wore, the ankle-length black one.
Bongani shut that down. “No, that’s
not practical. It’s cool, but you’ll
never be able to wear it again.” He
took me shopping and we bought a
calf-length black leather jacket,
which would look ridiculous today
but at the time, thanks to Neo, was
very cool. That alone cost 1,200
rand. Then we finished the outfit
with a pair of simple black pants,
suede square-toed shoes, and a
cream-white knitted sweater.
Once we had the outfit,
Bongani took a long look at my
enormous Afro. I was forever trying
to get the perfect 1970s Michael