shoe is note able as well it offers a bio comfort sock liner and a rubber sole to give that extra soft landing step as you trek around the city. Stylish, comfortable, and easy to move in you can't lose with this one. 

Fall Postur : Fallen Leaves

Outfit

Blazer - Thrifted

Sweater - Gap

Scarf - Thrifted

Button Up - Ralph Lauren

Pants- A.A

Socks - N/A

Buck Shoe - Bass

The greatest beauty that comes with fall is the changing of the leaves. It really doesn't get any better than this, the amount of color that fills city streets is astonishing. Its as if everything is breathing and feels that much more alive. The weather isn't too hot nor too cold it's just right, making it perfect for people watching which is pretty much one of my favorite past times. Just to be able to see what people are wearing,layering techniques, and just really gel with the city.

I came across this scarf in a thrift shop a few months back it has autumn written all over it. The contrast of colors really helps piece together any autumn outfitting together as well the fringe around the edges give it a tad of a grungy but still a well kept look. 

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Transition

Outfit:

Button Up - Ralph Lauren

Tie - Ralph Lauren

Sweater - Penguin

Pants - A.A

Shoes - Mcnairy X Keds

My lack of posts!?!?! Ye, school has rudely interrupted my summer vacation. Well I must say it was great while it lasted. When school rolls in we all know fall is right around the corner. Fall actually just so happens to be my favorite season. It's not to hot and not too cold, its just right.

With every season there are usually certain staples that accompany them. For fall it tends to be layering, scarves, tweed, herringbone, etc. Color palettes also are thrown into the transition from summer to fall. Summer colors : red, baby blue, yellow are traded in for falls: truffle, navy, brown. But this fall I've decided to incorporate brighter hues that you most likely wouldn't see in many fall outfits.

Detailing is no exception to these turn of events. When choosing bright hues, they necessary do not have to be at big main focus of your outfit. Detailing can be a great substitute to portray these color ways. Without feeling a bit loud and over the top.

These are probably the most satisfying purchase I have made in a long time. Keds and Mark Mcnairy teamed up this fall for the second time. And produced this magnificent piece of work. These shoes offer Keds classical form/silhouette with a upper heavy canvas materials paired with Mcnairy's brick sole. I really can't complain they fit fantastically and have such a simple structure. But yet manage to draw so much attention due to it's sole.

23 Years Young

This week will be a pretty hectic week for me school has already kicked off so I’m really trying to transition my summer mode into school season. On top of that Montreal Fashion Week begins this week, well actually today. Getting to interact and meet new people is always a plus in my books. Montreal Fashion Week Festivities always fulfill my needs of inspiration whether it’s positive vibes or even negative at time, I can always take something from it and add to my content. And finally to top it all off my birthday is tomorrow.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Outfit.
Jacket - Club Monaco
Camo Button Up - Tommy Hilfiger
Pants - American Apparel
Shoes - Palladium

It will be 23 years that I have walked this earth, and at this moment I feel like it’s only been 2. Learning and growing more everyday has really helped me throughout time to really try and keep my thoughts fresh and my body young. Many say 23 is slowly the beginning of the end. The end being a career, marriage, kids, etc. I hear it so often that at time I believe it, and question myself “What the hell am i doing”. Friends I have grown up with have already gotten married or have had children. And I’m just sitting here blogging day in and day out. Trying to chase something, but not even sure of what exactly it is that I’m chasing.

That’s when doubt and insecurity kicks in, I’m human just as much as anyone else so of course these emotions will occur from time to time. There are nights where I would sit here frustrated with how things are going and just want to quit with everything. It all seems pointless, it all seems meaning less. I've never been good with words so explaining my ambition to others just seems like pure foolishness and not reality. They don't seem to understand that I feel I can shape and build my own reality. Not luck, not fluke, not faith but I.

 I than get a email, tweet, a text, or have a normal conversation with someone who feels my work has somewhat moved them in a way. To help them push and pursue whatever it is they want in life. And that is what really puts everything in perspective for me. It's what makes everything worth while the sleepless nights, hours of editing, the interviews. At the end of it all just to have my work effect someone in such a way to give them that extra push is all that matters.

To be honest, i dont even know what im chasing. But this is the best run of my life.

Show & Tell

Some things are just so gorgeous that you really just got to share sometimes. Just the other day I was heading out to work on a shoot with a few friends of mine. Unfortunately, they had ended up running late, so as I was waiting for them I decided to talk a little stroll in the mall. Not looking to buy anything just to really past time.

School has started and I at the moment am just like every other college student who lives alone, just really trying to survive on a tight budget. And with just my "luck" I came across this Polo, why does Ralph always do these things to be? Driving my pocket deeper and deeper into depression. With my obsession with patterns especially floral I just couldn't manage to turn to look away. *Sigh* such is life.

