"To perform professionally worldwide and to soon be employed with a major record label" says the fashionable 24 year old, Berkley College of Music graduate with his MBA in Music Business, Mr. Eric Johnson Jr.
We started the interview with the first question I asked all of my "top 10 looks of Resurrection Sunday" recipients, What does fashion and style mean to you and how do they differentiate? Eric says "fashion is what is out in the world at the current moment. It's an outward look on what the general population of people are doing. Style to me has to do with personality and how someone shows who they are through clothing". In 2011 Eric went from 260 to 190 pounds and this is when his style began to develop. He says "it was then that I really started to notice my interest in style". During our interview I also asked Eric; What inspires his sense of style? He simply said "Just being a young man"! Although he grew up in church and this was a driving force for him concerning fashion, he noticed that church fashion was limited so he received a lot of inspiration from TV and movies. Also being from NYC has helped a lot. A few of Eric's favorite mainstream designers are Burberry, Hugo Boss, and everyone's favorite TOM FORD! Eric mentioned to me a few of his favorite colors are blue, gray, and beige; he uses multi color accessories to make his look POP! Towards the end of our interview I asked Eric, what are 5 necessities he believes makes the perfect look? He said correct sizing, pressed jeans, a fresh haircut, a nice gold watch, and white shirts (which I believe every gentleman should always have). "Don't be afraid to take risks. Everything won't work but at least you'll know. In time, you'll develop you're own style and everything you do will look great because you would've perfected your ideas". This is what Eric says when asked to give to someone who is striving to come into their own fashion sense. If you have ever wanted to accomplish any looks of Mr.Eric Johnson Jr, he gave me a few places he loves to shop which are J Crew, Suit Supply, Top Man, and Express.
His Resurrection Sunday Look
Suit/tie/pocket square/shoes- Suit Supply
Shirt- Blank Lapel
Glasses- Warby Parker
Hat- Custom piece by Terell Shaw
Lapel Pin- B. Dapper Co. LLC
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