Fashions real Hongkongers wear: Alex Maeland, photographer and co-founder of media company Maekan
Influenced by his upbringing in Atlanta, Maeland lives and breathes street culture and street wear. We turned the lens on him to see what’s in his wardrobe
“I am a uniform dresser. I have a roster of key items that I have on rotation at any given time, and they’re usually dictated by a few key situations I’m often in: namely travel, photoshoots and dinners. I have had this thought that I should purchase a nice travel suit to wear to airports – it might make my chances of an upgrade higher!”
Maeland wears a plaid jacket by Sacai, pocket T-shirt by Hanes, jeans by DL1961, and shoes by Vans Authentic.
“Similar to the clothes I wear, my tattoos also stem from my younger years of being interested in music and bands. I grew up in Atlanta, where there is a big scene for traditional American-style tattoos, so I’ve always skewed towards script and letters that were rooted in that style. Dr Woo tattooed my neck in Los Angeles a while ago.”
Fashions real Hongkongers wear: Justine Lee, fashion director at Hong Kong Tatler magazine
Styles Maeland wears for work
