Thomas Eblem also known as the famous Blondey McCoy, is a British streetwear fashion icon known for his skateboarding, clothing, and fashion influences in British culture.
Blondey was first spotted out on the street when he was skating around London and quickly became involved with labels like palace and adidas, skating and modelling for both.
Blondey emphasises his passion for skating, despite suffering from 5 broken bones in EACH arm, he continues to skate whenever he can find the time which he explained often is between the hours of 12-5 in the morning.
However, some would argue this a positive as it allows him to skate and film his videos in areas like Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square, which at any other time would be absolutely flooded with tourists.
Despite working with some of the most recognised streetwear brands in the world from such a young age (15), Blondey’s career highlights were undoubtably still to come.
Like in 2018, when he walked for Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton campaign in Paris.
The 22-year-old has modelled for the likes of: Burberry, Valentino, Palace, Adidas, as well as Supreme.
Model royalty Kate Moss even hand selected the young man to be represented by her own modelling agency.
Now no longer involved with Palace, Blondey is still working on a lot of projects, including work on his own brand Thames, which he draws inspiration from through the artwork he makes.
“Creating itself is the only thing that has provided some sort of immediate relief for me”
He is extremely passionate with his artwork as well as his involvement in fashion, he recently created three murals in New York City which is his first work to feature in the concrete jungle.
When discussing more inspiration for his artwork, Blondey gave credit to an old McDonald’s archive book that was filled with pictures of old happy meal toys from throughout the years.
No one can say the guy isn’t unique.
He describes his style icons to be the likes of 50’s film star James dean, as well as Lady Dianna Spencer.
His style feels as though it’s bringing a mix of smart, clean-looking clothing with that classic rough skater streetwear look.
The young creator definitely has become a role model from many young people who also have a love for all thing’s art, demonstrating what you can do if you truly put your mind to something.
By Joel Del Gesso