I've known Coffey for a few years now, having met him through basketball. He used to live around the corner from me and also happened to be a fashion editor for this magazine called XXL. Little did I know, I'd see this guy more than I'd thought; I’d run into Coffey at our offices picking up samples, directing photoshoots/spreads, at Tradeshows in Las Vegas, on the hardwood every Wednesdays and Sundays, and even on the treadmill in the gym at 6am. He even asked me to be involved with a movie trailer he directed and wrote. Coffey has an amazing passion and work ethic for what he does. He's also one of the most reliable people I've met this industry, and I can count on him to deliver on pretty much everything he says. So… of course, I asked this fool for an interview of his workplayce, and of course… he came through yet again. Enjoy...
-AllworkKnowplay
Coffey and I deal with lifestyle and fashion for a living. I also act and write screenplays, so pay attention to those movie screens.
Aurora, North Carolina, but currently rep Brooklyn, New York to the fullest SON! Isn’t that how they (Brooklyn peeps) say it.
You might know me from...
being XXL's Magazine Fashion Editor. I've conceptualized and directed some of the magazine's dopest fashion spreads for the past 10 years. You might also recognize me from modeling, which is how everything got started for me. Recently, I’ve been more focused on what I got my degree in (Acting) because I’ve been getting noticed for my acting talents, as well as my writing.
In my space, you'll usually find:
Dope sneakers, Dope gadgets, Dope apparel, Scripts to memorize, Scripts to write
My workspace is always...
comfortable, and sometimes crowded with my peeps, whom I call family. It's also filled with packages that arrive on daily basis.
The dopest thing in it would have to be...
my sneakers because I have many that’s never coming out and my collection is crazy.
Fashion/Lifestyle Editor is a man’s dream job because everything is free and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING.
The most valuable lesson I've learned in this game is...
to know who your friends are. In other words; learn who’s who and what’s what.
If you wanted to follow in my footsteps, I’ll advise you to be...
straight up and honest with yourself as well as the designers and PR’s because if not, you will find yourself putting some terrible apparel and products in whatever publication or website you may be working for. Luckily, I work with some dope designers, so my time frame has been great.
If I were stranded on a island and had to bring 1 item from my desk, it would be...
my pen & pad so I can write about my experience being stranded which would hopefully develop into a script, lol.
The one thing I wish I had in my space is...
more space. Based on everything that I receive daily, I’m just not sure how much space that'd be. But the one thing that I do know is that I was truly blessed with this job of mine.
Make sure to follow Coffey here:
instagram: @thatCOFFEYboy
And stay tuned for his own fashion and lifestyle website that launches in January 2012.
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