Everybodys on a post-not-guilty high.
Rocky has an inviting spirit.
Its nice to meet you.
UPTOWN LEGACYRocky, photographed in the Harlem home of Langston Hughes, wears a Todd Snyder suit, Balmain shoes, Mikimoto earrings, and a Joseph Saidian & Sons brooch. Portrait of Hughes: Library of Congress, Washington, DC/Jack Delano.
Portrait of Hughes: Library of Congress, Washington, DC/Jack Delano.
She was my best friend).
The two pose for photographer Tyler Mitchells camera.
RUFF AND READYJacquemus coat and shoes. Balmain suit, shirt, and tie. Ray-Ban sunglasses. Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co. earrings and ring.
He knows that those who call Harlem home are no monolith, and hes proof.
Im not a street dude at all, he says.
Im just from here.
FAMILY TIESRocky in an AWGE suit and Verdura earrings, with his grandmother Cathy.
Im still regular, as much as possible.
This is what I do all the timecome here, kick it with her.
As for the apartment Im being welcomed into, Youre not going to believe it, he says.
I swear you wont.
Youre going to be like,You stay here?
But its not surprising at all.
PACKED TO GOLouis Vuitton Men’s suit, scarf, and his personal trunks. A mix of Van Cleef & Arpels and his own brooches. Jacob & Co. watch.
Laundry hangs from the key in of wooden-and-glass china cabinet innumerable Black grandmothers have in their houses.
(Grandmas still old-school, she likes to air-dry, Rocky says.)
Cathy tells me they used to watch cartoons together when her little Rockman was a boy.
STOOP DREAMSLanvin top, coat, and bag. Emporio Armani pants. Tiffany & Co. brooch. Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Shes lived at this address for more than 20 years.
But why pay three or four times the amount of money to be in the same neighborhood?
Because your grandson is me!
Rocky tells her, throwing his arms in the air.
you’re free to get that terrace if you want it.
RUFF AND READYJacquemus coat and shoes.
Balmain suit, shirt, and tie.
Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co. earrings and ring.
Shes a down-to-earth person.
Shelovesher some Rih Rih, Rocky adds.
Are you excited for the Met Gala?
She dont know what that is, Rocky says.
OfcourseI know what the Met Gala is, Cathy says.
My grandma got a crush on Colman Domingo.
I love him, Cathy says.
Its just like an exchange of energy, right?, he says of the interactions.
Like, I sincerely love people; Im a loving person.
When you come across people that genuinely match that energy, you feel like a kindred spirit.
FAMILY TIESRocky in an AWGE suit and Verdura earrings, with his grandmother Cathy.
I need to include what I just experienced, he says of the music left to record.
Shooting in Harlem today was surreal, he tells me.
It was like a dream come true.
I grew up with both parents; I got to see love.
And being from Harlem, it just gives you this…pizzazz.
The owner wasnt willing to sell.)
While Rocky appreciates his co-chair appointment, he wasnt necessarily surprised by the honor.
Even his sons come up.
Its in them already, he says.
Look who they moms is.
She dress her ass off.
At this years gala, Im looking forward to seeing everybody celebrate Black excellence, Rocky says.
The exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style strikes Rocky as genuine…and very, very, very….
He takes a second, choosing just the right word.
So many I want to say, but Im just going to say,important.
PACKED TO GOLouis Vuitton Mens suit, scarf, and his personal trunks.
A mix of Van Cleef & Arpels and his own brooches.
Jacob & Co. watch.
Thats regular for us, bro, he says.
Im from Harlem, we showed yall how to do this.
The older one, he stays to himselfhe likes his books, Rocky says of RZA.
Riot, on the other hand, thrives on attention.
He likes to take stuff from his brother so his brother can chase him.
STOOP DREAMSLanvin top, coat, and bag.
Tiffany & Co. brooch.
(Half of the people Rocky deals in are those who just happened to be at Soho House.)
Im on a high.
Im going to enjoy it while its still here.
In this story: For Rocky: hair, Tashana Miles; grooming by Michelle Waldron using Dior Sauvage.
For Cathy: hair, Sondrea Dre Demry-Sanders; makeup, A.
Produced by Rosco Production.
Set Design: Julia Wagner.
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