E-NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 2016
ngu-LEE CARTER
Kulezi zinsuku, eminyakeni ye-Instagram, i-J.Crew incane mayelana nokukhuthaza ukugcwala kwabantu abaningi futhi imayelana nokulungisa isitayela somuntu, ukuthatha izinto zokunethezeka zendabuko nokuzilungisa ukuze zigcwaliswe umuzwa wesimilo, wobuntu, wobuntu. Khona-ke, yeka indlela okwakudabukisa ngayo ukuthi umklami wamadoda uFrank Muytjens usanda kuthola inqwaba yezingubo zokulala zamahhashi zakudala, imibala yawo yokwelusa efiphele ehlanganisa ikhwalithi ebabazekayo yerustic abeyifuna. Ukuthungwa okuthuthukisiwe okune-slouch ecashile—wayazi ukuthi usethole umoya wakhe we-Fall.
“Kukhona ukunethezeka kubo,” kusho u-Muytjens, ekhomba imigqa ethule nezingcwecwe esethulweni esincane sabesilisa namuhla (esiboniswe eduze nesabesifazane). “Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, banokuthula futhi abanandaba,” engeza. "Yilokho ebengifuna ukukusho." Amabhulukwe entambo ayephingwe kabili, ngenxa yokungalungi okuthile; i-cardigan yoboya bewundlu yafika ngokukhululeka kwebhande; ijazi likamela lalinqanyuliwe kancane; futhi amapayipi e-pyjama avela yonke indawo, exutshwe ne-shearling ne-denim. Ijezi le-argyle lisikekile, ngoba awusakwazi ukulithola, kusho u-Muytjens. Kodwa ucezu lwakhe lwenqwaba kwakuyijazi elingaphezulu, elinemikhono ye-raglan-leeved herringbone, eligqokwe nesigqoko “secrusher” esithambile esine-tweed, futhi, wathi, “i-frickin’ emangalisayo” isikhafu sikasilika se-tuxedo, okwenzeka. ukugqoka, kuboshwe kanjalo nje. Uma u-Muytjens ezokhuluma ngokulungiswa kwesitayela, uzohamba futhi.