VIDEO: STREET ETIQUETTE x BARBERSHOP | LUANDA, ANGOLA

After reviewing distinguished NY-based men's style blog, Street Etiquette's recap and coverage on their recent trip to Luanda, Angola appropriated for an installation titled, Travel Etiquette, I settled with posting this very video. The visuals of which immediately hit home; the instant I spotted the razor+comb combo, I was transported to one of the most memorable moments of my childhood.

See, my parents arranged for my older brother to have a barber on-call for reasons I cannot recall. The barber had been this young neighbourhood boy who just happened to be well-versed in the art of barbering. He, too, used the razor+comb combo, as do most barbers do in most parts of Africa given the natural and explosive Spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation ushered in by scarcity of luxuries such as electricity and so on. I remember marveling at the precision the Art of wielding a razor+comb combo required and, how the results were just as compelling as utilizing a pair of clippers. I see now, after not having been within the realms of home, Africa in over a decade, that that skill still holds water. I can begin, but words will fail me if I began to express how refreshing it was to see this -- to get a brief, yet fulfilling taste of what home entails. To view the coverage in its entirety, click here. Enjoy; Peace.

VIDEO: BLACK IVY 02 x A NOBLE SAVAGE

Created by: Street Etiquette.

Since my first brush of familiarity with the lifestyle blog, Street Etiquette , I was immediately drawn to the overwhelming presence of attention to detail - one that simply implements a certain sense of theatricality and sophistication. And I admired that deeply.

The second installment of Black Ivy, by Street Etiquette, features Ali of A Noble Savage. A Noble Savage - the term, to me, embodies the perfect paradoxical blend, representing one who's high-minded and grand in conduct and thought, yet capable of being wild, rampant and ravenous - the two extremities of the human-mind and human-behavior. Incredibly similar to the concept behind Dank & Dapper which is why I am so taken by it. I love the entire presentation of A Noble Savage and after having perused the site for the past hour, I am impressed and borderline smitten. Enjoy; Peace.