Either there aren’t a lot of men in Philly dressed to catch my eye, I just don’t have an appreciation of men’s street style, or I am too scared to approach them, but as you may have noticed, there is a great shortage of men in this project so far. So I’m really excited to introduce Dion. He looked so put together that I was nervous to stop him, too, but something made me speak up anyway. Which is good, because he was a total sweetheart about it and we had a really great conversation.
When I asked him how he spends his time, the first thing he told me was that he’s a Christian. I really admire how forthcoming he was about his faith when talking to a stranger on the street. He enjoys going to basketball games and sits courtside at the Sixers games. Dion works at Boyd’s, and he’s in the process of starting an online Christian young adult lifestyle magazine, called Different by Choice. He will be looking for web designers, writers, and photographers for this upcoming venture!
Dion graduated from Overbrook High School, and he’s now attending LaSalle University. He was born and raised in West Philly, but he just bought a house in the suburbs. He loves Philadelphia and sees a lot of opportunity here, but there’s a lot to be done here as well: “…but you gotta be the change you want to see… so I’m not going anywhere. There’s a lot of change that needs to happen.”
Dion loves Greek mythology and art and would rather go to a play than a movie. He enjoys reading. He also mentioned that he’s old-fashioned and looking forward to getting married and settling down someday soon!
In terms of style, for Dion it’s all about fit, detail, and how clothes complement the individual. He enjoys J. Crew, J Brand Jeans, and Jack Wills.
His jeans are J Brand, his blazer is from H&M, his shirt and scarf are both from Urban, and his glasses are Ray-Ban.
