African skinhead fashion
Using a roundup of mostly Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Lonsdale and African accessories, Clayton Cubitt, a photographer from New York City, by way of New Orleans, created a series called Lagos Calling drawing from a number of influences in order to create a sort of alternate universe where Nigeria was a Mecca for black skinheads in the 70s.
I don’t know Clayton and tonnes of people are already talking about this series but I was drawn to the concept as it is both somewhat simple but also quite heavy. Also cool that, as indicated in Metro.pop magazine #31, where a partial set of the photos are printed, there were about 14 people involved in the whole project. Definite respect goes to the retouching work done by Gloss for the series. It’s rare that I buy magazines but when I saw Lagos Calling on the cover, I decided to treat myself. In the end, even if the overall writing, while serving a function, isn’t very interesting, the photos in the magazine kept me busy during my travel to Tel Aviv, where I currently find myself.
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