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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That is not the first time i have seen something like that. There was a gentleman that came into the restaurant that i work at completely dressed head to toe in red: hat, sunglasses, shirt, tie, watch, belt, pants, shoes, and socks! and it was all the same shade of red.
What is with all you guys saying you have seen the guy yet no one is willing to go up to him and have a chat? Is NY so unfriendly that you would not be able to do this?
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Isn’t that Snuffleupagus?
Very surreal… I love moments like this. Thanks for sharing.
The same guy can be seen in one of the shoots on this site dressed all in red.
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http://www.v1gallery.com/artist/show/3
That was me. I’m gonna ebay the coat, buy now price 20,000 USD
well, there’s this guy:
http://www.v1gallery.com/artistimage/image/605/PF.BABELTALES03.jpg?1237219773
which comes from this page:
http://www.v1gallery.com/artist/show/3
About the photos, the photographer staked out a corner for weeks and composited the images so, for example with the “red pimp guy” he composited everyone wearing red together. It makes it look very staged, very set up.
It’s very simple to see this guy is still or wants to be in the 70
There’s a bar that I go into every once in a while because I have friends who live in the area. They have their own orange guy, except he’s gold. Gold suit, gold vest, gold leather shoes, gold hat, gold chains, the whole nine. Not including the jewelry, the whole getup cost a little over 5 grand. He has 5 of the exact same outfit. Wears it every day. Based on his nebulous response to what he does for a living, I think he’s probably a drug dealer. Cool cat though. You should go talk to this orange guy. He’s probably cool.
baxploitation i think is spelled wrong post to spelled Blaxploitation you missed the L .I like the suit though
Ghetto fabulous.
We have the same masters of fashion in my town, too. They truly must not understand that dressing like that makes one look like an idiot.
Pimped up,black and on a mobile phone…Id say hes the neighborhood drug addict
This guy is a famous resident of Jersey City. He wears a different “pimp” outfit every time he goes out. You can find more sightings of him at jclist:
http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4865&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0
Man, I love orange. I went through an orange phase where my entire wardrobe and hair revolved around it. I love people who dress monochromatically.
This man dresses beautifully. This is how you go places in this world.
Common, he’s a pimp.
bernie mac
he’s the magic don juan. he’s in several movies, such as “OLD SCHOOL” with Will Ferrel. in the snoop dog scene…he’s the friend with the green hat. he’s also in other films as well as the original PIMP. He’s friends with all sorts of rappers.
it appears to me that he is just a pimp callin his hoes and checking on his money
I work in that area, I’ve seen this guy before on Broadway and Duane St with the exact same outfit in lime green!
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