Street Style Singh Style.

July 17, 2013 4:54 PM

"I quickly realised that none of the fashion sites I looked at ever featured a turbaned Sikh man," he says. "I wanted to give the turbaned Sikh man a fair representation within the fashion world, and also show the blend of British and Sikh identities together." Pardeep Singh Bahra of street fashion blog Singh Street Style, profiled in the Guardian.
posted by DarlingBri (31 comments total)

Oh, my. If I could rock shorts like this as hard as Jus Reign does, I would be a happy man.
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:02 PM on July 17, 2013 [4 favorites]

Ugh, he didn't cut the threads from the label on the sleeve on that jacket. Also, jacket and shorts, no.

Colors are good, though.
posted by Ironmouth at 5:03 PM on July 17, 2013

Stylish. But did I miss the memo where guys now have to wear their trouser cuffs rolled up?
posted by Cash4Lead at 5:04 PM on July 17, 2013

Oh, my. If I could rock shorts like this as hard as Jus Reign does, I would be a happy man.

I'm still not sold on the jacket and shorts combo anywhere outside the Bahamas.

/tasteless curmudgeon
posted by BitterOldPunk at 5:07 PM on July 17, 2013

i love this.
posted by nadawi at 5:25 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

I dunno, the colors and the confidence make it work in my book.
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:35 PM on July 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

Also, jacket and shorts, no.

Jacket and shorts, yes. Maybe it's a turban thing, but... yes.
posted by DarlingBri at 5:36 PM on July 17, 2013 [8 favorites]

Anyone want to comment on the neatly trimmed beards of some of the folks here? I thought the whole point of kesh was not to trim or cut any hair?
posted by leotrotsky at 5:41 PM on July 17, 2013

These are really cool. Nice find!
posted by curious.jp at 5:41 PM on July 17, 2013

I also think that Madhu Singh looks like he would be fun to hang out with.
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:45 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

Turbans are so cool.
posted by Stonestock Relentless at 6:03 PM on July 17, 2013

Swoon...
posted by Sublimity at 6:19 PM on July 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

Anyone want to comment on the neatly trimmed beards of some of the folks here? I thought the whole point of kesh was not to trim or cut any hair?

Speculating wildly - maybe one of those cultural membership v. religious observation things?
posted by gingerest at 6:26 PM on July 17, 2013

Wow HELLO 8th July 2013
posted by sweetkid at 6:42 PM on July 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

I'm so glad I don't have to wear a beard and turban today. It's hot.
posted by goatdog at 6:43 PM on July 17, 2013

Homeboy is basically making all other facial hair obsolete.
posted by Divine_Wino at 6:43 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

Sweetkid, I think that your July 8 friend is the selfsame Pardeep Singh Bahra who founded the site.
posted by gingerest at 6:52 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

I am jealous of their style, especially their shoes. If I had fab shoes like those, I'd roll up my trouser cuffs too!
posted by xingcat at 7:04 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

Every once in a while I'll spot Waris Ahluwalia walking around my neighborhood looking like the coolest guy in New York City.
posted by cazoo at 7:08 PM on July 17, 2013

Oh. Oh, dear.

*fans self*

I never realized the word 'dapper' meant hot.

I certainly don't mean to objectify these gentlemen. But just as a well groomed and finely turned out throughbred race horse is beautiful to look at ... these dudes are tres élégant.
posted by BlueHorse at 7:40 PM on July 17, 2013 [5 favorites]

One of the younger guys helping out with my company's CRM conversion is Sikh, and he's got some mad style that isn't too far off from the guys in the blog. But I'm really not looking forward to when the hipsters start appropriating faux-turbans (they already have beards) for themselves.
posted by Strange Interlude at 8:05 PM on July 17, 2013

But I'm really not looking forward to when the hipsters start appropriating faux-turbans (they already have beards) for themselves.

Easy, there.
posted by a halcyon day at 8:18 PM on July 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

DAMN, sons.
posted by padraigin at 8:27 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

I'm enjoying how there's a distinct split between the loose-jeans and verytight-jeans aesthetics here.

verytight
posted by psoas at 8:37 PM on July 17, 2013

I didn't know I was a fan of bermuda shorts and a blazer until I saw these photos, but YES.
posted by msjen at 9:39 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

It's like the Don Johnson 80s look taken to beautiful extremes...

Things I learned from the Sikh folks in my life
(On Poetry) "Never compare an impermanent thing to a permanent one."
(On Love) "That woman's going to get you in trouble."
(On Music) "If you're going to carry that thing around, learn to play it."

THERE'S A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE HERE, PEOPLE. PUT ON SOME CLOTHES.
posted by artof.mulata at 9:58 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

Where do I find these sort of dress shoes some of them are wearing? And without socks, no less!
posted by gucci mane at 11:30 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

Where do I find these sort of dress shoes some of them are wearing? And without socks, no less!

The shoes that I'm seeing there are mainly either tan/light brown derbys or blue suede shoes. I can't tell if the derbys are being worn without socks or with very short socks (what I suspect is more likely).
posted by atrazine at 1:41 AM on July 18, 2013

Short socks
No socks
Awesomesocks
posted by brokkr at 3:03 AM on July 18, 2013

Fauja Singh is way cooler than James Bond. He should be a superhero.
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:26 AM on July 18, 2013

Loving those brown lace ups in the Short socks link of brokkr's. I've got the near equivalent in black that are reserved specifically for special events.
posted by artof.mulata at 11:57 PM on July 18, 2013