Jaïs Colors

At Ruddy's & "Nuit Blanche" (sleepless night)

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:25:00 +0000

Tie: my cult most worn tie with the multicoloured Pelican, vintage from John Rodd

Long sleeve shirt: almost Op art, found in vintage second hand in Montreal, a 70's shirt that is my size & look damn modern! From "Melka trend"

Pants: black corduroy trousers from the brand Guess

Shoes: Spring court, black flowered.

Lost in a grey punk space (at M.Chat's place)

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Jacket: with no button, from the master... Moritz Rogosky.

light sweater: very cosmic indeed, silver with buttons in the back, looks like what Dr Spock should wear really... again : Moritz Rogosky. No comment, genius.

Brooch: from the 1920's, fox made out of ivory is my guess...

Tousers: Punky Vivienne Westwood with included bumbag (or fannypack for our US friends), the pants can be more loose with zippers behind & have the two legs attached by a band...

Badge: USSR rocks, this is Youri Gagarin obviously!

Shoes: Helmut Lang

Last photo is with the photographer of this shooting : Anne Charlotte. Big up.

Hey celluloid junkie, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:18:00 +0000

Jacket: found in second hand, pretty retinal i have to say, from Boecker

Short sleeve shirt : clear brown wool shirt found in L.A. pretty outstanding, check out the nipple bagde!

Hey celluloid junkie Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Back from the mindblowing secret concert from PRINCE at La Cigale (only 1000 people) & the week after the successful Joakim release party with Optimo & GilbR at Nouveau Casino (Paris)

Mac: this is from Moritz Rogosky, goes with the shirt obviously...

Long sleeve shirt: this is from Moritz Rogosky, you gonna see his name non stop here... check the fake button on the bottom of the sleeves, the detail count! The hair stripe is from him as well... meant to be a small tie.

Jumper: note the tie that is knitted on the jumper + some parts on the sleeves. Design is by Oof (me) & Snood

Pants: I have just bought these in L.A., they are fantastic tweed fabric with suspenders (or braces for our UK readers) you can attach from 4 different points. From a designer called

Shoes: are bought on the streets of Dakar / Senegal, pretty slippery but mos def funky.

Badge: is from my large USSR collection. the best ones worldwide!

The return of the green

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:26:00 +0000

Jacket: corduroy & wool by Moritz Rogosky

Trousers: bright green by Moritz Rogosky

Shoes: reversed green leather by Spring Court

Jumper: patchwork of velvet corduroy & pieces of sweat shirts fom "Production Artisanale"

Badges: USSR crocodile & Jeff Koons' dog...

Shirt : with a judo green stripe & buttons by (yes him again...) Moritz Rogosky

No more blues for the blouse. Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:00 +0000

This is a long series of redesigning old crappy "blouse", top worn by women in the 60's 70's, generally used for cleaning home.

My partner in crime is the artist & knitting extraordinaire Sonia Hamza. Check her paintings & photos out. http://photo.sfrjeunestalents.fr/artiste/sonia-hamza/

This first one is an easy to wear one, the comming ones can be hardcore & sometimes were unauthorised by me ;o)

So we cut the blouse a lot, it's a short sleeve shirt now, made fake sleeve knitted "reverse". Check the handband on the side of the pants, that can also be a tie...

That's too hot (for the summer)!

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Jumper: Ralph Lauren bought in Sweden

Long sleeve shirt : 2nd hand from Montreal, Polyester from Pierre Gerard

Tie: Hugues & Hatcher from Burma!

Badge: USSR crazy motherfucker... no need of LSD, right?

Ghana shirt ,surprise tie and yellow ska socks

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:05:00 +0000

Hi folks,

Long time no news, beware this update was worth the wait!

Ghana shirt & surprise tie!

Back from a Radio Nova gig, the infamous Nuit Zebree ( with The Heavy & Speech Debelle this time),

Tie: This is probably the funkiest tie ever, & god know how i collect the weird ones... check the naked hippie girl underneath, 70's businessmen had no pause for sex.

Shirt : to go with it a shirt i designed in Ghana on a "Wax" tissue, took me a full day to be behind the taylor... He still made two pockets instead of one in the front!

Socks The brasilian yellow ska socks had some followers that night...& the badge that goes with it.

Classic end 70's disco top, dead stock pants from the 70's and Moritz Rogosky tie/scarf

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:57:00 +0000

The longest serie of pics so far : A 100% polyester classic end 70's disco top, my old brown shoes that ruined me couple years ago (forgot the brand), a tie/scarf in the head by the worderful Moritz Rogosky (again!), a funky 2nd hand jacket with a real United Nations sign. the pants are dead stock from the 70's their shape is amazing, not too flares.

A crapy cheap scarf that fits the jacket & a great one bought in Mali with the blue dots. the ones the blue mens in the Sahara desert are wearing.

Op art shirt, retinal tie and punk pants

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:49:00 +0000

This is one of my fave op art shirts, fits well with the retinal tie i found. the pants are very punk in the style with a strap linking the legs... thanks Vivienne Westwood. The grey shoes are cool (forgot the brand), jacket is an old Diesel one sill works well for the summer....

Red variation with Italian army comfy pants

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:25:00 +0000

Not fresh from a long day of work at the office (pictured)

A "red" variation with the same comfy pants from the Italian army. The shirt is one of my faves i bought it "Chez Mamie" (rue rochechouart in Paris), it's new from a dead stock from the 50's, solid & nice.

Jumper is by the great great Henrik Vibskov from Copenhagen (bought at the Roskilde Festival).

Last layer is by Henrik Vibskov as well, the tissue of this light coat is technical & leaves the water out.

Shoes are PF Flyers (a sub brand from New Balance) & by luck match perfectly with the trousers...

Next time i'll coordinate colours a bit less, maybe too over the top for some people...

Dark green jacket with light grey velvet collar

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:24:00 +0000

Dark green jacket with a light grey velvet collar from my favourite designer Moritz Rogosky (2004). The shirt is brown & green army camouflaging with lines embroided, bought in London in 2001. The tie is vintagefound last week in Emaüs (clothes for poor people/ Oxfam equivalent), the link tie/Shirt is striking. Trousers are from the Italian army found in second hand ( probably from 70's), they are amazingly comfortable. Shoes are backwards green leather from Spring Court."

Presentation

noreply@blogger.com (Color Jaïs) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Presentation :

Another fashion blog? Yes but for men & for total fun which is rare. It's on the particular way i dress & the clothes story. Every morning it takes me 20 minutes to coordinate the colours taking risks with more or less success. Everything is art & the way we dress is definitely a temporary piece. Part of this idea came because i wanted to keep a memory from these unpredictable outfits that hype peeps were talking about. From second hand, vintage high end, independant designers (& my own designs), big brands, covering all continents (thanks to bookings of Oof as DVJ) & the years 1796, 1877, 1952, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1990, 2001, 2009... Any comment welcome.

French version :

Encore un blog de mode? Oui mais pour homme et sans se prendre au sérieux, ce qui est peu commun. Sur la manière dont je m'habille et l'histoire des habits portés. Tous les matins je passe 20 minutes à tenter de coordonner les couleurs avec plus ou moins de succès. Tout est art, la manière dont nous nous habillons devient une oeuvre éphémère. L'idée m'est venue de garder une mémoire de ces tenues improbables qui font jazzer les milieux "autorisés". Des fringues d'occasion, vintage de luxe, créateurs indépendants et mes créations personnelles aux grosses marques, couvrant tous les continents (merci aux bookings de DVJ Oof) et les années 1796, 1877, 1952, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1990, 2001, 2009... Commentaires bienvenus!