@thevibechronicles “I've never been photographed in a suit. . .Sure, a selfie here and there, but I have never been properly photographed in a suit. Until this year, during the last days I spent as a forty year-old last month. It has been a years-long goal of mine every since I came out to myself as Trans. And now that dream has become reality. . .I wanted these images to include various items and elements which embody me: My late Godmother's antique peacock broach over my heart. An alternative necktie knot (geisha knot), of which I know ten ways to tie a necktie. A fine #cigar. One of my favorite everyday whiskies. Clouds of smoke. Shyness. Unconventional Handsomeness. Queer dapperness. Trans sophistication. Unusual beauty. Elegant Black joy. . .The metamorphosis of becoming, as @apshantology puts it, a "Dandy Lion". . .The power of being. . .My journey has never been easy, and I suspect that it will always be complex and at times, complicated. But what I know is that it will not be a wasted journey, for I do not live a wasted life. It is a powerful thing to just be. . .And I am powerful...Just because I be. . .So are you.” . .Many thanks to Jonathan Cooper (@iamcoopernicus_), who photographed my dream, and who I am proud to have in my brotherhood. . .Cowrie ear cuff = Cosmosis Stones (@cosmosisstones) . .Crew = 2 Geeks & A Nerd Productions (@twogeeksandanerdproductions) . .Haircut = E. Perez (@eperez_cut_it) . .#NationalComingOutDay #BlackTransLivesMatter #AllBlackLivesMatter #Dapper #ThisIsWhatTransLooksLike #TransMan #Transmasculine #DandyLion #LGBT #LGBTPOC #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary #BlackAndTrans #GuysLikeUs #Sartorial #QTPOC #MyBlackIsBeautiful #BlackAndProud #BlackQueerMagic #BlackTransPower #ClassicMan #LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen #dapperq https://www.instagram.com/p/CKnNBEiBX-n/?igshid=1m2vke1ojttsq