Welcome to Pop Style, LargeUp’s street style series, in which we talk sartorial shop with the most impeccably dressed men and women of the Caribbean and the diaspora.
"The most fun I every had was playing J'ouvert. The night before you don’t even sleep, knowing that you have free downtime coming when you can just let yourself go from all the stress."
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Barrington, a Jamaican contractor with an elaborate headpiece and a chain that represents his new lease on life.
The mesh marina, the netted garment favored by generations of Jamaican men, has been turning up everywhere from retro-styled dancehall videos to the runway.
Interview by Tami Tsansai, Photos by Nile Saulter—
Welcome to LargeUp’s new street style feature, Pop Style. Every other Friday, we’ll be talking sartorial shop with the most impeccably dressed men and w... Read More...