“There were two employees who then said: ‘Hey, what he’s doing is really positive and creative. As far as fashion goes, I’m pretty flamboyant, but I wanted to draw as little attention to myself as possible: I’d wear black jeans, white shoes and a black trenchcoat.”Įven keeping his head down, he was initially moved on by store staff. I never used the bathroom – I’d go before I left home. “I’d get there in the morning and leave at lunchtime. “There were no chairs – I had to stand there for four or five hours at a time,” he says.