Who says white men cant jump? The last time I wore this tie I felt it would have worked better with a pink shirt. The red is very bright and so I thought the pink would help tone it down a bit. I also decided to go ultra preppy, but college type preppy, with the … Continue reading Floating with pink
Swinging 20’s for Great Gatsby
So Misha had been invited to the premiere of the Great Gatsby at Spier event and, it was a dress up theme. Yesssss. Now, I don't need a lot of convincing to wear a bow tie, in fact I need no convincing at all. I know you know this. One of the comments from Misha' … Continue reading Swinging 20’s for Great Gatsby
Sir Paul Smith – Interesting touches
Having just done a post on details I was so happy to find one of my all time favourite designers Sir Paul Smith, speaking about exactly that, 'interesting touches'. Once again courtesy of Mr Porter. The whole video is profound, but this little quote just says it all for me "a lot of men like … Continue reading Sir Paul Smith – Interesting touches
Wooster Wednesday #7
Todays Wooster Wednesday is in answer to a question I recieved the other day via my twitter simply asking if you can pair a blazer with shorts. My answer as always is, if you feel confident enough to, then yes, absolutely. There's no doubting Woosters confidence of course, neither is there any point doubting his blazer … Continue reading Wooster Wednesday #7
Denim bow tie and blue suede shoes
Denim? Good. Gingham? Good. Suede? Good. I really enjoyed this outfit. It fits slap bang in with my modern day gentleman kinda style. The denim bow tie is lot's of fun because it takes it something you associate with mega formal and makes it the most casual thing ever. The micro gingham in purple makes … Continue reading Denim bow tie and blue suede shoes
Camouflage – Know your patterns
Camouflage. I know that everyone knows what this looks like. Or at least they should. And we all know (as with most mens fashions) about it's military inspired origins. But this is a more trend related pattern lesson. Quite simply camouflage, like most 90's fashions is on it's way back in a big way. Well, … Continue reading Camouflage – Know your patterns
Floral and houndstooth
Pattern Mixing. That's what I'm talking about. The trick? Is playing with your sizes. You gotta have a change in the scale of the pattern (the same can be said for layering patterns) In this case, the florals were quite big so I made sure the houndstooth was a lot smaller. To integrate them better and … Continue reading Floral and houndstooth
Navy gingham and green
I may have to call this summer, my green pants period. I now counted no less than 4 pairs of different green pants in my closet. Different shades and fits, but still? That's a lot of green. None the less there I was with the misses fetching a morning coffee at our favourite local Deluxe … Continue reading Navy gingham and green
Pale yellow, blue and the worlds oldest shoes.
Ok. So I'm breaking the pocket square rule here. I know that. But that's the best thing about fashion rules...they're bendy. So I popped that little sucker in my shirt pocket. Yellow and blue...very good friends So I was happy to put them together. And with a 30 deg high today you gotta roll up … Continue reading Pale yellow, blue and the worlds oldest shoes.
Denim and wine
The heat. It's coming people. Im struggling to wear blazers as summer approaches, and I do believe that blazer just completes your outfit. It also gives you a place to put your pocket square...where else you supposed to put your pocket square? So we start casualing things up a little...yes I said casualing. Yes, I … Continue reading Denim and wine