RE:find NYC Style with Jeff Carvalho
Being in New York sharpens your sartorial game. Each time I visit I leave with an updated wardrobe and a fresh perspective on style. The city is, of course, one of the global fashion capitals, home to the flagship stores of Fifth Avenue, an influential fashion week and some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Yet famous brands are not where its inspiring fashion culture begins and ends. New York’s streets are a continuous catwalk and beyond seasonal trends, for me the special thing about this city is witnessing it’s a parade of individual style.
I wanted to talk to someone who had a very distinct point of view on style in the city, someone whose style is not bought exclusively from the catwalks of Bryant Park or off the rack in SoHo. There are plenty of high-profile publications and experts that can speak to that endless (and wonderful) cycle of style. Instead, I wanted to get perspective on NYC style that is a good mixture of the timeless and current, the durable and the affordable.
I met up with Jeff Carvalho, the founder and curator of men's fashion and lifestyle website Selectism, because he tends to go for exactly those values. He knows what he likes and why he likes it. I wanted to hear which places he likes to shop for menswear, accessories and most important, shoes (apparently he has hundreds of pairs!). Jeff's websites Selectism and his original High Snobiety have become quickly influential for their voice and expert curation on all things style in the city (and beyond).