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Handsome Chinese vagrant draws fans of 'homeless chic'
Identity of 'Brother Sharp' – dubbed China's coolest man – remains a mystery
By Clifford Coonan in Beijing, Thursday, 4 March 2010
The photograph shows a starkly handsome Chinese man walking with a model's measured gait, and wearing a rag-tag but well co-ordinated overcoat on top of a leather jacket. His eyes peer into the middle distance, in what one fan described as "a deep and penetrating way", and he strides confidently forward.
But this is no catwalk model. This is a homeless man in the city of Ningbo. And now a band of web followers are calling him the coolest man in China.
His good looks and bohemian dress sense have won him thousands of online fans after a resident of Ningbo posted a picture online. Web users in China have called him the "Beggar Prince", the "Handsome Vagabond", and, most often, "Brother Sharp".
He is 5ft 8in, around 35 years old, and always has a cigarette between his fingers. He also appears to have a fondness for women's clothes, which has only served to fuel his status as a fashion icon. His good looks are reminiscent of popular Asian actors like Takeshi Kaneshiro or the Oscar- nominated Ken Watanabe.
One particularly striking picture juxtaposes Brother Sharp's with a model showing the latest Dolce & Gabbana collection. "Look at him wrinkle his brow... nothing needs to be said... sexy...", ran one comment on the Tianyu site.
Another wrote: "He doesn't really look like a beggar, more like a vagabond. The quality of this person's tops are all not bad, a down jacket, cotton jacket, even a leather jacket inside, and though they're a bit dirty, they're all in good condition, not the kind that beggars find from the trash."
The suggestion that homelessness can be cool chimes with a fashion trend that many have considered tasteless: in January, the designer Vivienne Westwood presented a "homeless chic" show in which models were styled to look like rough sleepers, a move prefigured by Ben Stiller's satirical film Zoolander, which featured a similar show called Derelicte. Two years ago the supermodel Erin Wasson revealed the homeless were her fashion inspiration, saying: "When I... see the homeless, like, I'm like, 'Oh my God, they're pulling out, like, crazy looks and they, like, pull shit out of like garbage cans.'"
But anyone with similar designs on Brother Sharp's sartorial tips is out of luck. His identity remains a secret, and social workers in Ningbo say they want to keep it that way. "Homeless people are vulnerable. It is incorrect to use them for entertainment purposes," said one worker at a homeless centre in Ningbo. Brother Sharp is said to appear mentally disturbed when approached on the street.
In China, begging is technically illegal, as the Communist Party-run state provides all a citizen could need. In reality, the rapid development of the Chinese economy in the last 30 years has marginalised many.
The rumours surrounding Brother Sharp's true identity persist. Some say he is a university graduate who lost his mind after his girlfriend left him. Others have blogged about how they sought him out and tried to help him find work or to go back to his family, but that he appeared frightened and cried out without speaking.
The local government in Ningbo said it had a policy of looking after the homeless, and that it would extend the same treatment to Mr Sharp.
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Been busy traveling and shooting landscapes and working on my books The Golden Hero's Odyssey about the golden rectangle and divine proportion I use in a lot of my compositions! Also working on my physics book on Dynamic Dimensions Theory! The equation dx4/dt=ic is on a lot of the 45surf swimsuit and shirts and all! :)
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Been hard at work on my books--my physics books on Dynamic Dimensions Theory (dx4/dt=ic) celebrating the hitherto unsung reality of the fourth expanding dimension which all the photons surf across the universe en route to making a photograph! Also working on an art, mythology, and photography book titled The Golden Hero's Odyssey! All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey! Always love hearing from y'all! :)
Calidris acuminata
11 Nov 2016
CA, LA Co., LA River at Willow Street
Found by Bob Schallman earlier in the day
Calidris acuminata
11 Nov 2016
CA, LA Co., LA River at Willow Street
Found by Bob Schallman earlier in the day
#BioCup2018 round 1 entry.
With his bristly black mustache, stylish hat, and his trusty revolver by his side, this sharp-shootin' desert succulent plant was unstoppable in his day.
Theme was fusion, sub-theme was Western.
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Safety razor Merkur 25C - made in Solingen, Germany - loaded with a platinum plated Personna blade, made in Israel. Very sharp... ;-)
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April 9th_2019
Forgive me when I post too many photos of the grouse!
On April 9th 3 friends and I drove south of the city to a Sharp-tailed Grouse lek. This was my second visit to the lek in a number of years and I might not be back there again!
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A White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) with the very sharp look was judging surrounding fish movements for the snapping. Pics was taken from Santragachi, W.B., India.
Sharpes 22CDX Volvo Olympian OLY-50 Alexander in Nottingham on University open day shuttle service on 12 September 2015.
Ex 99-D-449 Dublin Bus RV449.
It feels a bit unusual for Sharpes to have a plain white coach. Perhaps this is one they've just bought, or possibly more likely one they're about to sell.
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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Showbus 2018 took place in Derbyshire at Donington Park on September 30th. Buses and coaches attending included preserved Sharpes of Nottingham Volvo B10M-61 / Van Hool Alizee C53F D51LWW. This coach was new to Brown of Helperby in 1987.
There is a lot of small birds, rabbits, and other small mammals living along the Courtenay River estuary - a perfect haunt for several kinds of raptors. Looking high up and through branches revealed this hawk. The consensus of local bird watchers was for Sharp-shinned so we're going with that.
tyler sharp is a fellow phoot camper and real cowboy. he is the real deal born and raised in nocona texas, he rides horses, has a revolver and can round up cattle.
tyler is part of a project that is trying to preserve a piece of texas history: the chisholm trail, it was a trail used in the late 19th century to drive cattle overland from texas to kansas. there plan with the backing of the texas historical commission is to ride the 400 mile trail on horse back with a bunch of photographers and film makers. they will document the trail with the aim of raising awareness of the trail so there will be interest in preserving it for future generations. the project needs backing and they are trying to raise finds with a kick starter project, head on over to there kickstarter page to donate, find out more and see a video of tyler in action
if you like this portrait you can check out more of my montage portraits called fragmented portraits. you can also check out all my montage portraits posted so far in this flickr set.