Buffalo Style
Buffalo Style is a design aesthetic defined by mA-1 flight jackets, boxer shorts, kilts on men, worked in a palette of black, white, olive drab. Associated with the 1980s, Buffalo Style leans toward multiculturalism, androgyny, "hard" attitude. Related looks include New Romantic, Punk.
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Buffalo Style aesthetic — MA-1 flight jackets, boxer shorts, kilts on men, porkpie hats. Colour palette: Black, white, olive drab, indigo, sepia. Mood: Multiculturalism, androgyny, "hard" attitude. Highly detailed, rich colour and texture, evocative mood, high quality.
What it is
Buffalo Style is a design aesthetic built around mA-1 flight jackets, boxer shorts, kilts on men, porkpie hats. The Buffalo Style palette works in black, white, olive drab, indigo, 5 core tones in all. As a named look, Buffalo Style is most associated with the 1980s. Beyond the essentials, the Buffalo Style look leans on cowboy accessories, pinning/clipping oversized suits, sportswear mixed with couture and related details — 7 recurring motifs in all. In feeling, Buffalo Style reads as multiculturalism, androgyny, "hard" attitude, independence. Buffalo Style sits within a family of related looks such as New Romantic, Punk. Additionally, to recreate Buffalo Style in an AI image tool using GPT Image or Midjourney, pair black and white tones with mA-1 flight jackets and boxer shorts, and keep a multiculturalism mood. For example, Buffalo Style pairs naturally with New Romantic and Punk on a shared mood board.
Palette
Black, white, olive drab, indigo, sepia
Motifs
MA-1 flight jackets, boxer shorts, kilts on men, porkpie hats, cowboy accessories, pinning/clipping oversized suits, sportswear mixed with couture
Mood & values
Multiculturalism, androgyny, "hard" attitude, independence, street casting
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