Kevin Samuels Discussion Thread

[KingofthePenguins]

@TheManFromVA Black men in their 40s and 50s still want to wear fitteds with matching sneakers. That just ain't us because we're trying to make boss move. I guess that as you mentioned more people dressing down you can get noticed and having fun colors makes it not too stuffy.

You have to hang around hood people then because I ain’t grow up seeing that

 

[KingofthePenguins]

The best investment for me, has been long term jackets/coats. An overcoat, can handle the entire winter, I stick with two colors; black (obviously it goes with anything), and beige, typical overcoat color, but it does go with everything and depending on your area, you won't see most with this color. For summer, the easy go-to are blazers (if I'm feeling lazy) and a simple vest over a dress shirt (button up). As simplistic as this sounds, I hardly see it at all here in NYC(5th avenue). Some times I'll see what I can get away with and just throw whatever on, and still its better than plenty dudes around me. I can't tell you how many times I get compliments for wearing a simple long sleeve(something that hugs), black jeans, and chelsea style boots(brown, beige, black).

The second trick/style are accessories, sure you might run into someone with the same style/outfit, but a bracelet, necklace or pinky ring, puts you over that 20% threshold. I stick with one pinky ring, one bracelet (separate hands) and a necklace (nothing loud, a ring/gemstone on it), this alone gets the look I'm going for across, and are conversation pieces. I always keep a time piece, whether its a reasonably priced Seiko, Citizen, Casio (Edifice) and an Invicta if I want to be extra loud and douchey.

As for fragrance, if you have money to splurge go ahead, but I've had to users of Aventus fooled, I'm not about spending money for a smell that flies off my skin, your mileage may vary. I have three scents, that's it. Summer (Pineapple, sandalwood, honey), Winter (Vanilla, Lavender, tobacco) and something to fukk around with on parties/combobreaker moments (Nautica, Bvlgari Aqua, Roadster). I'll get dupes when I can, since the smells aren't my main focus, if anything, oils do wonders as well.

Chelsea boots are straight up abominations. Wear Chukka boots in place of those. Also mix up textures with what you wear. A lot of guys appear to not realize that variegating your colors and textures goes a long way in elevating your style. For instance, if you were to turn your go to casual into a pair of dark brown suede chukka boots, ecru cord-esque pants and a rustic blue mohair sweater, you are going to receive even more compliments for what you are wearing. It is going to be even better if you have a nice build to go with it

 

[ViShawn]

You have to hang around hood people then because I ain’t grow up seeing that

It's just that culture is becoming more casual. My family is country as hell. Not hood. My immediate family dressed up right but I got an uncle and cousins that collect sneakers and shyt.

For the record I hate chukka boots

 

[Rayzah]

Spoiler: Insomniac babble

after talking to my uncle a few minutes ago
He has insomnia too due to Vietnam
I brought up the whole smile debate and we got into a good conversation on that
And it made me realize this is a symptom of a bigger issue
As a kid my mom would take me back to a small town in Arkansas called Gurdon
When I say small I mean one stop light, a Sonic and a Piggly Wiggly(grocery store)small
I vividly remember the gas station on the highway where you could walk to it
Had candy and other treats
All of my cousins and I walked there one day
And the cashier instantly knew who we were
“You Miss Caroline’s kids ain’t you”
Now we all kind of looked at each other on some
Replied yes as we paid
And as we were leaving
“Y’all kids be safe alright”
And in unison we said
“Yes ma’am”
And went on about our day
Looking back on that memory my perception is different on that event with the age I have now
See Gurdon was a segregated town
Sure this was 1988 but it still was segregated like many cities are now
The black community was really real then
You had to go to church and sit in those pews for hours
Then after that
Stand around for another additional hour talking to everybody
Kids had a chance to play while the grownups talked gossip and other shyt
But that was community
So when the neighborhood knew everything about everybody
Yeah as a kid you perceived that as nosey muthafukkas in your business
While the adults used that as not only for a source of protection/communication on what their kids where doing when not around
But it was teaching you life lessons and you didn’t even know it
Emmett Till/George Stinney Jr. are just stories to us
My generation and the ones after never had to live that life of Jim Crow
We’ve never felt that gravitas
That weight and pressure of pure racism
I mean drinking from different water fountains, cleaning white peoples homes, mucus spitting and threats to your life constantly if you looked at a white person like they were short racism
Not discounting what we are living through now
But those stories will infuriate you
I say that to say
Black people constantly communicated with each other because it meant our survival and if we didn’t communicate
That could literally end your life
So when hearing these women say
“We are free now”
I


