subscribe to Style Like UGeoffrey Young | fashion product designer
"Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface." Victor Hugo
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"I think you're born with it [good taste] and I think you learn to cultivate it. Amazing taste happens through a whole web of life." Simon Miller Jeans, Florsheim Imperial Wing Tips -
"When I was a kid, I used to pick my clothes and lay them out for the next day. I was always into it." Thom Browne for Bergdorf Goodman Shirt, Attachment Brown J Pants, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's dog Ruby in his living room -
"I have to say, of all the cities on the west coast, San Fransisco is the city to live in, if you want to keep some of that New York inspiration going." Geoffrey's Knit Scarf with Horse Blanket Pin cast by Geoffrey, The Viridi-Anne Wool Knit Biker Jacket, Pants by Carol Christian Poell -
"I dress for me only. I don't care what people think. Sometimes I actively don't want to hear what they think. I'm not interested in their conversations about it." Geoffrey's Closet -
'When I see something I like, I buy it. Once you find what you like, you have to get a hold of it." Attachment Brown J Pants, Carpe Diem Boots -
About starting to design belts, Geoffrey says: "I live in New York City; if I can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist." Belts made by Geoffrey for his company Geoffrey Young Design -
"Both of my parents have good taste; I think that's where I originally got the spark." Paul Smith Jacket, Rick Owens T-Shirt, Simon Miller Jeans, Belt by Geoffrey Young Design, Florsheim Imperial Wing Tips -
Geoffrey's Kitchen -
""There's something about the fluid nature of design where people change their ideas and their acceptance on what their liking or where things are going, I like to be a part of that in my work and in life. When I'm done with something I'm happy to move it on to the next." Grey Leather Jacket by Nicolo Ceschi Berrini, Grey Jeans by Julius, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's Living Room -
"You can go to school to become an artist and you can learn the technique but you never really become the artist, the artist is already inside of you." Les Hommes Ribbed Cardigan, Horse Blanket Pin cast by Geoffrey, Simon Miller Jeans, Florsheim Imperial Wing Tips -
Geoffrey's Bedroom -
"Fashion is so fleeting. It's alive in a way." Rick Owens T-Shirt and Pants, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's Kitchen -
"You always try to find the perfect leather jacket or boot. You think you've found it, until you see another one and you really love it or you see someone else with and it never is...until this jacket. " Carpe Diem Leather Jacket and Boots, Thom Browne for Bergdorf Goodman Shirt, Attachment Brown J Pants, Jersey Scarf fromArchive in San Francisco -
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"Belts are the one place where, for a man, you can have an accessory that says a little without being too crazy." Belt by Geoffrey Young Design, painted by graffiti artist Greg Hopkins -
Geoffrey's Closet -
Rick Owens T-Shirt, Simon Miller Jeans, Florsheim Imperial Wing Tips -
Geoffrey's Knit Scarf with Horse Blanket Pin. Geoffrey recast the classic horse pin into silver. -
Paul Smith Jacket, Rick Owens T-Shirt, Simon Miller Jeans, Belt by Geoffrey Young Design -
"I'm a little more conservative on the outside than I really am on the inside. I don't have a lot of color, I wouldn't do something really dramatic. I like to see something creative, something interesting. " Geoffrey's Closet -
Gray Jeans by Julius, Guidi Boots -
"There's no one designer that does it all for me, ever. We have choices. There are interests and creative aspects of every collection that are good." Geoffrey's Closet -
"I never iron anything. You can see the real texture of the fabric. It's not plastic. It's not perfectly pressed." Thom Browne for Bergdorf Goodman Shirt, Attachment Brown J Pants, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's Bathroom -
Geoffrey's Bathroom -
Geoffrey's Bathroom -
Rick Owens T-Shirt, Gray Jeans by Julius -
"My dad says you can tell everything about a man by the shoes he wears." Geoffrey's Boots by Guidi and Carpe Diem -
Sandals by Jutta Neumann -
Geoffrey's Living Room -
"There's something about proportion that can make something either really interesting or not interesting. It can change it from a normal view. " Geoffrey's Knit Scarf with Horse Blanket Pin he cast himself, The Viridi-Anne Wool Knit Biker Jacket, Pants by Carol Christian Poell -
On his own designs, "It all starts with the fabric. If I get a really jet black suede hide and I lay it out, it'll just start screaming things at me that it wants to be. A belt, a bag, a scarf - I have a series of suede scarf's for this season. It feels like a leather jacket on you. For that, it's all about the fabric. " Geoffrey's Studio -
Rick Owens T-Shirt and Pants, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's Studio -
About dressing with a minimal palette, "I have a tendency to be a little nervous about looking like a clown." Rick Owens T-Shirt, Julius Gray Jeans, Suede Scarf by Geoffrey Young Design -
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Attachment Brown J Pants, Guidi Boots -
Geoffrey's Studio -
About designing, Geoffrey says: "Most importantly, it comes from being inspired with what other people are doing with their lives. People watching is huge." Rick Owens T-Shirt, Julius Grey Jeans, Bag by Geoffrey, one similar, made infamous by Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind. -
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"Trends start with a thought, an idea, a creative change on something that's standard. They're important to question." Rick Owens T-Shirt, Dirk Schonberger Vest, Simon Miller Jeans
I met Geoffrey through Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind. Stephan is a good friend and every time I have seen him in the last couple of years, he has had slung across his shoulders, the same ultra understated chic messenger bag , in the richest of raw stone gray suedes. The style might be something you would see the romantic poet John Keats wearing in the early 19c and you can picture it having been made in the local village by the town cobbler. He kept saying that I had to meet Geoffrey, whose belts and bags were one of a kind pieces, the kind that you wear for life and become a part of you. Geoffrey lives in San Francisco, so it took a minute to finally meet him, but when I did, I not only uncovered his brilliant wears, but his close to perfectly edited and tasteful beyond words closet and home. The Carpe Diem boots (museum worthy), the tried and true Florsheim Imperial wing tips with dark jeans, the classic horse pin that he recast in silver to fasten sweaters and scarves and then the list of avante garde designers that once you own their pieces, you are pretty much at the end of the road in needing to own anything else, they are so timeless and authentic. When you get to Geoffrey’s phase of collecting a wardrobe, less definately becomes more, and the proportions and fit are bordering on art. He is mildly obssessed with details like hand stitching, the quality of a the fabric or hide and the unique cuts, he sees everything from the inside out. I love the subtle and conceptual ideas behind the designs he is attracted to, they are what make all of the difference in presentation. For example, his “J”-shaped pant by Attachment and the white shirt with the extra long sleeves from Thom Browne, when worn they are made to wrinkle and bunch in all the right places, taking something very classic and giving it a modern edge. Geoffrey calls the hunt for the ultimate, like the quintessential leather jacket, “the quest ender”, his quest seems to be for the most part, over.
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