My Style: Omar Kashoura
Photo: Courtesy of Omar Kashoura
Q: What are the rules, if any, in the way you dress?
I always coordinate my shoes or socks to what I am wearing on top. Everything on top must be tucked in. None of that messy hanging out, and a belt for every trouser.
Q: What is the biggest mistake one can make when getting dressed?
Putting your briefs on back to front, and only noticing when attempting to go to the toilet.
Q: Do you believe in role models?
Definitely.
Q: What are your favorite fabrics?
Natural ones with super modern weaving technology and finishing that makes an extremely modern finished article.
Q: Are there any style combinations that you object to?
For me, contradictions and wrongness make a right.
Q: Which city has the best-dressed men?
Paris.
Q: Would you say that you are conservative or bold?
I’m a bit of both in equal measures.
Q: Celebrities and style…
Do they go together?
Q: One garment/accessory that you can never have enough of?
The belt.
Q: A man should always look like…
A man.
Q: Who taught you what you know about style?
Myself.
Q: How do you select your clothing every morning?
To represent what I want to say for the day: authority, charming, excited, solemn.
Q: Your biggest regret is…
Forgetting my Mum’s birthday in 2005.
Q: The three essential things a man should know about style are…
It’s not just about clothing. Style is how you compose yourself; it’s etiquette and it’s expression.
Q: Do you have any shopping rituals?
Late-night Amazon.com therapy.
Q: We will never see you wearing…
Black.
Q: The most stylish person you have ever seen/met…
I have two super stylish people I can’t get enough of and that would be Mr. Robert Rabensteiner (L’uomo Vogue) and Mr. Julian Ganio (Ponystep magazine).
Q: What is the first thing you notice on a man?
Hands.
Q: Is comfort an enemy of style?
Oh yes, I’m thinking to begin a campaign to clean up the streets. Let’s bring back the man, lose the T.
Q: The best word of advice you have ever heard?
To know where you came from, and think about where you are going.
