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How to wear coats in L.A.
How to wear coats in L.A.: A fashion story starring Brandon Kyle Goodman and Matthew J. Dempsey

BRANDON in WEISHENG PARIS Coat; PIERRE BLANC Sweater and Shirt; COSMIC COLLECTIVE Pants; CONVERSE Boots; MATTHEW in CHRISTIAN DIOR Suit and Vest; STERLING FOREVER Bracelet; ALDO Shoes
Blake Young
In Out's January/February Fashion spread, Brandon Kyle Goodman and Matthew J. Dempsey model cool coats in warmer climes at NeueHouse Hollywood — and offer advice on weathering 2025 stresses. See the photography and interviews ahead.
talent BRANDON KYLE GOODMAN @brandonkylegoodman & MATTHEW J. DEMPSEY @mjdempseypsych
photographer BLAKE YOUNG @youngblake
stylist AUSTIN NIESNER @aniesnerrr
stylist assistant ALEX LEVEY @alexlevey
makeup artist TRACY RAFFELSON @tracyraffelsonmakeup
videographer ROBERT MARRERO @itsrobertmarrero
location NEUEHOUSE HOLLYWOOD @neuehouse
Brandon Kyle Goodman
BRANDON in SONS OF GEMINI Jacket; BALENCIAGA Skirt;JAMES ORO Sunglasses; LOUIS VUITTON Boots; STERLING FOREVER Ring; ORTTU Necklace
Blake Young
Actor / Podcast Host, Tell Me Something Messy
@brandonkylegoodman
What do you wear on a cold L.A. day?
I am in my hoodie and sweatpants. I want soft things on my body. I don’t like a hard pant when it’s cold, so usually some kind of hoodie sweatsuit. I love Kill Crew, cause it’s...so soft and warm, and I just wanna snuggle.
Tell us a story about your favorite coat.
I do have this cardigan that I got in a vintage store in New York that has all these colors, and I’ve had it since I was like 22 or 23…. It always brings me so much joy. I actually never wear it out of the house. It is my house coat, so when the day is done, I put on that thick cardigan, colorful cardigan, a little crochet hat that my barber crocheted for me because he’s also into crocheting. I smoke a little joint, and I have a good time watching...Housewives.
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
To be softer with myself and with everyone around me, to breathe more, and to be proud of myself. I think as queer folks, as Black folks, as Black queer folks, there’s always the bar [that] is always raising, and we’re doing that. We always have these higher expectations, and there’s always something we’re trying to chase because our worth can often come from our productivity. Our value we can feel comes from what we’re able to do and produce, and I’m working on letting that go and just saying the fact that I exist is enough. The fact that I woke up today, the fact that I’m breathing, that I’m kind to people, that I journal — whatever it is, the small things are just as important as the massive things. And so my New Year’s resolution is to just be proud of how far I’ve come and how far I have to go.
Brandon Kyle Goodman
BRANDON in LOUIS VUITTON Scarf, Fleece, Shorts, Shoes; STERLING FOREVER Ring; MATTHEW in LOUIS VUITTON, Fleece, Jacket, Pants; STERLING FOREVER Necklace and Bracelet
Blake Young
This year might be stressful for many LGBTQ+ people. How would you recommend they take care of their hearts and minds?
2025 is going to be quite the year I think for a lot of us, especially the queer community. The most important thing is what I just said: community. Community is the most important part of your heart and taking care of your heart, finding the people that you can trust who can validate you, who you can affirm, who you can celebrate reciprocally. Anyone who is not trying to love you, leave them in 2024. It’s all about people who are loving you and who you are loving back, people who are pouring back into you the way that you’re pouring into them.
I think also laughter. Do not underestimate the power of your joy. Whenever a laugh comes, savor it. Whenever a smile comes, savor it. Your joy is part of your activism, is part of your resistance.... How can you continue to breathe, check in with yourself, ground yourself? I was interviewing a therapist on my podcast [Tell Me Something Messy], and we were talking about having a coping kit. Dr. Raquel Martin talks about, What are the things that you need to cope? So is it a show? Is it a friend that you talk to? Is it a book that you read, a song that you listen to? But what are the things that help you cope? Put that in your little coping kit…. So I’m definitely gonna make sure that my coping kit is updated.
