Approaching people on the street in Amsterdam, where I met Mark McGoey, is more difficult than you might think. There are generally more cyclists than pedestrians (except in the most touristy places), which makes stopping stylish passers -by feels a game of cat and mouse. I was on a bike when I was Mr. McGoey saw, walking with a friend on a Wednesday at the end of April and had to step to see his outfit better.
His pale knitted sweater matched the color of his bleached, numbled hair and cut out under the lively Paisley jacket that he was wearing. The sweater was a hand-me-down from his father, who bought it in Dublin decades ago, he said. Mr. McGoey, a 21-year-old art history student at Middlebury College in Vermont, added that he bought his coat second in Oxford, England, where he had recently spent a semester abroad.
“I just loved the pattern and also the cut,” he said about what pulled him to the jacket. “I also think it’s great that the sleeves are a bit short. I love layering, so it’s cool when things come out more.”
