For Issue 001 of The Basement Magazine, longtime Basement community member Sam linked up with some friends to explore how our identities intersect with the clothes we choose to wear and the places where we feel most at home. “I’d spent my early teen years feeling as though there was a disconnect between myself and the way I appeared to others, and the relationship I had with my body became incredibly strained. It wasn’t long before baggy tracksuits, snapbacks, and beat-up Air Max became the armour that affirmed my early identity as a man.” Read “And That Includes Us” An Essay on Identity & Streetwear by Sam Moir-Smith in Issue 001 of The Basement Magazine - available now on www.bsmntstore.com and at select stockists worldwide. #BasementApproved #TheBasementMagazine Words @sammoirsmith Photographer @florence_law Producer @harrietrussell Stylist @james.curran Assistant @cea.ras Photo assistant @edenlivsey_ Models @thirdeyetai @azekaii @mahlahsian