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Your style is always picture perfect, where do you get your inspiration?
I look at a lot of magazines… Dazed and Confused, Tokion, [and] I love Arena. Dazed and Confused, for example, is avant garde but still in a wearable way. As a photographer, all these editorial spreads give me a lot of creative ideas.
How would you describe your personal style?
My style is sort of punk meets prep.
You’ve definitely proven studs and knits live in perfect harmony. When you break from your photog work, where do you shop?
I shop at Trash and Vaudeville, J Crew sometimes, Urban Outfitters, but I have to say my heart lies with designer clothing like Burberry or Marc Jacobs. Marc Jacobs has so many weird patterns and cuts and it’s just all really interesting.
Your wardrobe must be overflowing with awesome designer clothing!
I mix a lot of high-end with a lot of low-end stuff. I don’t like to pay a lot of money for jeans. I’ll get my fifty-dollar jeans and be fine because I know I’ll rip them or stain them or something. Then I have my tops and my jackets that I keep very nice and pristine.
Ah, smart! When you shop, what’s the thought process? For example, how exactly did you decide on buying your Burberry plum trench?
I thought the color of the jacket was just really interesting and different. Not a lot of people would be able to do it, but I rock it. Not a lot of people would be able to get away with [the plum Burberry trench], but I rock it!
What’s next for your closet?
For spring, I’m looking for a good pair of shorts…
And what are you always wearing, no matter the season?
I used to have a necklace that says, “Let’s get naked,” but I lost it this week and I’m really upset about it.
So you’d rather walk through the City naked than wear (fill in the blank)?
Animal print. I’d never be caught dead wearing animal print.
Where’s your favorite place in our concrete jungle to chill?
My favorite place to chill is probably just around the Lower East Side, walking round [and] getting pizza. The whole vibe is really great about the LES. Young, fashionable people [who are] great to look at. I love 71 Irving Place – it’s a nice little coffee shop by Gramercy Park, Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, The Crooked Tree on St. Marks, and Mars Bar on East 1st.
Are you serious? I thought Swagger was supposed to be about new and interesting trendsetters in the city – not rich kids who hang out at Mars Bar and the Lower East Side.
Can we get someone who translates their talents/career into their style? I saw Richard’s outfits on no less than 100 NYU students in Washington Square Pk this weekend. (maybe leave BK/LES/EV and go to Midtown/WallStreet during a Summer weekday – You’ll be blown away with what people do with style framed by the constraints of the office)
Hey Eric,
Thanks for your comment on the site. I think you bring up an interesting point.But I wouldn’t assume that this kid’s Richie Rich #1 and also wouldn’t suggest that he has style that is a) super-general and b) bad. Would love to know of people that you think are edgier/more interesting than Richard. We’d love to interview them and promote…that’s what we do here. And hope you’re not going too crazy in a Midtown office on a day like today.
sp, editor-in-chief