Museum-Shop Merch Is a Thing—Just Ask Mykki Blanco

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Museum gift shops don’t necessarily conjure up visions of cutting-edge fashion. You’ve got a better chance of finding a cutesy laptop case or a nice set of coasters than discovering the next big runway trend here. But if anyone can turn museum merch into a major style moment, it’s Mykki Blanco. A seasoned fashion risk-taker, the rapper is known for his boundary-pushing looks. One minute he’s sporting a Namilia patchwork denim dress with daring lace-up details for a set at legendary Berlin nightclub Berghain and the next he’s relaxing in some Paul Smith pj’s, nonchalantly accessorizing with a Louis Vuitton coin purse.

For the latest image in his “Gmail Fashion” Instagram series, he’s created a chic ensemble with some truly unexpected source material. Dressed in a cozy Acne coat and a purple Office Magazine sweatshirt, Blanco finishes off the outfit with some artful grocery bags he picked up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and, of all places, Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Blanco’s inventiveness proves that you can unearth the best fashion treasures in the most unlikely places.