{"id":1480,"date":"2013-04-24T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T09:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2013-06-03T11:59:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T08:59:54","slug":"interview-with-barima-owusu-nyantekyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/interview-with-barima-owusu-nyantekyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Barima Owusu-Nyantekyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m somewhere between 28 and 32, presently working in the architectural world as a project administrator, whilst beginning to train as an interior designer.\u00a0I&#8217;m a History graduate, but my true passion was always English, as well as Painting\/Drawing, which was more than manifest in a great deal of my school reports. Ironically, my nous for\u00a0historicism\u00a0and research is more developed now that I&#8217;m not yoked to the foibles of higher learning.\u00a0I&#8217;m essentially free of [familial] complications.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com02.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com02-197x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com02-197x200.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com02-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com02.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My parents tended to be amused, bemused or appreciative, as regards my presentation; sometimes a particular outfit could elicit that trifecta all at once. My father has long adored tailoring, and being a little taller than him, I&#8217;ve received a good deal of his clothes, which I tend to have adjusted. This allows him to joke about &#8220;stealing [his] look,&#8221; or &#8220;not doing justice&#8221; to old pieces. Occasionally, he forgets that he has handed something down, which is a different discussion entirely.\u00a0[My knowledge comes] predominantly from books, the internet, my father and my friends. Fun socks are a poor investment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com04.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com04-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com04-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com04-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com04.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com03.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com03-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com03-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com03.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve had a lifelong interest, since my parents were very generous in acquiring clothes for me throughout childhood and so I came to understand the fundamentals of staple garments, diversity and adaptation. It was important to them that when I accompanied them to grownup occasions, I should appear complementary and appropriate; indeed, I was 4 when I first recall donning black tie. Moreover, they are both aesthetes with a highly developed appreciation of art, design and general splendour. Aside from the social aspect, I grew up in the age where Michael Jackson was taken completely seriously and in turn repaid this emotional investment tenfold, so as a fan, I found it alluring how he could present such unique slants on the traditions and precisions of evening and militarywear, in particular. He embodied The Showman in a way that is quite lost today, wherein one personalises formality to enhance a performance, as his forebears James Brown and Fred Astaire did. I would say that sort of tailored flamboyance definitely made a lasting impression.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com05.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com05-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com05-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com05.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com06.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com06-145x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com06-145x200.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com06-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com06.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I always keep an eye on fashion, especially for the dialogues it opens and the coherent, attractive ideas that occasionally arise. Certainly, I chased some trends as a teenager with the usual adolescent mix of insecurity, tribalism and a desire to appear unfamiliar to authority figures, but finding my way back to the classics has never precluded noticing what else is around me. I may only be competent at assembling tailored looks rather than creating an intrinsically more challenging and potentially interesting dressed-down mode, but fashion-as-design connects to my capacity for expressiveness and communication. And as some designers produce wares that I find suitable, I&#8217;ll happily purchase a &#8220;fashion piece&#8221; if I think it&#8217;s saying the same thing I am. Call it a form of xenomania.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com07.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com07-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com07-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com07-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com07.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com08.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com08-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com08-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com08.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Despite being a Ghanaian Britisher, I&#8217;m usually drawn to the Continental makers, thriving or defunct, like Angelo Roma, Francesco Smalto and Yves Saint Laurent. In the made to measure and bespoke realms, I&#8217;ve a very lightweight suit from Graham Browne Tailors in the City of London and a mid weight cotton one from the haberdashers Pokit in Soho. I also tend to supplement with designer and high street pieces, as well as other finds from the 1930s to the 1990s. [My style is] introverted.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com09.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com09-200x132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com09-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com09-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com09.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com10.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com10-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com10-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com10.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I started Mode Parade to have a consistent writing outlet; it&#8217;s as much a diary as it has ever been a column. Although I&#8217;ve formed some relationships through it, the site was never intended to be more than that. I just focused it on the subjects in which I felt most knowledgeable.\u00a0I draw, both for pleasure and for study; at some point, I&#8217;d like to return to painting. I read, albeit not as often as I&#8217;d like; fiction, photography, architecture, design, diaries and biographies are my main topics. I&#8217;m taking an amateur interest in photography and cameras.\u00a0I have a music collection that would take an age to categorise and organise exactly. I know a small amount about food and drink, or at least their consumption, but I particularly enjoy cocktails and am starting to learn cooking recipes in my off hours. I adore film and television. I&#8217;m a spectacle on a dancefloor. I like to visit the theatre and opera, whenever possible. And I adore redheads.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com11.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com11-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com11-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com11-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com11.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com12.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com12-132x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com12-132x200.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com12-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com12.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I doubt my effect [on your readers] would be as powerful as the legacy of, say, Sasha Grey on young men, but I advise developing aesthetic notions and then ruthlessly editing them &#8211; the old &#8220;Find out what works for you alone&#8221; advice, really. A full time commitment to tradition is already somewhat anomalous, not to mention ostensibly trendy, to the world at large in these grab-bag days, so don&#8217;t make it self-consciously fussy for its own sake and don&#8217;t fret over whether it&#8217;s more or less attractive to whatever gender or species one seeks to bed down with &#8211; it&#8217;s always possible to adapt to the occasion. Gimmickry will almost always be apparent to keen observers; worse, you&#8217;ll notice it, too. And don&#8217;t only look for gospel truths &#8211; that&#8217;s how tyrannies get started.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-1480 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com13.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com13-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com13-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com13.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com14.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com14-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com14-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com14.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com15.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com15-157x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com15-157x200.jpg 157w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com15-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-content\/pictures\/2013\/04\/Interview_with_Barima_Owusu-Nyantekyi_at_Keikari_dot_com15.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barimavox.blogspot.com\">http:\/\/barimavox.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.625;\">Picture credits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/awilsonphotographic.com\/\"><span style=\"line-height: 13.993056297302246px;\">Alex Wilson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alex Wilson<\/li>\n<li>London Ethnic<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Alex Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Archer<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Barnett<\/li>\n<li>Barima<\/li>\n<li>Alex Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Rose Callahan<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Lycett<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m somewhere between 28 and 32, presently working in the architectural world as a project administrator, whilst beginning to train &#8230; <br \/><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/interview-with-barima-owusu-nyantekyi\/\">keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[57,7,67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloggers","category-interviews","category-men-of-style","category-styleforum"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1480"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1498,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}