Defining someone’s style is much harder than we first thought,
especially because what others consider ‘fashionable’ changes almost weekly.
But that is what makes Cam’s style so amazing – Cam knows himself and this
truly shows through his style. His eye for proportions, textures, and layering
is pure perfection. Cam has mastered a look that is disheveled but also so put
together. When you look at Cam, you don’t see pieces of clothing you see a
complete head to toe look, yet it in no ways looks planned or too ‘outfitty’.
A lot of Cam’s influences come from the 1990s and 1950s, but are so current that
we haven’t seen anyone else do it yet. Cam’s love for skinny jeans, amazing
boots, and as many layers as possible create a style that is almost impossible
to define other than just as Cam. His style isn’t an act, there is no
distinction between Cam and his clothes, they are as much a part of his as his
personality – you aren’t going to find it anywhere else. Cam says, “I guess overall I think that
wearing clothes is like being an animal able to choose its skin, so I tend
to go for things that all work together and become my body's appearance rather
than being painted on top of it if that makes any sense.”
You can see a few of Cam's influences in his style (Kanye, Street Etiquette, Theophilus London, Kid Cudi, some Ryan Gosling even) but it never translates to a replicated or copied look. Cam’s style has clean
lines but also a street-esque style that is very hip-hop; it's a mix of clean
and dirty. Which lends itself to Cam’s love for thrifting. Cam has some innate
talent of finding the most amazing things at thrift stores.
“I approach it with strategy; I thrift things where I'm getting a garment (like brown wingtips or a denim jacket) that is essentially identical to a new version, and especially good bang-for-buck (i.e stuff that usually costs a lot, like shoes or coats or bags). On the other hand, if I see something new in stores that wouldn't be available in old clothes then I'll pick it up new.”
Cam’s mixing of old and new is done absolutely effortlessly, which really is the epitome of how he dresses. Can you think of anyone else that can wear a sweater under a button down with a denim jacket and coat over top and not end up looking like a Stay-Puff marshmallow? Not only can Cam pull of layering better than anyone I know, but he makes it sleek and city-worthy stylish.
“I approach it with strategy; I thrift things where I'm getting a garment (like brown wingtips or a denim jacket) that is essentially identical to a new version, and especially good bang-for-buck (i.e stuff that usually costs a lot, like shoes or coats or bags). On the other hand, if I see something new in stores that wouldn't be available in old clothes then I'll pick it up new.”
Cam’s mixing of old and new is done absolutely effortlessly, which really is the epitome of how he dresses. Can you think of anyone else that can wear a sweater under a button down with a denim jacket and coat over top and not end up looking like a Stay-Puff marshmallow? Not only can Cam pull of layering better than anyone I know, but he makes it sleek and city-worthy stylish.
-Tori
