Words & Pictures

Jim Cook

Styling costumes for themed events is one of my favourite challenges. Jimmy goes wonderfully overboard on the clichés here to create a fun party character. The sleazy vinyl biker jacket works well with the red shirt ala Travolta, and the glitzy chain necklace adds a whole lotta pimp. The afro wig, bandana and vintage Ray Bans aviators thrust the outfit into alter ego hilarity. Now play that funky music white boy, and watch Jimmy go! Jim Cook, aka Jimmy Dirt, is the front man of band Lords of Wong, who play a genre of music he describes as ‘loud, dumb rock’. Jimmy is sticking to his day job though, which is – get this – working as a private eye. Jimmy has been keepin’ it real around the End for well over a decade. He’s one of the good guys.