Houman Farahmand | student of design management

"All of my pieces are precious and important to me." Houman Farahmand

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Some of Houman's favorite jewelry.
Pudel Sweater, Vintage Boots and Skinny Pants, Banana Republic Hat
Elephant Bracelet From India, Middle Finger Ring Houman found in his house, Index Finger Ring from an LA jewelry store. All other pieces are vintage.
Martin Margiela Jacket, Pudel Sweater, Vintage Boots and Skinny Pants, Banana Republic Hat
Black Index Finger Ring from a friend, Turquoise Star Bracelet from a shop in Brooklyn, all other pieces vintage.
Houman's Closet
Vintage 1960s Hat, YSL Pants, Commes des Garcons Shirt, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Shoes
Houman's Dresser
“The clothes that are made, and are continuing to be made, for women are a lot more interesting and intricate; it’s a lot more bold than what has been made for men.” Pudel Sweater, Vintage Boots and Skinny Pants, Banana Republic Hat
Vintage Boots and Skinny Pants
Houman Calls This His "Exorcist Hoodie." Burfitt Sweater, Vintage Skinny Leather Pants, Robert Clergerie Boots
Part of Houman's shoe collection.
“My pieces are so precious to me and important that I feel like if I wear them I tap into its virginity and then it’s not as special to me anymore. It’s very odd I know, but I feel that it loses that feeling it used to have when it was in my closet.” Martin Margiela Jacket, Pudel Sweater, Vintage Boots and Skinny Pants, Banana Republic Hat
Houman says he has been collecting clothing since he was seventeen and he especially loves to collect shoes and hats.
Burfitt Sweater, Vintage Skinny Leather Pants
Houman's Shoes
Commes des Garcons Shirt, Vintage Leather Pants, Robert Clergerie Boots, Vintage 1960s Hat
Part of Houman's Hat Collection
Commes des Garcons Shirt, Skinny Leather Pants, Robert Clergerie Boots, Vintage 1960s Hat
More of Houman's Vintage Shoes
Houman's Closet
“I’ve kept a consistent type of style that I’ve been going for, and I haven’t gotten sick of it or gone back.” Vintage 1960s Hat, YSL Pants, Commes des Garcons Shirt
Houman's apartment and the view from his window.
YSL Pants, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Shoes
Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Shoes
Some of Houman's jewelry.
YSL Shirt, Karen Wester Pants, Vintage Ankle Boots
Vintage Ankle Boots
“I love vintage the most I feel, I think that so many of the things we see today in the last two or three years have been full on reproductions of vintage.” Vintage English Doctor's Bag
YSL Shirt, Karen Wester Pants
Vintage 1800s English Doctor's Case
"Obviously I like black, but Rock and Roll has been, always, the basis of my style. Ever since I started developing my own sense of style Rock and Roll was the basis of it, I love minimalism and the early 90s. I also love avant-garde, architectural clothing." Junya Watanabe for Commes des Garcons Sweater, Vintage Leather Pants
Junya Watanabe for Commes des Garcons Sweater, Vintage Leather Pants, Dries Van Noten Shoes
The back of Houman's Junya Watanabe for Commes des Garcons Sweater.
YSL Shirt, Karen Wester Pants, Vintage Ankle Boots
Junya Watanabe for Commes des Garcons Sweater, Vintage Leather Pants, Dries Van Noten Shoes
Houman calls this his Exorcist hoodie. Vintage Leather Pants, Robert Clergerie Boots
Vintage 1960s Hat, YSL Pants, Commes des Garcons Shirt
Commes des Garcons Shirt, Skinny Leather Pants, Robert Clergerie Boots, Vintage 1960s Hat

Houman’s appearance has a feeling of holiness. He is so reverent towards the pieces he most loves that he waits for the one perfect moment to wear them or sometimes never wears them at all. Humble and modest, it means more to Houman that they maintain their “virginity” than be worn as a display of his assets. Everything from the monkish hoods to the Amish-inspired hat wreaks of sacred. Houman has such a quiet, but palpable devotion to clothes as self expression, that he could be the new high priest of style. Given how refined and discriminating his taste is, I am sure that he would have many devout followers.

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24 Responses to “Houman Farahmand”

Yaa

June 21st, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Finally, someone who has been able to verbalize the importance of holding on to a beautiful pieces in one’s wardrobe! “My [clothing] is so precious to me and important that I feel like if I wear them I tap into its virginity and then it’s not as special to me anymore. ” Houman Faramand-for Style Like You… Wow! Snaps and claps!!!

morgan

June 22nd, 2009 at 6:24 am

Rock and roll babe

josue

June 22nd, 2009 at 7:32 am

b e y o n d. someone who has a distinct eye and effortless taste. what is so inspiring about Houman is that he knows what he has wanted from the very beginning, and continues to build on that dialogue, void of any need to be a chameleon. he is creating his very own classicism, therefore making his collection invaluable. anyone, like a few of the other stylelikeu’s find humor in funny looking, thrifty clothes, whereas Houman manages to achieve a dark humor with avant, chic wears. my favorite pair of pants are the ones we will never wear out, merely owning them makes him feel special. this makes me want to go shopping and get to know who i am a little bit more.

Anna

June 22nd, 2009 at 3:24 pm

loving it

elisa

June 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm

Thank you so much, lots of great posts to come stay tuned.

Kate

June 24th, 2009 at 3:09 am

Wow this guy has an amazing wardrobe. Every piece looks pristine. What I would do for his leather pants!!

I also wanna say that I adore this site! I love watching the videos and I find it so inspiring. You guys are amazing for starting this.
I did a post on my own blog with a link to your site so others can enjoy as much as I do. Can’t wait to see whats next!

Cheers x

http://wildflowerstylistic.blogspot.com/

elisa

June 24th, 2009 at 8:00 am

hey kate thank you so much for the write up and i am so glad you are
liking the site. are you in nyc? xElisa

lily

June 24th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

thank you kate! means so much to us. xo
lily

Adrian

July 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

So far Houman is my favorite. Love the kind of eccentric silhouette and his eye for black items. And talk about shoe-orgy!

ps. I just came upon this website a few days ago and am in love. Great job on such an inspiring and interesting website.

Adrian

hooman farahmand

July 7th, 2009 at 2:03 am

esmo famile shoma mesle man bood vasam jaleb bood hich etekaati raje be shoma nadaram.

Willis

August 13th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

I just want to say i found this site and I freaking love it. this site is like lookbook but a million times better – love the idea of the site.

Second of all i want to say that this guy is my new hero. His effortless style is amazing, and his shoes, hats and accessories! I can get inspired by his style so easily. I wish I could pull off all black clothing.

And lastly, I need that elephant bracelet. This has inspired me to go hunting for accessories! I always thought accessories on guys looked bad but this guy can pull it off

easy-e

August 16th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

LOL. This is hilarious.

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January 4th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

amazing amazing pieces and wonderful taste

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