Flashback: Calvin Wang revisits his love of Chanel and Dries van Noten
The brand strategist – previously with Christian Louboutin and Lane Crawford – likes to add aspects of local culture to his outfits while travelling
Brand strategist Calvin Wang has made a formidable name for himself – formerly as a retail analyst and buyer for Christian Louboutin and Lane Crawford, now as the co-founder of contemporary fine jewellery brand Pen Mané. He knows a thing or two about posing for the camera, too, having built a sizeable Instagram following showing off his sleek and well-considered sense of style. Here are some of his favourite looks from the past two decades.
2018
We were in Marrakech, Morocco, to celebrate our friend Alia’s birthday. I’m a fan of adapting and wearing cultural and local outfits. In this look I was wearing a bisht and a very noisy belt I had just found in the local souk, along with a Dries van Noten silk shirt. The outfit caught a lot of double takes, let’s just say …
2018
As mentioned, I love dressing up in outfits from the local culture. So of course, being in Marfa, Texas gave me the excuse to wear my first cowboy hat from Stetson (my birthday gift from Alia, the same person mentioned above), cowboy boots from Lucchese (which were bought the moment we got out of El Paso airport), a vintage denim jacket and a rope tassel belt from Dries van Noten.
2020
Now turning to a winter cowboy … I was in Vail, Colorado, for a ski trip. The cowboy hat was from Stetson, bolo tie from a local village shop, with a thick sweater plus a dramatic faux fur coat from Dries van Noten ... Wait, I’m starting to see a pattern here with Dries …