Style Icon: Hank
In the latest edition the regular feature, we meet crotchet and tooth-gem extraordinaire Hank.
Interview by Becki Menzies and portraits by Alexandra Hoyles
Hi Hank! Tell us what you’re wearing today.
My top is from a local charity shop, the vest is House of Sunny and trousers are from Urban Outfitters. Oh, and my shoes are Adidas. I just wanted to be comfy today!
Tell me a bit about where your style influences come from?
I would say 90s hip hop and early 2000s.
And why do you like that era in particular?
It’s the era I was born in and those were the people around me I looked up to – the music I listened to and people I was inspired by. I love baggy clothes, low waists are my favourite.
As much as I love baggy cos I want to be comfortable, I also want to feel sexy and confident. I like to be a bit femme and a bit masculine, so prefer clothes that can give me both.
So you also have your own brand, what’s the name and why did you start?
It’s called G41. I started it in 2018 when I lived in Manchester studying textiles and print, but I was missing Glasgow. That’s where the postcode comes from. I started off doing printed T-shirts and then it just evolved with me.
Read more: Style Icon: Jana Puskova
What type of things have you made?
I’ve embroidered, screen printed and now I mostly make crochet pieces. I'd say I’m a mixed-media textile artist, because I like to explore different techniques and methods.
What’s your favourite piece you’ve created?
I always like my most recent item the best. So right now it’s a shirt I got in a charity shop that I’ve embroidered with tribal patterns and the text: ‘MAIN CHARACTER’.
Is there something you can’t live without when it comes to your style?
Sunglasses! And my jewellery, I always have my rings and necklaces on and don’t feel myself without them.
How do you decide what to wear each day?
It depends on my mood, and what I want to represent that day. Mainly ‘sexy dad' is my energy.
