I've met many people on my quest to capture street style, but none stand out more than Masta Myst -- an incredibly charismatic and hugely energetic bicycle courier.
As you can imagine, he barrelled down the Annex streets like a rocket, and it was quite the task to catch up with him in our car, but I successfully grabbed his attention after practically throwing myself in the path of his bike.
As I was photographing him, his magnetic personality and bright ensemble also caught the attention of several passerbys -- one of whom was a little girl who demanded that her mother take their picture together.
"I describe my style like 80's Village People. In the street, fox on the box, and renaissance-type shit. I'm inspired by Victor Willis and Ray Simpson -- both men played the cop in the band. The hottest cop on the disco scene! People say that I'm a dancing machine!"
TorontoVerve made #8 on Street Style News' Daily Most Popular Chart:
http://www.streetstylenews.com/most-popular-may-30-2013/
Kick-ass awesome style that's making me smile!
ReplyDeletei hope you catch him again and again in the future. he's outstanding. love everything he has on, especially his glasses.
ReplyDeleteand that no gear bike, just too sweet.