Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.
Quirky indie icon David Byrne has mastered many artforms, and he’s got the Grammys, Oscars and Golden Globes on the mantle to prove it. The Scottish-born former Talking Head and RISD dropout recently joined Paul Simon onstage for one night of the latter’s month-long residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
At the BAM bash, Byrne proved he’s come a long way from the oversized suit Stop Making Sense days famously mocked by Saturday Night Live. His beautiful blue wide-stripe Paul Smith jacket with prominent pick-stitching fit him perfectly, with just the right touch of insouciance to play up his personality.
Accompanying it was a modernistic white shirt from Belgian designer Stephan Schneider, a pair of plain dark trousers and saddle shoes. The supremely-talented Smith may use the usual emo types in his ad campaigns, but we don’t think he could ask for a much better model than this.
—J.P.S.
