Sergio Ines is my favourite fashion blogger. He's the creator of 'What My Boyfriend Wore', a project that initially was sparked by his then girlfriends Instagram account where she uploaded him and his 'dapper dexterity'. He now has thousands of followers and continues to influence people with his style. I emailed him a little earlier, simply asking if I could set up a little Skype interview. I explained how dressing sharp is something I'm passionate about too, and how any questions I would ask would be from the angle of a student, who was looking to look the part, without breaking there wallet. For me that's massive; and I've generally found that you don't have to spend £1000s of pounds on outfits to look good. I've found that I generally decide that an overall outfit looks good, because of a sense of many decorative interconnecting elements that work harmoniously together. There is a practice in this though.
If all goes ahead, and I do get the chance to speak to him (fingers crossed), I'd like to pitch an idea to him. I want to tell him about an idea I've had involving a potential section of his blog that focuses on the student representation of mens fashion. I'd love to be able to contribute to this, and see massive potential in terms of Graphic promotion work that I could provide. We'll see how this unfolds in the future.
Here's what I wrote to him:
Hi Sergio,
I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Declan Bell, a 2nd year Graphic Design student studying in Leeds, UK. I'd like to express my interest in your blog, and tell you that you and your engagement with mens fashion has been a massive influence on the way I dress and style myself for the past 2(ish) years. I've noticed too though, that not only do you have a keen eye for style in mens dress, but in visual aesthetics too. Your graphics on WMBW are always presented in a very clean and sharp style, with attention made to design principles, which is always nice!
I'm contacting you because I'd love to pick your brain about a few things, mostly fashion, style, and general taste in life. If you don't mind me asking, where is it you are based? Not that miles are much of a problem in terms of communication anymore, what with Skype interviews being commonplace now. If you were able to take the time to set up a date where I could ask a few questions, perhaps for 20 minutes or so, I'd appreciate that massively!
To give you a bit of background, I'd be approaching questions from the angle of a student, and I'm sure you can appreciate that because of the economic stigma attached to students, as much as I'd love to be able to wear Hugo Boss, Burberry and Armani, I simply can't afford it at the moment. One day perhaps. So again, my own personal style manifesto is simply of dressing sharp, and making an effort to abide by my own tastes in style, but without breaking the wallet, and certainly
I'd love to hear back from you, but appreciate that you must be busy.
Regards, Declan
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