“If I don’t do it, no one is going to do it.”

-Angelo Baque, GQ Magazine

Once an aspiring 16-year-old poet and photographer from Queens immersed in the artistic scene of the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe on Broadway, Angelo Baque, founder and creative director of the designer boutique AWAKE NY,  is now a well-known streetwear designer and philanthropist in not only his home city but around the world.