My Style Is...

Meet Alija Harrison who says he is living and loving life in the D[M]V(D.C. Maryland and Virginia) there is nothing like a HOT summer in the Nations Cap! When he's not saving and empowering youth, he's striving to make a positive and powerful impact on the world. Funny thing is he manages to do all of this while hitting up every happy hour that he possibly can before the sun goes down.

 Your Style Is?
My style, a simple question yes, but I don't really have one word, term or era for my style. My style is whatever comes in mind that day. I can say that I do like to have a theme in mind while getting dressed, like, “I want to look like I'm going camping today" or "If I were president of a fortune 500 company, what would I wear?"

 What piece of clothing can't you live without?
Right now, I can't leave the house without my leather OATW (Ohio against the world) hat with neon wording etched on the front. This is my signature fashion piece. I purchased it from an up and coming designer out of Ohio (Floyd). I love it because its edgy, unique, and a heck of a conversation piece. When I'm not wearing it, I'm thinking of the next time I can wear it.

 How BIG is Fashion in your life?
 Fashion is major in my life but it doesn't make or break me. The clothes I wear are an expression of how I'm feeling on the inside, clothes are silent speech to me.

 Who is your Fashion Icon?
I really can't pinpoint one fashion icon that sticks out to me. I do have favorite designers like, Givenchy, Dsquared2, Jill Sander and Balmain just to name a few but I don't wear labels so go figure.

What are some words you live by? (Life and Style)
 Life: "The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why you were born." -Viola Davis
Style:"I believe one can live many lives through personal style. Every day is an occasion to reinvent yourself." – Ralph Lauren

 If you can wear one thing every day what would it be and why?
 If I could wear one thing every day it would probably be a nicely tailored blazer, you can't go wrong. Every man should have at least one well-tailored black blazer; it will change your life!

 What Fashion read are you faithful to?
Vman magazine is really unique, I get a lot of inspiration from them . In the more recent years, I have been looking at a lot of fashion blogs. Fashion blogs are the new black, as a young gentleman in my 20s, of course I read GQ, faithfully.

 What is your "Fashion Must Have"?
If I could get my hands on Kanye’s latest shoes, yeah that would be DOPE!

 What's In your briefcase/ or things you can't leave home without?
My briefcase is currently full of papers that need to be filed and old receipts, pretty boring I know.

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