The Real-Life Wardrobe of Sage Elsesser, Whose First Fashion Icon Was Bruce Lee
Sage Elsesser, the rapper, producer, skater, and model, has lived a lot of life for someone under 30. He experienced a meteoric rise at a young age, first making his mark skating in the viral 2014 Supreme film “Cherry.” A year later, he started releasing music under the moniker Navy Blue, initially hoping to keep his identity under wraps. He’s produced beats for some of the biggest names in the underground rap scene, like Mach-Hommy, Earl Sweatshirt, and Armand Hammer. He’s since released six proper studio albums of his own, and he’s got a brilliant seventh on the way, Sir Render, that’s due out June 5. “My upbringing was beautiful,” says Elsesser, 29, after I ask him about his childhood. “I feel really lucky to have had the kind of parents that I had. Very loving, supportive, free, and critical thinkers.” He grew up in Mid City in Los Angeles with three sisters (including supermodel Paloma) and an older brother who died when Sage was a child, a tragedy he says shaped his spirituality growing …
