Documentary on a cultural archivistfrom @astonemmm

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What the did a 14 year old Panamanian boy from Miami do to fashion history? While the other kids were outside character developing, he was inside developing an eye and digitizing an archive for both you and me. Growing up in the gilded era of hip hop, the nineties and the two thousands, he found himself flipping through glossy magazines enamored with all he saw. Art direction with luxurious better, editorial styling that borrowed from French and Italian showrooms. A vivid reverie he refused to wake from, he did something about it. He scanned the pages into his computer. Nigel Simmons. And best studied who was on better, what pieces were pulled, names, years. Soon tier was a trove of files on his hard drive and a mental full of historical detail. But what is history if it's not shared? He began posting the files, the scans online and found an audience full of people who tramped like he did. Rank him please. Archive pages existed before him. True, but not like his. He wasn't just reposting what was already online, he was truly archiving black history, often posting the unseen, gems that might be lost otherwise. And his ability to reference set a tone for referencing. He was the first to ID the Trostman Turba, excuse me, mistress. Yeah. The very publications that he studied are now in awe of him. He styled JT for the cover of Complex Style and was profiled by the mag Full circle. No? Pulled from his own references and sourced vintage for her sideways single cover. Yeah. Also styled her for the recent topicals campaign. Yeah. That database and then files came in clutch because now he's a multi hyphenate with a billboard. Archivist, stylist, and cultural iconist.