Style Scout: Ricky Brown
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Clothing details: Hat, Stussy in Los Angeles, three years ago, $38; shirt, Stussy, Nice Kicks in Austin, Texas, March 2012, $35; pants, the brand I design for, Well-Fed Artist Society, one year ago, $blood, sweat and energy; shoes, Vans, White Chocolate, two years ago, $50; glasses, Oakley, my friend Ben Koehn, June 2012.
Name: Ricky Brown
Age: 24
Relationship status: Engaged
Hometown: Norman, Okla.
Time in Lawrence: Seven years
Occupation: Stylist
Dream job: Professional stylist
What were you doing when scouted? Waiting for my lady to finish shopping
Describe your style: Sometimes it’s Will Smith from “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”; sometimes it’s Carlton from “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Sometimes, it’s both.
Fashion trends you love: Prints. Mixing high and low fashion — expensive meets thrift store.
Fashion trends you hate: None
Fashion influences: Gregory Peck. Ralph Lauren. RZA from Wu-Tang Clan
What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? Well-Fed Artist Society stickers
Less of? Close-mindedness
Tattoos or piercings? None
Who do people say you look like? My dad and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tell us a secret… I actually do have a tattoo on the bottom of my foot
