My style Icons

Innovative style lover based in London and a Durban native

My unique style stems from different capacities namely photography, night life and my three style icons Derick Watkins, Ozwald Boateng and Scott Disick. Even though I have never exchanged words or even met any of my style icons, apart from an outside view of Ozwald's flagship store in Saville Row; their etiquette, savvy and attention to detail has influenced me greatly as a budding stylist, gentleman and a creative mind..... Street style dressing was never really my forte, it was a very brief stint in my life actually it was just never my thing Ive always been more of a formal dresser. 

Derick Watkins
Musician and author, host of  
From G's to Gents. 

 Around the time of my 21st birthday most of my friends were still into street/casual style and i made it a point to make the theme formal dress because I wanted to project my character and make it something very different to normal parties. My love for formal style came from seeing the way my unlces, my dad and his friends dressed. So when I first saw Derrick Watkins in the music video 'Bad boy for life' I thought; ok this guy is crazy, but I thought his dressing style was interesting. When he became host of the TV show from G's to Gents he just took it to a whole different level. His outfits were so bold, full of colour, proper and coupled with a gentlemans attitude to match. I fell in love with the style but I must admitted I was scared of trying out the colours on myself because of my dark skin. He was the inspiration for the outfit I wore to and awards ceremony in 2008, which led me to buying my very first tweed blazer.

Ozwald Boateng
 Fashion designer known 
for his trade mark bespoke
and twist on 
classic British tailoring.

I have always known about tailoring but had never really grasped the concept of it, to be frank I didnt like the idea I thought it was all just a big fuss over nothing. It wasnt until I found out about Ozwald Boateng about 4 years ago, I instantly fell in love with his suites and I thought to myself 'I need to hit the gym so I can fit into a suite like him' hahaha... I would search shop after shop for the right sizes but my clothes still didnt fit me as well as they fit him, I dont know why I was so ignorant to the art of tailoring. A friend of mine Jonathan Cash who is a trainee tailor at Dege and Skinner in Saville Row has taught me a lot about the right cut, fit, style and bespoke tailoring, so now I've become more aware of the finer details behind Boatengs chiseled fit. At the momment I see his bespoke suites as something I will definitley have in my 20 year plan because right now my bank balance does not allow me to even browse in his shop. Im a firm believer in not not spending a fortune on clothes and especially living in London where the  has lead to me being a seasoned bargain hunter.

Scott Disick
Model and television personality

I dont even know where to start with Scott Disick, his sense of style and love for fashion is impeccable and in my eyes one of the best dressed males in my lifetime. According to the Oxford Concise English dictionary style is a kind or sort, especially in regard to appearance which can be described by forming adjectives and adverbs in a manner characteristic of the sense/chosen/prefered style. I dont know; some people may think im being shallow by saying this, but Im going to go ahead and say it anyway, in my view I strongly feel that style defines ones character and Scott is the living definition of this. I absolutely love walking down the streets of urban London and seeing so many people dressed so good, but I feel that lately alot of the latest fashion trends have become like school/work uniform and people have lost the sense of originality when it comes to style.



 Like I mentioned earlier I am a bit of a bargain hunter but sometimes I do get carried away lol... 

One of my many mix and match outfits inspired by my icons:

Cotton Shirt: Uniqlo

Trousers: H&M

Leather Belt: Dolce and Gabbana

Shoes: Russell and Bromley

Jacket: William Hunt (Saville Row)

Watch: Seiko Kinetic