The rounded gold Cuban link with the Jesus face medallion is classic ‘90s, too. Cartier frames, baggy state green pants, crisp Nike Air Force 1s, also known as Uptowns-Blanco’s jailhouse fresh. The one in which he’s sporting a baseball cap and gold chain is in the Attica gym a few years ago. The pic in which he’s seated was taken at a recent festival event in Sing Sing. My boy Blanco from the Bronx came in from around the same time.
I went away nearly 20 years ago-no big beards or tight clothes for me. Guys who got locked up in the ‘80s sport Gazelles and Adidas shells. We tend to maintain the trends of the era in which we were locked up. Sporting clothes with well-known logos screams status on the inside. The essence of a brand’s power is its logo crest, says the iconic Harlem clothier Dapper Dan, who in the ‘80s used to remix logos and crests from brands like Louis Vuitton and Fendi into clothes for rappers and drug dealers. Two-inch logos-the horse, the alligator-are permitted. The most popular brands are Ralph Lauren or Lacoste, with the former predominant. All other colors or shades are good, or “Gucci,” as we say in here. Items must be solid colored and cannot mimic the guards’ uniforms, so blue, gray, black, and orange-all of which appear on uniforms in some capacity-aren't allowed. Items aren't supposed to exceed $80 in value.įamily or friends can send items or drop them off on a visit, accompanied by a purchase receipt. On visits and special events, we’re required to wear our state green pants but are allowed to wear our personal tops-pocket T-shirts, polos, sweaters, oxford button-downs-and footwear, shoes and sneakers.
We’re permitted to wear our personal clothes in certain parts of the prison, like the gym and yard. In the New York State prison system we’re issued green pants and button-down shirts and sweatshirts with ironed-on bands that have our last names and DIN numbers (Department Identification Numbers). I’m currently in Sing Sing, and I can assure you: Prisoners care about fashion. I’ve been in prison 18 years now, since I was 24. “And I know I’m gonna die in this motherfucker-but what you wear and how you wear it is an indicator that you haven’t given up.” “It’s a scumbag life in here,” Dino tells me. Dino has dressed nice his whole life, but in the joint it’s also about making a statement.
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