Get the Look: Night and Day, Suited Up with Koen Naber and Yinmai O’Connor

Jessica Rapp | Jan 6, 2015 4:30 pm | Add a comment | 2993 reads

Koen Naber
Country manager of O’Quirey

His style: “Suited up with a kick-ass pair of colorful shoes and a matching belt.”
Most treasured item of clothing: “As a Dutchman, I am a proud owner of four pairs of orange shoes.”
Style transformation: He wore suits when he was a lawyer, but admits his shoes have become more vibrant recently. What shoes he is wearing when he’s not wearing O’Quirey’s: “Although I do all my nightlife dancing in my O’Quirey’s, I do run (once a year) in a pair of Asics.

How he’ll ring in the new year: “We have developed a new style of shoes where colored leather is combined with textiles. It is already a big hit in Europe, and I’m sure it will do just as well in colorful Beijing.”
What he’s wearing: shirt and tie by Ermenegildo Zegna, suit by D&J, and brogue shoes and belt by O’Quirey

Naber says he rarely ever leaves Parkview Green, so find him there working, shopping, eating or downing a cup of espresso during his break.

Yinmai O’Connor
Marketing Manager for Circle and LIV, freelance mural artist, DJ

Her style: Eclectic, excessive, funky, and cheap. “I don’t like to spend money on clothes, so I tend to alter and combine purchases from thrift shops and Taobao to get the look I want.”
Most treasured item of clothing: “I’ve gone through phases. I’ve had over 100 pairs of shoes, got 14 ear piercings so I could wear as many earrings as possible, but as far as a guilty-pleasure goes, there is nothing I enjoy wearing more than a solid onesie.”
Style transformation: “Less elaborate.” She found she had to leave much of her wardrobe behind in LA and doesn’t like to buy too much in Beijing.

Who inspires her: Her sister-in-law, fashion photographer Chen Man. “She does a lot of interesting things with make-up, and I do a lot of face painting so these things make me want to be a bit more experimental.”
What she’s wearing: Secondhand jacket from childhood, Topshop shirt, shorts from Taobao, “Cutie” shoes from street shop, handmade jewelry, and Native American antique bracelet

Find Yinmai Djing as Half N’ Half for the Bunker parties, Dada, and around town.