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"[\n\n](http://blog.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/IMG0188.JPG) (Host Andy Comer with the Sartorial Sounds team, from left to right: Melo - X, Jesse Boykins III, Joshua Kissi, Mara Hruby, Travis Gumbs, Joekenneth Museau, Rinaldy Alvarez, Joshua Bennett. Missing: Theo Martins) _\n\nBefore you jump further into this post, if you haven't seen Street Etiquette's latest project, \"Sartorial Sounds,\" go watch it. This will still be here when you get back.\n\nWe've been a fan of Josh and Travis' site, Street Etiquette, for a while, they've been featured on both GQ.com and in the magazine. So, we had to go check out the Q&amp;amp;A they held prior to their \"Sartorial Sounds\" performance in Tribeca on Saturday night. The inspiring panel of young artists and creative types that took part in the project were all on hand to answer questions doled out by Gilt's Andy Comer.\n\nMuch of the discussion focused on what \"Sartorial Sounds\" is all about: the meshing of style and music and the connection that individuals are able to make when experiencing these two powerful forces. Jesse Boykins III summed it up well: \"music and style are common ground the world over. If I go to a foreign country and start singing a song or humming a melody, the people there could mimic me back, even though we're not speaking the same words. The same goes for clothing, it's a universal language.\"\n\nYou could really feel the mutual respect and admiration this group had for one another, many of whom originally met through the New York style and community hub, The Brooklyn Circus. Rinaldy Alvarez, who used to work in the store, said, \"the place was much more than just clothing, it became a spot to hang out, to have good conversation.\" Boykins III adds, \"There was this educational piece that is missing from other stores, this intimacy to it. You learned about where a particular piece was made and why it cost what it did.\"\n\nRegarding their personal styles, the group ran the gamut. From singer/songwriter Mara Hruby's love for vintage - \"You get to imagine where the piece has been, what it's seen\" - to poet Joshua Bennett's affection for bowties: \"I've been dressing this way forever. People come up to me and say, man, you look fresh and I'm like, I wish you thought that when I was five!\" Theo Martins probably took the most straightforward stance, style-wise. \"You can't really know style until you know self. I could put on your entire outfit, copy the whole thing, and it wouldn't look on me like it does on you. It wouldn't be authentic.\"\n\nSpeaking of authenticity, there was a lot of it in the room on Saturday night. Rarely do you see a panel of young people that are so readily open about what inspires them, what moves them and what they're trying to do with their time in this world. Like everything Street Etiquette puts out, this felt pretty damn fresh."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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