En Francais
Even though I can’t read any of his posts, the style over at Les Frères JO’ is impeccable. This is one of the first blogs I followed. Here’s why:
Now check it on the close up… Speckled blazer with blues and oranges tied throughout the whole look. Nice finish with the white bucks too.
It’s easy to roll with the standard two color, no pattern tux. Here I gave it a bit of flavor with a splash of pink silk in the pocket.
Like a Boss, Hugo Boss that is
My new navy blue cotton Hugo Boss summer suit. I love the bold white stitching on all the button holes. They’re on the jacket cuff and closure, plus the waist and back pocket of the pants. If you look closely, the buttons themselves have some nice white highlights too.
I went with a linen blend shirt and a back-bladed two-tone narrow blue silk tie. I would normally say too many shades of the same color or too many solids would doom the look, but here the orange gingham is pulling so much weight that I like giving it the solid blue foreground to work with.
It’s essentially the reverse of the look here. I wore the same tassel loafers you can see at that link.
Crunch
The fabrics we choose are about more than weight, color and pattern; they’re about texture and feel. Silks are about the way they slide, but lightweight cottons and linens are about the way they bite, wrinkle, hang up on each other and crunch when you fold them back.
The crunch when I set the double windsor: that was the best part about putting on this new linen-blend jacquard houndstooth from Berg & Berg this morning (product close ups).
Metro Retro on Etsy
The New York-based e-haberdasher Metro Retro is offering 10% off with the code: COU55U.
I have a nice wool piece from them as seen in this post here. It’s a quality tie and I found their customer service both responsive and helpful.
A beautiful color on the cotton square below, although the edges are hemmed and not rolled.
Check out their wares on Etsy.
Your Buttonhole
I’m telling you, details, details, details…
The Asolsa Lucida, or Glossy Buttonhole originated in the Abruzzi region of Italy as it is most commonly seen on garments made in this area. It’s also very common in Paris, where it’s known as the boutonnière Milanaise as well as all Tom Ford suits. To the naked eye it may seem like just another buttonhole, but to the Sartorialist or men’s fashion expert, it’s another element that separates bespoke and custom from off the rack. Glory!
JARED REEDER :: Aesthetics Expert
(Source: thesme)
A sampling of neutral and soft oranges
The perfect color palette to turn the season, from Yoox:
Perhaps my favorite of this set, light-weight knit Borsalino in peach. Unfortunately, it’s sold out.
Breuer apricot paisley jacquard
Ermenegildo Zenga jacquard in sand
An outlier, fine-knit Valentino yellow with a blue tip
