What do you say when the
Fashion Director of GQ South Africa and GQ Style South
Africa rings you and say; “ Hello Jerri, we DIE for your style and we would
like to feature you for our MY STYLE PAGE in our July / August 2012 issue” Of
course an immediate response is FUCK YEAH! That is exactly what happened to me
last year, yes it a delayed share, it’s just that I have stuff to do you know,
I am busy.
Last year for my birthday I
only received two presents (go figure); the first one was a bouquet of flowers,
it wasn’t exactly a bouquet but was rather an arrangement of about 12 red roses
in a miniature shopper-esque bag made out of a copper sheet - cute. With the
flowers was a message in the card that stated that the flowers were part 1 of 2
of my birthday present. Part 2 of the present was supposed to be delivered
later on but shit happens, I guess. Consequently I never got to receive it for
some reasons known to only by the sender. I still don’t know what the other
part of the present was. I did ask how big the box was and I was told it was a
small box that got me really excited because the most expensive presents come
in small boxes. Depending on how expensive this alleged part 2 present was it
must have accumulated or depreciated value by now. (Yes, that was a bit of a personal-melodrama-over-share
but I thought I just add it in for theatrical effect and to pique your
interest. You know, set the mood and stuff).
The second present I got was a
feature in GQ Magazine South Africa – July/August 2012 issue. A little mission I
believe was orchestrated by my fashion and style angels from above or wherever those
heifers a flapping those designer wings. That is how I would like to view it,
that is my theory and I am sticking to it as it make me smile if only a little.
I was photographed by the genius that is Brett
Rubin
It just didn’t end there, they
subsided the print edition with a 10 days coverage of my personal style diary –
which like a “what I wore today” vibe on their site. I am going to share with you more images from those posts
than they could starting from today for the next few coming days.
This is what GQ had to say
about me in the mag:
“As one of Joburg's most exciting style
anomalies, Jerri Mokgofe is a pitcher of ice-cold water in the face of South
African's often sleepy approach to men's styling. With an administrative
business degree in marketing management, Jerri has become quite the
entrepreneur. He is best known for his work as a stylist, publicist and blogger
with celebrities, magazine editors, fashion houses and modelling and
advertising agencies.
His personal style is often viewed as
borderline eccentric, but this boy has an immaculate sense of balance. He's not
afraid to experiment, but is certainly never ridiculous. As an ardent devotee
of high-concept fashion, he believes in the balance of the masculine and
feminine principles of an outfit. He's moving into exciting new territories
that will redefine contemporary masculinity, and encourages men to embrace bold
prints, colours, texture and silhouette.” – Jason Alexander Basson
Isn’t that just fabulous, on that note Team GQ has spoken and
it would be rude to carry on blowing my own horn any further!
Remember; DON’T SELL
YOURSELF TOO SHORT, THINK PRADA!
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