I was walking around Battery Park today when I saw The Man In Orange:
Look closely – not only orange hat and orange coat, but matching orange suit and shoes. AND MATCHING SHOES. Where do you buy this kind of thing???
The best part was watching the reactions from park-goers, like this woman…
…and this guy (note shoes)…
…and these guys…
I felt like I had walked into a David Lynch movie…or a 70’s baxploitation film. Any ideas on who the mysterious Man In Orange really is?
-SCOUT
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Interesting… if you go to Flushing, you can actually meet a similar guy who people call the Flushing Pimp
Lawd Jesus~
This is shameful.
an artist. you seem to be paying attention to him, as he is most likely paying attention to you, right now, as well as others viewing the site…
These comments are missing the obvious. The Man in Orange is obviously Eterno Pimp – the pimp who picked, procured an processed pieces of precious p*ssy perspiration for a powerful potion of power…giving him a lisp and eternal life… or just that dang Barack Obama again.
so if the lady in red and the man in orange got together, what would happen? just wondering
he sure is orange
thats my dad
Ghostface Killaaaaahhh
Jason:
you think so? I mean, it’s definitely a possibility, do you think it’s likely?
That is the orangest man I have ever seen.
I think he is a similar artist type to Black Cherokee — however, he does have two friends that occasionally come decked out in purple and green exclusively. I wish I knew what his deal was.
I saw him a few days ago walking down lower Broadway near the Battery. It was hilarious to watch each head turn and smile as he passed everyone on the street. It was kind of like when you look down an avenue and watch the traffic lights change one by one in a wave down the avenue..
One other thing, having seen him up close: those shoes are real orange leather shoes, not orange sneakers, painted shoes, or some other contrived footwear. They look exactly like what you might pick up at Floorsheim or Bostonian except, well, orange. That was by far the most stunning thing about the outfit. Where does one find high-quality shoes made of orange leather? They have to be custom-made.
Actually, the whole outfit is high-quality, each piece. Usually when you see someone decked out in pimp-like clothing at least part of it looks like it was rescued from a Halloween party. Not this guy,
I see this guy all the time on Canal street. He does have different colored outfits but usually in the same style, furry and loud. Awesome.
Why didn’t you just ask him?
I think I’ve seen this guy in a dayglo purple zebra patterned outfit. Awesome!
He’s SPECTACULAR.
There’s nothing pimpin’ about that outfit. That is just pure high-quality style. But in orange.
He’s like a living version of Christo’s Gates. I love it.
He is FABULOUS!
Its the ghost of Mario Batali’s Shoes 🙂
Great Pictures BTW
Dude makes orange look FINE! I would work for him…
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