This weather is destroying Fancy Friday.

It’s so super dark in the morning that it’s difficult to get a decent shot, so apologies for the poor quality of pics, we’re working on getting a new camera and lens for awesomeness!

Anyway, todays outfit was all about these new Munguia shoes I picked up in New York recently, they accidentally went perfectly with my burgundy pants, as if they were made from the same fabric, well, if my pants were leather that is. They’re not.

I’m also a big fan of the half a suit, I know its frowned upon to not wear a suit as a whole as it wears out unevenly, but I think you end up getting more use out of it this way. This suit had a fine burgundy window pane pattern that went perfectly and paired well with a very busy tartan tie, the pattern was big enough that it stood out from the fine tartan on the suit. That’s always the best way to mix patterns, by their size, if the size difference is big enough it should work.

The final touch was the yellow lapel flower. Why? Well, because it went with nothing and if are to believe Hardy Amies and I see no reason not to then we should know “To achieve the nonchalance which is absolutely necessary for a man, one article at least must not match”

The details of the outfit are the following:

Sunglasses by Marc Jacobs

Suit jacket and vest from Markham

Burgundy skinny chinos from H&M (similar here)

White button down from H&M (similar here)

Tartan tie by LVJ Haberdasher

Tie clip from The Tie Bar

Yellow lapel flower by River Island

Shoes by Munguia shoes

Okay. Stay fancy.

Can you be fancy without a tie?

I kinda thought that you should be able to. I thought if there are enough details in an outfit, the fanciness shall shine through. Right? I think this kinda worked.

Blue blazers are such wardrobe staples, if you only have one blazer make it a navy guy, they’re so versatile they become your go to item when you’re in doubt. To try and achieve the fanciness factor I decided on a very classic blue and brown combo with a gingham shirt (of course), then added some contemporary details like the detailed turn ups and the camo pocket square.

The final touch was my new clip on sunglasses, i’ve been seeing a lot of this on different tumblrs and fancy mens boutique stores.

Here are the details of the outfit.

Brown pants with turn up detail from Topman - get similar ones here

Blue Gingham shirt by Abercrombie and Fitch - get similar one here

Navy blazer from Markham - get similar here

Watch by Uniform Wares available here

Lapel flower from River Island

Camo pocket square by Country Road

Clip on sunglasses by Gucci

Black moccasins with tassel detail from Zara

Okay. Stay Fancy.

Woke up this morning very excited for a bit of a fancy friday.

Yes, I realise I don’t look very excited…more sad…but inside, EXCITED!

After about 3 weeks of just being to busy to think, it was nice to tie a double windsor, pop in a lapel flower and shoot a few pics on the way to grabbing a coffee with my lovely lady.

We’re in that silly time of year, where days start off cold and then get warm and cold, or sometimes, they stay cold, or even warm. Confused? So is my wardrobe, I haven’t quite unpacked my winter warm stuff, but somehow summer is not cracking it.

Still don’t need socks though, thats a good thing.

What we do have here then is a nice tweedish blazer and some cotton pants with an oxford shirt, it gives you all that hot and cold convenience.

Here are the details:

Persol sunglasses from Sunglass hut

Chocolate brown blazer from Markham

Blue oxford shirt from Mr Price

Clarence street tartan tie from Loft Trading

Lapel flower from River Island

Skinny chinos from Levis

Brown brogues from Zara

Okay. Stay Fancy.