The third season of Ramy—the soulful dramedy helmed by comic Ramy Youssef—hit Hulu final fall. Since premiering in 2019, the award-winning series has explored up to date life by way of its titular character (performed by Youssef), the extraordinarily millennial and sometimes irksome son of a Muslim household. Once we first see Ramy once more within the newest season, it turns into clear that quite a bit has modified because the finish of season two. First, he is strolling all through New York delivering blinged-out jewellery—and second, the character has by no means regarded fairly this fashionable.
“He is received some coin now, so he is making model decisions primarily based on that,” explains Nicky Smith, the present’s costume designer. “It is not a whole fuckboy look, however he has his little hat, diamonds in his ears, and an iced-out necklace.” Calling the showrunner’s character a fuckboy would possibly sound like an unwise transfer, but when the tiny beanie matches, proper? Both manner, Smith is not the primary to label the fictional Ramy as a fuckboy—The New Yorker did, and so did GQ. From season two to a few, he is gone from unemployed drifter to newfound hustler, and has secured the wardrobe to match. Nonetheless, the best way that Ramy’s millennial cool-dude wardrobe signifies his glow-up is quiet. Early on, Smith and Youssef determined they would not depend on logos to convey the character’s leveled-up trend. Which meant: no Balenciaga, no Supreme. No flashy overhyped sneakers. As an alternative, the target was to guide with sharp silhouettes and an elevated of-the-moment palette.
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The consequence was a glance that feels cribbed from a Noah lookbook, or the road exterior the Aimé Leon Dore cafe: the kind of post-streetwear, new American manner of dressing that mixes basic menswear staples with a recent streetwise enchantment. To assemble the wardrobe, Smith and her group forged a large web, trying in all places from ASOS to Mr Porter. “I wasn’t eager about the label or the model. We’re all the pieces and something that can give us that look,” says Smith. “Whether or not the pants got here from J.Crew or Saks is irrelevant. It was all about if the merchandise works for the character.” (Nevertheless, Smith did share that considered one of Ramy’s hoodies is from the brand new J.Crew.)
This is not to say the present would not have its winking menswear moments. Ramy wears garments from the cult-loved Kapital and the newer Japanese streetwear model, Flagstuff, and boasts a bit of Parisian aptitude because of Sandro and Officine Générale. However the best way all the pieces will get worn collectively feels distinctly American and meets this second in males’s trend. Suppose long-sleeve polos worn with cropped trousers and box-fresh Air Max sneakers, or a turtleneck beneath a tailor-made overcoat dressed down with a Mets cap. Different fashionable signifiers like crossbody luggage, signet rings, and mohair cardigans make appearances. So, how precisely did Smith nail the shifting goal that’s up to date menswear?
“Road model,” she explains. “That is the place you get an actual style of what’s actually occurring. I wish to see what the youngsters are doing on the road. I’ll stalk all people’s Instagram account. I do not care who you might be. You probably have model, I’ve flipped by way of your Photos and checked what you are doing.”