I knew this fissure could never be fixed
Too many people are comfortable in the Matrix
It’s a lot of bravado/chest puffing for internet likes and bag opportunities
I truly feel people don’t want community
They just want to exist in the realm of them
That’s it
True conversations can’t even be had between the sexes
We all know this and we are just kicking the can down the road
While everybody loads up on our asses and keeps progressing
Yeah it’s very doom and gloom because we are all witnessing the end
In real time
We truly have the power to change it but
If you read this
Thank you to reading pure thoughts at this ungodly hour

yea I’m starting to notice that a lot of people post their thoughts on live or social media like this is their journal. Most don’t even want to have a conversation about their thoughts no matter how stupid they are.
This is why all these KS hate threads never get anywhere, the people that don’t understand also don’t want to understand. They feel like whatever first impressions they have on him are all that is needed to make up their minds on him.

I’ve seen women post their judgment on him online and when I asked them to explain why they thought that I was immediately shut down and told they didn’t want to speak about it anymore. I was told by a friend that my questioning was too aggressive

it’s like these conversations KS is having makes people uncomfortable and they rather not deal with it, instead let’s just shame him for speaking up and discredit him so we can continue doing the bullshyt. And when asked why things are fukked up let’s just blame the usual suspects , white peoples, society, the govt, and now racism is to blame.

social media has made a lot of people soft, they have never been told they are fukking up or apart of the problem so they feel attacked.

 

[HarlemHottie]

"like juanita

 

[Killigraphy]

Chelsea boots are straight up abominations. Wear Chukka boots in place of those. Also mix up textures with what you wear. A lot of guys appear to not realize that variegating your colors and textures goes a long way in elevating your style. For instance, if you were to turn your go to casual into a pair of dark brown suede chukka boots, ecru cord-esque pants and a rustic blue mohair sweater, you are going to receive even more compliments for what you are wearing. It is going to be even better if you have a nice build to go with it

If you don't see the beauty in chelsea style boots, there's really no hope for you, especially with the types out there. I'm guessing you're talking about a particular style, because Chukka's for me are the old man shoe, plus there's something delicious about not needing to tie/re-tie your laces throughout the day. Again though, you might mean a specific type, because these have gotten plenty of compliments.

I'm not even going crazy with leather, buckles, etc.

As for texture, eh, not really needed, great for Winter sure, but the right amount of layers and colors go a long way as it is. When we're talking style, most men don't have it, and less is more. Think Tom Ford, the man has worn some gaudy apparel, but he also made the little black dress damn near synonymous with all of women's fashion.

 

[Killigraphy]

It's just that culture is becoming more casual. My family is country as hell. Not hood. My immediate family dressed up right but I got an uncle and cousins that collect sneakers and shyt.

For the record I hate chukka boots

Yeah I can't do Chukka, there's only one style I've actually liked;

And that's if I'm feeling grungy/motorcycle look. While those have worked for me in the past, I default to some simple Chelsea styles with some kind of texture pattern on em, always gets a compliment.

 

[Roid Jones]

This IG live was good

 

[Max.]

You weigh more than a man!

 

[Leao2005]

Just finished listening to this episode! I laughed cause this is exactly what I learned later on how to close deals. Wish I learned it a lot early, but it can be also applied to a lot of other situations.
That's what GMB crew don't understand about business.

You a pateron member?

 

[Ahadi]

That outfit was tailor made for dress shoes.

Yeah those shoes are horrible

 

[shakobe]

That light skin chick that was on his live last night went to jail for killing her brother

 

[Apollo Creed]

That light skin chick that was on his live last night went to jail for killing her brother

 

[Chrishaune]

 

[KingDanz]

Some of these guests can't be real, right?