A Week With Nick Wooster

To this day one of the most popular posts I have ever run on Sart Inc was an introduction and style breakdown on Men's Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus Group Services, Nick Wooster.  Nick has become quite the street style celebrity recently as people seem drawn to his rugged, badass take on all things Americana.  Polarizing, engaging and thoughtful, Nick's style is, at the very least, an extremely popular talking point.  This past week he was featured as a subject of GQ's (now?) annual and highly impressive 5x7 portrait series by photographer Bill Gentle, which follows a select group of fashion insiders as they dress for New York Fashion Week.  Joined by the likes of T: The New York Times Fashion Magazine Fashion Director Bruce Pask and my dapper friends behind the men's style blog Street Etiquette, Nick and his gear were photographed every day for the past seven days.  Here is what street style photographer Tommy Ton, who also works with GQ, had to say about Nick's style:

"It's pretty safe to say that Nick has instantly become an overnight style icon and has developed quite the following on the blogosphere. From his trademark handlebar 'stache to his rugged take on prep, Wooster's badass individual style commands attention. This past summer we saw him rocking everything from pastel color-blocked suiting to a matching camo jacket and tie."

It should be noted that Nick is as humble and gracious as he is stylish.  You can find all his photos from the series in chronological order below, along with his own accompanying commentary for each day's wears.  For those interested in a similar post featuring, the one and only, Glenn O'Brien you can find that here.

9/9/2010

"Grey Quandary." 

9/10/2010

"Gray Quotidian."

9/11/2010

"Garçon-like Quality."

9/12/2010

"Gimme Qamouflage."

9/13/2010

"Grenson Quintessential."

9/14/2010

"Generally Qhaki."

9/15/2010

"Wow, what a week. Thanks to everyone at GQ, and a special thanks to Bill."

-L.A.S

Anatomy Of A Badass: Nick Wooster

Odds are you've seen a picture of Nick Wooster on the internet.  Dude is a mainstay of the streetstyle blogs and it's not hard to see why.  Wooster, the Men's Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus Group Services (Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman), is pretty much the definition of a sartorial badass.  I see him as a more accessible version of Philip Crangi in that Wooster, while exhibiting the same level of flat out ruggedness, adds tailored pieces and does away with some of Cragi's sartorial frivolity to keep his looks actually wearable.  I would surmise that Wooster's diverse look is very much grounded in his equally diverse professional pedigree.  Stints at John Bartlett, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein seem to have shaped Wooster's rugged, yet tailored aesthetic.  Overall, he serves as a deadly serious example of a dude finding his style sweet spot,  straight up killing it on the reg and getting yo' beard game tight.

[Pictures courtesy of The Sartorialist, GQ and this new thing called Google.]

-L.A.S