November 1st… Winter is one month away, which means we still have to deal with changing temperatures for a while. Since it’s not snowing, I’m going to give you a few more style suggestions for this fall.
This time I decided to look around the Size.co.uk website and see if they have anything interesting. The fact is they have lots of interesting stuff (which I’m about to share).
I’m actually going to assemble a complete head-to-toe outfit with clothes found on their website. They have everything I need for this and I’m really curious to see what I can find. Let’s do it.
My quest for a stylish “brownish autumn” continues. I’ve already purchased a pair of loafers, 2 belts and a wallet – all in different shades of brown. But I can’t really wear any of those when it’s chilly outside with my black leather jacket, can I? (Well, I can, but matching brown and black is tricky)
I needed a brown coat and H&M had just the one I was looking for: a camel coat. It has class, it has style and it stands out.
Whether you’ve watched the White Collar TV series or not, you’ll have a lot to learn from this series’ main character: Matt Bomer (a.k.a Nick Caffrey on the show). If elegance is what you’re looking for, rest assured you’ll find plenty of inspiration throughout Matthew’s lookbook.
Outfit #1
Let’s start with my absolute favorite: a picture of Matt wearing a tie clip, a hat and a pocket square.
What I love most about this outfit is that, because the contrast is not very strong, the three classic accessories are getting all the attention.
Since I just bought a pair of brown leather shoes, I had to get something to match them. While I had similar accessories in my wardrobe already, the problem was the shade of brown was not the same (or close).
Since we’re talking leather shoes, they should match the belt and the wallet which, of course should also be leather.
So I went out to this “hidden store” downtown and I bought…
Item: wallet Color: brown Fabric: leather Brand: Cavalieri Store: *secret* Price: $23 (on October 12th 2011) I’ll be wearing them with: jeans and khakis
I was just watching the old Seinfeld series when this scene caught my attention. Funny, yet true. Hit play below to watch.
Jerry: Again with the sweatpants?
George: What? I’m comfortable.
Jerry: You know the message you’re sending out to the entire world with these sweatpants? You’re telling the world “I give up. I can’t compete in normal society. I’m miserable… so I might as well be comfortable.”
Although I wanted to get brogues, in the end I decided to go for loafers. I’ll be wearing them both when going out as well as work (obviously, by rotation with my other shoes).
Item: loafers Color: brown Fabric: leather Brand: Borelli Store: Deichmann Price: $62 (on october 2nd 2011) I’ll be wearing them with: jeans and khakis
I’ve recently had a reader ask a very interesting question. In case you didn’t know, I’m sharing my expertise for free here on the blog (so go ahead and ask me anything you want about men’s fashion and style).
The question goes like this:
Hello George, I’m attending a republican party dinner I will be with Girlfriend and county legislators and a Senator, I’m a working stiff I want to look damn good help brother what color jacket pants shirt tie I have small buidget is there hope using those online stores or can Macy’s or JC Penny pull it off for me.
I just found this little gem and thought I’d share it with you. It’s a poem called Style by Charles Bukowski and I think you’ll like it.
Here’s the author himself reading his poem and the text right below that.
Style
Style is the answer to everything.
A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing.
To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without style.
To do a dangerous thing with style, is what I call art.
Bullfighting can be an art.
Boxing can be an art.
Loving can be an art.
Opening a can of sardines can be an art.
Not many have style.
Not many can keep style.
I have seen dogs with more style than men.
Although not many dogs have style.
Cats have it with abundance.
Since a lot of you guys are interested to know what kind of clothes I BUY, I figured it would be a nice idea to start a style journal right here. I’m going to make some short articles that will present whatever items of clothing I bought in that particular day.
I hope you guys enjoy them!
Today I purchased a nice red pocket square. Here’s a photo and some detailed info.
Item: pocket square Color: red Fabric: 100% Silk Brand: Seroussi Price: $10 It goes well with: my black Zara sports jacket. I just tried it and it makes a nice contrast
I know, I know… you’re probably not very happy about summer being gone. You can’t show off your leather bracelets you can’t roll up your pants and your shirts’ sleeves. So what CAN you do to show some style?
There are lots of things you can do. Each season has it’s own set of clothes you can wear, meaning that right now you get to wear a whole different range of clothes than you did for the past few months.
Did you notice the guy in the photo above? He put together a nice preppy outfit for this fall:
