East Village Man, originally uploaded by 27th July, 2010.

East Village Man

On the street yesterday, I walked by a man who had on a gorgeous outfit. Everything about it was perfect, it had a very awesome_old_man_in_europe vibe. I walked by and stared at him. “I love your outfit,” spilled out of my mouth. He looked behind himself, then looked at me again, a smile cracking his face. “Yah, yours” I said. “It’s amazing.”

He lit up. “Its Yves St Laurent from 1920,” he told me, pawing his scarf. “I was on the Titantic. I modeled for the Beatles. I’m friends with Patti Smith. I was a model in the 70s.”

I asked him if I could take a picture. He told me he was in a car accident a few years ago, “that’s why.”

“That’s why what?” I asked.

“That’s why I wear these things. In case I ever get hit by a car again and die.”

Uploaded by Paolo Mastrangelo on 27 Jul 10, 2.17AM EDT.

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