Stylee Fridays: Albert Hammond Jr on Style and His New Suits
- story Chioma Nnadi
- photo Guy Eppel
Albert Hammond Jr launched his line of suits for Confederacy earlier this month, a collection the fashion press had been eagerly anticipating for months, and something we’d been quietly hoping he’d do for much, much longer. There are few men that can run the sartorial gamut of suiting quite like Hammond, and with everything from epaulettes on hunter-green suits to stunningly spiffy three-pieces in the line, it all looks and feels just like him. Alongside stylist and Confederacy store owner Ilaria Urbinati, Hammond put everything together from start to finish, and when he spoke to us via phone from his parents’ house in California, he was already percolating new ideas for round two. Read the full Q&A after the jump.
Audio: Albert Hammond Jr Streams His Entire Album On MySpace
- story THE FADER
Whoaaa we’ve been in Strokesville for like a week now. We saw Albert Hammond Jr. at the Mercury Lounge last week and have also been listening to his forthcoming album, ¿Cómo Te Llama? available for streaming straight from his MySpace to our ears. FREE MUSIC! If you missed the show or miss The Strokes or don’t even really know what we’re talking about, check it out while it floats through the internet ether and then pick up a real copy when the album drops tomorrow, July 8th.
Stream Albert Hammond Jr.’s Entire Album
FADER TV: Albert Hammond Jr. Exclusive Broadcast
- story THE FADER
Resembling a very Blonde On Blonde era Bob Dylan, Albert Hammond Jr. and his equally fro’d out bandmates kicked off the month of July with an exclusive show at Mercury Lounge, presented by Black Seal/RCA Records. He played some old stuff, some new stuff, and some acoustic classic rock throwbacks in the dressing room—all the while wearing a sweet leather jacket. Undaunted by the summer heat, he wore the jacket for the entire set and even wiped his sweaty brow with the sleeve. If that’s not totally rockstar, we don’t know what is. Like a hometown hero done good, he was cheered on by a million of his closest friends and family members and we caught the whole thing on camera, and are bringing some of it to you almost live and direct on FADER TV.
