GQ: So there’s a detective dress code? That is not what cop shows would have me believe.

** Rick Lee: **Yes, unfortunately. The police commissioner might get mad if I wear jeans.

GQ: If "Hipster Cop" is inaccurate, what new fun cop moniker should we use?

** Rick Lee: **Uh..."Country Gentleman." Or the "Gentleman Police Officer."

GQ: Who are your favorite designers?

** Rick Lee: **I like Burberry. I like Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers. A lot of Theory’s stuff. What else do I usually wear? I wear Levi’s jeans. I wear a lot of J.Crew stuff as far as casual dress goes. A lot of English designers.

GQ: So it sounds like you’re into nice clothes that even the 99% can afford...

** Rick Lee: **Yeah, yeah. Well I think it’s all how you wear it, too. You can take some very conservative traditional clothing and kind of put a little of your own edge on it.

GQ: Like a badge?

** Rick Lee: **Sure. But that’s an accessory I really couldn’t wear to a club, you know?

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GQ: What are your duties down at Occupy Wall Street?

** Rick Lee: **Just to give you some background: I do Community Affairs down at the First Precinct. There’s basically one of me—not as smashingly dressed, in every precinct. It’s my job in general to be the liaison between the precinct and the community we serve. We serve, oddly enough, SoHo—big fashion area, TriBeCa, and Battery Park City. Basically from Houston St. down to the Battery. My specific job being down here watching the guys who bang on the drums is to keep the peace. Between not only the police and the protesters, but also the protesters and the community.

GQ: Do you think the way you’re dressed helps with that?

** Rick Lee: **Yes. Absolutely. I’ve been doing my job for 12 years and I learned early on that the way I’m dress, or the way anyone dresses affects things. You have to know your audience. The people that I serve in this community are a lot like me. I don’t necessarily fit the stereotype of the word "cop." So when they see that I dress kinda cool, wear thin ties, look trendy, it breaks a lot of walls down initially to get the bridge building started. It actually works. People go, "Wow! You wear Burberry. You wear Ralph Lauren. That’s cool."

GQ: So you’ve been getting a lot of compliments?

** Rick Lee: **Yes. Not only from my colleagues but from people in the community, too.

GQ: Are you sympathetic to the movement?

** Rick Lee: **It’s hard to say that because everyone in the Park has their own agenda of why they’re here. Like I could talk to a guy and he could be upset that he gets tad, and I can understand that because I get tad every two weeks when I get paid. But somebody else might be into, like, Communism or something. Which I’m not really into. I can’t relate politically that way. But people have their right to voice their opinion in America. They have a right to demonstrate. It’s a good thing. But there’s probably 200 people in the park right now and 400 different opinions of why they’re here. Though, generally, a lot of well-read, very smart, very articulate people are here. I’ve become friends with a few people. It’s kinda cool.

GQ: Do you ever get lightly teased about your fashion back at headquarters?

** Rick Lee: **I get ribbed a bit.

GQ: What do they say?

** Rick Lee: **This is confidential territory. I’m sure people bust your chops at your office for something.