(You can see me pushing through the crowd at 00:36)

I truly wish I had time to enjoy the Siki Im presentation during Fashion Week! Even so, the lookbook ended up taking the whole hour or so, while the tight room in the Lower East Side packed half of itself. While glasses of Ecco Domani were refilled, press snapped away behind a huge curtain. Finally, after my patience almost left me, I was swept up in five minutes to see the presentation, then jump in a cab to Toni Francesc at the tents. While I had waited, I made conversation with a blogger, and we agreed to split a taxi. Even though we waited forever to see the presentation, it was worth it. Even in five minutes. From the newspaper hats, to the metal heads, and cubicles separating different groups of boys. Inspired by Peru, with a twist of business attire and darkness, various shades of gray pulled the collection together and allowed it to break the boundaries of clothing for either the common business suit, or the nu gothic-modern occultist. Siki Im is one that has attracted me to menswear, where I take a deep intrigue in. Maybe it’s because it’s foreign since I’ve only known women’s clothes or maybe it’s my love for men, or maybe even the fact that leather pants or an obi and samurai sword make me drool. Who knows. All, I know is that menswear is one of the things I want to learn more about, hear about, bring a look into the menswear world for the curious. At times I feel like womenswear is made more dominate in attention to menswear. I don’t like that. With Siki Im’s artistry, and a few other menswear shows I attended, I hope to bring them into a co-ed digital zine that gives women the insight and way to compassion that many men take towards womenswear. I always preferred dressing up Ken instead of Barbie when I was younger. Maybe that was only the beginning.

Photos: COAFA