From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"An Adventure, A Journey: Anson-Wood's Exclusive Fashion Voyage."

A featured report appeared on the homepage of TMZ's official website, launching quietly but firmly occupying the central position of the portal, stealing all the attention.

In fact, calling it a featured report might draw scorn from true professional journalists. It didn't comprehensively cover a single topic from all angles, nor did it delve deep into potential follow-ups from a central theme. TMZ's so-called feature was more like a collection of images—

Work that an intern could complete.

Harry Percy didn't intend to deny this:

Fashion wasn't his specialty.

Originally, Harry had planned to find a professional, or at least a high-achieving student currently studying fashion or design, to analyze Anson's style from a professional perspective, covering styles, trends, and so on.

A collage.

In America, many girls start envisioning their perfect wedding in middle school, cutting out their favorite themes, venues, setups, wedding dresses, etc., from different magazines and newspapers, pasting them into their diaries, waiting to refer to them when planning their own weddings.

Now, Harry was doing just that.

Starting from the flash mob event in Los Angeles on Christmas morning, every appearance Anson made in front of the camera, whether in public or private, was captured by paparazzi and posted in chronological order to complete this feature.

Simple, indeed simple.

Crude, indeed crude.

But the impact and shock were equally direct.

Set after set, perfectly showcasing Anson's personal fashion style and taste.

This wasn't the first time.

Previously, "The New York Times" had written a feature focusing on Anson's authenticity, which caused a sensation and was widely circulated.

Later, "Vogue" collaborated with Anson on a special project focusing on Anson's personal style, which was very popular and sparked heated discussions—

As an aside, Anson's collaboration with "Vogue" was considered an excellent attempt, full of innovation and adventurous spirit, winning applause in the industry. Anna Wintour made no secret of her preference for Anson, so the theme of their collaboration continued without any suspense.

From winter to spring, then to summer, and finally ending with autumn, the different combinations of the four seasons showcased Anson's personal taste, unbelievably extending the influence to the very end of the collaboration.

Step by step, steadily and surely, Anson had quietly established a reputation in the fashion field, with his taste and temperament gaining more and more recognition.

And then, another step—

TMZ's featured report, although not professional and even somewhat amateurish, captured the core, speaking through photos and styling.

Thus, words and language seemed superfluous; the styling in front of them was the best information.

The styling was unconventional, from formal wear to casual wear, from suits to sportswear, from leather jackets to hoodies, showcasing a wealth of elements.

The temperament was ever-changing, breaking designs, breaking colors, breaking conventions, as if Little Frank Abagnale broke the fourth wall and entered reality, yet further demonstrating Anson's personal edges and sharpness.

Every appearance was a stunning moment.

Originally, some movie fans had vaguely noticed Anson's uniqueness; but in 2002, people had no concept of a fashion icon with a strong personal style, and fashion trends were often based on brands. Almost no one followed a fashion icon's daily outfits to establish their own fashion style, so naturally, they couldn't make the connection.

Until TMZ—

Indeed, this featured report had no technical content, at most the level of a middle school student's collage; but this featured report completed the most important and crucial step:

Integration.

All the information was sorted and collected, slowly unfolding before their eyes, and the fragments of inspiration were all gathered together, colliding and sparking.

Boom!

Now, it was lively.

Through the accumulation of the past two years, Anson's fashion style had laid the foundation, and now it was waiting for the crucial moment when quantitative change led to qualitative transformation.

Like now.

TMZ once again stood at the forefront, creating an unprecedented frenzy, more sensational and shocking than any exclusive or gossip in the past six months, standing out in front of everyone.

Hollywood was also stunned.

In their view, TMZ was just a makeshift team, a group of paparazzi who didn't understand anything messing around together, unable to achieve anything.

However.

That's how things happened.

From a small topic of conversation among Hollywood's gossip to sparking discussions on various online forums, then becoming a trendy topic hotly discussed by the younger generation, and finally entering the mainstream media's vision, fully igniting the focus.

TMZ updated Anson's style in real-time, following Anson's footsteps from west to east, gradually spreading the fire of this fashion trend.

Online and offline, Anson's styling changes with each appearance invisibly verified TMZ's views, and gathered more and more attention and discussion, so that Anson's every flash appearance added new expectations.

Then.

When Anson appeared at the Chicago flash mob event in a black special agent outfit, the combination of military boots, shoulder holsters, and a jacket, all black without any impurities, appeared like Lucifer, once again redefining fashion, completely igniting a frenzy of discussion—

In 2002, this was also the first time.

"Vogue" finally entered the fray.

Unlike TMZ, a half-baked amateur, "Vogue," as an industry authority, unprecedentedly used eight inside pages to conduct in-depth analysis.

Fashion style, styling characteristics, accessory selection, and even the brand origin of each component; even speculating on the original source of inspiration for the fashion搭配.

Detailed, comprehensive, professional, this could be called a true featured report.

"Vogue" magazine didn't rush for time, but remained patient and professional, waiting until they had collected enough information, even contacting Anson's side to conduct in-depth interviews, before finally publishing this featured report.

Rumor has it that Anna Wintour once considered using Anson as the cover figure for the magazine's January issue—

If it had happened, it would have been the first time in "Vogue" magazine's history to feature a man on the cover.

In the end, Anna still gave up the idea, believing that the time was not yet ripe; nevertheless, "Vogue" still wrote Anson's fifth column within a year with the highest specifications of eight inside pages, the treatment was evident.

Thus.

When Anson arrived in New York, the heat of the flash mob event not only didn't diminish, nor did it become rigid or boring, but even rose to another level, fully igniting the discussion.

The difference was that the core focus had seamlessly completed a silent transition, evolving from the opportunity to get close to Anson to the rising of a fashion icon.

But no matter what, the effect was the same.

Harry was right, Anson did hide something up his sleeve.