Brandon Kyle Goodman
BRANDON in WEISHENG PARIS Coat; PIERRE BLANC Sweater and Shirt; COSMIC COLLECTIVE Pants; CONVERSE Boots
Blake Young
What are the 2025 projects you want our readers to check out?
One is my podcast, Tell Me Something Messy, which is a part of the iHeart [Podcast] Network, and it’s a sex-positive comedy show. Basically, the intention is to destroy shame around sex by talking about sex. So that’s what I do: interview celebrities, sexperts, my chosen fam around body identity, love, dating, marriage, and sex. My stage show, The Heaux Church, will be in New York next year at the end of the year with Ars Nova. And I have a digital fashion show that I’m part of with the E! network, [Re!cap], where we will be doing after show for all the awards. So the Grammys, the Oscars, the Golden Globes, any red carpet, the day after, tune in, and I will be there giving all of my tea on what people wore and the best moments that happened, and all that good stuff.
Matthew J. Dempsey
MATTHEW in CHRISTIAN DIOR Suit and Vest; STERLING FOREVER Bracelet; ALDO Shoes
Blake Young
Psychotherapist / Potter
@mjdempseypsych
What do you wear on a cold L.A. day?
Honestly, I just wear whatever I would normally wear, and then I just throw on a cute thrifted jacket on top of it, just to give it an extra little pop. But it’s not too different.
Tell us a story about your favorite coat.
I was dating a guy who was from Boise…so while we were there, we were just shopping around and went to this one thrift shop. And I was like, Oh my God, OK, Boise coming through with the thrifted goods….I think I walked out with probably like six different jackets and coats, and one of them is this greenish brown, sort of plaid, just simple jacket that I wear, and everybody always stops me and says that they love it. I’m very happy that that was one that I snatched up.
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
I’m a potter. I do ceramics so I make sure that I really want to keep focused on that. That is such a grounding force for me. So as long as I have that, and I’m making sure that I can return to that as just an expression, a craft, an art, then that’s something that…helps me stay chill, I think especially when we need it.
Matthew J. Dempsey
BRANDON in LOUIS VUITTON Scarf, Fleece, Shorts, Shoes; STERLING FOREVER Ring; MATTHEW in LOUIS VUITTON, Fleece, Jacket, Pants; STERLING FOREVER Necklace and Bracelet
Blake Young
Next year might be stressful for many LGBTQ+ people. How would you recommend they take care of their hearts and minds?
Commune, be with each other, open up and talk to each other. We’re all we’ve got sometimes, so we have to make sure that we’re being vulnerable and sharing some of the stuff that’s great and that we’re excited about, but also stuff that we’re scared about.
Make sure that you have not just relationships with people that are solid, but you have to figure out something that is for you. Like I do pottery, but anything that can be a craft or an art or hobby, something that feels like when you’re doing it, you’re not paying attention to what’s going on around you or time. It’s something that grounds you within yourself. That’s just the way that we get to strengthen the relationship we have with ourselves. So that’s going to be really essential to make sure that we’ve got a little inner cocoon to take care of ourselves.
Matthew J. Dempsey
MATTHEW in SONS OF GEMINI Jacket; WEISHENG PARIS Tank; BOY KLOVES Shorts; CLOSED Loafers; JAMES ORO Sunglasses; STERLING FOREVER Necklace and Ring
Blake Young
What are the 2025 projects you want our readers to check out?
I’ve been working on a series that I like to call Wheel Good Therapy, and it’s where I’m just throwing clay and making ceramics and dinnerware and lamps and just cool things. It’s just video of me doing that while I’m also talking about stuff that I think we’re all struggling with or just might need to process a little bit…. It’s a combination of a visual fun thing while also just getting a little mental, and heart stimulation too. So I’m going to keep working on that and building on it.
Special Thanks
BRANDON in WEISHENG PARIS Coat; PIERRE BLANC Sweater and Shirt; COSMIC COLLECTIVE Pants; CONVERSE Boots; MATTHEW in CHRISTIAN DIOR Suit and Vest; STERLING FOREVER Bracelet; ALDO Shoes
Blake Young
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You can watch behind-the-scenes footage of Brandon Kyle Goodman and Matthew J. Dempsey for this Out photo shoot.

This article is part of the Out January/February issue, which hits newsstands February 4. Support queer media and subscribe— or download the issue through Apple News, Zinio, Nook, or PressReader starting January 23.
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