And so I snatched it back from him, took out all his stuff, and now I've bought a laptop bag and use it all the time. I got home from a trip and my little brother was taking my YSL backpack to school as a school bag. So instead of going out and buying a $20 laptop protector, I put the bag in the cupboard and left it. The lighter sneaker is done up in leather with a furry Formstripe cutting across the side, while the black is a whole lot sleeker. I have a backpack that was given to me as a gift, a really nice Saint Laurent backpack, but I didn't use it because it didn't have a laptop protector and my other backpack did. I am one of four kids so we would all be sharing clothes all the time, and we still share clothes all the time. They sent my brother a bunch of stuff and we still hand-me-down stuff so I stole it from him, I think. That shirt says 'Jafiel' a local Australian brand. We had a photo at the end of the day and I'm a big fan of them, so this is a photo of me as a fan, but also as someone who just wrote a song with them that day. Broods are on my album, we wrote a song called 'Ease' that day. He's still baby face cute, but with armies of fans, famous friends, award shows to attend, and a big fall tour in the works, that little Jewish boy has grown up.

'Fashion is something that only very recently have I felt comfortable exploring and feeling comfortable with,' he explains today. Sporting a closer crop, a pair of Fenty Puma by Rihanna creeper dupes, hiked-up New Balance socks, hand-hemmed black jeans and a vintage Josh Groban tee ('When I was a young singer I was like, he is the shit'), he looks like a new person. 'Darker times, much darker times,' he laughs. He takes a pause only once, shaken by the sight of the mop of hair and black hoodie he wears in that 'coming out' video.

Make sure the varnishing is clear and that the letters are sharp and crisp. Sivan gamely parsed them in the same thoughtful manner with which he approaches his video confessions-most famously: an August 2013 upload in which he comes out to the world that has since been viewed more than seven million times-and the swoony pop that comprises his two major label EPs, TRXYE (2014) and WILD (2015). Puma Creepers will have a Puma + by Rihanna logo varnished onto the top corner of the side of the box. Mom did well: There are innocent images from his childhood in Perth ('Here I am being a cute little Jewish boy'), a photo of him cheesing with Ruby Rose and Taylor Swift ('It's iconic!'), and is 'Blue Neighborhood Trilogy' video.

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