Short Lived

Outfit
Blazer - Thrifted
Floral Button Up - Club Monaco
Jeans - Cheap Monday
Shoes - Floyd

Even though I'm not a fan of summer weather, I really can not complain. Its officially been a year since I moved to this city. And I've really loved every moment of it.  This summer here in Montreal has been amazing I must say. I have met really wonderful people on this leg of my path. I have even shared on my blog for my readers such as Vanessa, Sula,  & Melissa. There are too many for me to even name.

Dead Stock Casio Watch

 But of coarse school is about to kick in once again and all the stress will slowly begin to pile up once again. Due to assignments and projects. I really am not looking forward to at all. I have so much more I want to do and see this summer. Time flies by when you're having fun I guess, good thing is I can say is that I have no regrets.

ProprHello - Sula

Many of the beauties in life we take for granted or we just are not conscious of them most of the time. Among such beauties are the people we meet while on this roller coaster we call life. People we meet will always leave a mark on us whether it's for the good or bad, and in some instances it can go both ways.

As my journey continues I continue to meet more great people day in and day out. Especially this summer that I have spent here in Montreal. Not saying that I haven't met any great people back in Ottawa, but there is just something here that just vibes with me.

As I had mentioned in a previous post, I was creating a series that consist of photography and capturing life itself. Well this is the first installment of just that. What I am aiming to do is feature friends and people I have encountered throughout my life. These people are beautiful inside and out and will have left a mark on me for many years to come and this is my way of sharing them with you all.

Everyone meet Sula. Like myself she as well is a student in Fashion Marketing, she's actually the cousin of Vanessa who I featured in a post awhile back. Truly a beautiful person inside and out, I keep telling her she needs to hop her butt into modeling professionally. And her style phewww!!! is amazing I must say it must run in her family. She was busy painting her new apartment with Vanessa until I totally barged in wanting to shoot her lol.

I hope you enjoy,

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Wrap It Up

Personally one thing I have always had the desire to attempt to wear was a head wrap. I have always been drawn to them visually, but i tend to only see them worn by women. Rarely do I see males wearing them and when I do they look just as good.

Outfit
Scarf - Thrifted
Oversized Waist Coat - Thrifted
Henley - UO
Belt - Thrifted
Chinos - AA
Shoes - Thrifted
Bag - Thrifted

 Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian, and Sikh turban wearers usually wind it anew for each wearing, using long strips of cloth. The cloth is usually five meters or less. However, some elaborate South Asian turbans may be permanently formed and sewn to a foundation. Turbans can be very large or quite modest dependent upon region, culture, and religion.

A head wrap s a great way to really bring a dull outfit to life just as much as any other accessory. The head wrap if you think about it is really just a pretty simple accessory, but how you put it together will make a great difference. I just used a scarf that I picked up at a thrift store, the color tones and pasterns of the scarf are perfect for the earthy tones I was looking for so I figured it would suit best for a head wrap piece as well. I greatly encourage my fellow man to give them a try like I always say "style has no sex nor color" if you're confident and comfortable enough to wear a garment, than why not?.

This leather bag is probably one of the best pieces I have discovered at a thrift store yet. I usually tend to use Satchels or Man Purses for school and days out around the town. Mainly because I have it hard to find bag packs that accompany my style. The size of this bag is just right, its not to big and its not to small which makes it really easy to carry my essentials with out it getting heavy, bulky, or loosing its form.

I was somewhat forced by a friend to purchase this shoes/sandals. No way am I a fan of wearing sandals or anything where my feet are somewhat exposed. But I have grown fond of these shoes, the amount of comfort is incredible its as if I have nothing on my feet. I surely will not regret this purchase and will bring my friend along with me as I shop more often.

The Henley shirt is a purchased I made probably 3 years ago. But never wear it, reason being it was buried away deep into my closet. What drew me to this Henley was definitely  the Chinese style collar detail. Most Henley tops I run into tend to just be a straight button up from a V cut.

Proprpostur X Against Nudity

 The good people over at Against Nudity recently got in touch with me. To see if I would possibly be interested in featuring one of their pieces. So I took a quick glimpse through their looks and fell in love with this bag. So of course It is only appropriate to share this beautiful bag as well as the great concept and team behind  Against Nudity.

Outfit
Button Up - Levis'
Braided Belt - Thrifted
Shorts - American Apparel
Socks - American Apparel
Shoes- Thrifted
Bag - Against Nudity

Against Nudity is the first brand to have been launched online. They are a fairly new business from Montreal and  exclusively sells clothing made in North America. What's great about Against Nudity is that they strongly believe that everyone should have access to what they need, and at fair prices. They aim so that their prices are established based on the quality not in terms of brand awareness.  Just because you are wearing a particular brand doesn't mean that what you have on is great quality.

"The backbone of how you sell is how you buy. Most businesses are obsessed with paying the least and charging the most, whatever the effects on human beings may be. We guess this is the meaning of business for most... We don't care about the lowest cost. We care about the right cost; the one that will give the workers the quality of life they deserve. That's why all our clothes are made in North America. That way, we can guarantee every human behind AgainstNudity receives a decent salary and has access to essential public services. We believe it is possible to make a difference in the fashion industry." - We are AgainstNudity.com.

  Against Nudity