Coordinating, but not necessarily matching…
I’m a fan of having some sense of a through-line in an outfit to make it cohere. I’m also not one who shies away from wearing a little color. One simple way of doing both is having a color that appears 2-3 times in an ensemble. Sometimes, I think any more repetition than that and one runs the risk of looking a little too ‘matchy-matchy.’ Choose an item that will showcase the color (in this case the orange in the shirt), and then add an item or two that subtly include that color. Today, I’ve chosen a vintage pocket square that has a little orange in it—nothing too overwhelming. Since the shirt is quite loud already, and is also fitted with a fairly casual button down collar, I chose to forego a tie as that might have brought this outfit into the realm of costume (which isn’t always a bad thing, it’s just not what I prefer to go for).
Jacket: Vintage Brooks Brothers linen sport coat, thrifted $3
Shirt: Lands’ End tailored fit ‘Paintbrush’ shirt, clearance $12
Pocket Square: vintage, thrifted ~$2
WIWT: 5/13/13
Paisley and Stripes
Jacket: Southwick, thrifted $15
Pocket Square: Courtesy of MVO Designs
Tie: Vintage Repp, estate sale ~.75
Details.
English Silk Repp
Cool temps again…
Jacket: Oxxford, thrifted $45
Shirt: BB OCBD, thrifted $3.50
Tie: VIntage Robert Talbott, thrifted .50
Pocket Square: Nordstrom Rack, $8
Italian-American
Unstructured cotton 3 roll 2 sack coat, made in Italy by Alessandro Tellini and thrifted for $9.
Linen, cotton, silk, and an oxford comma.
Jacket: 100% Linen Beijing Bespoke, $80 (fabric inclusive)
Shirt: Solosso MTM, courtesy of Solosso Eco-Friendly Shirting (review forthcoming)
Tie: Vintage Henri Savard Silk Knit, thrifted $2
Pocket Square: 100% Cotton from The Tie Bar, $8
Double Four-in-Hand and Madras Plaid.
Sunglasses and No Socks…I do believe spring is finally here.
Pants: Dockers Alpha Khakis, courtesy of Dockers
Shoes: Allen Edmonds Venetian Loafers, thrifted $22 (IIRC)
Washed Wool/Mohair, Seersucker, and Madras.
Jacket: LBM 1911, Yoox $125 (purchased w/ Visa gift card)
Shirt: Lands’ End tailored fit seersucker w/ contrast cutaway collar, $17
Tie: Vintage ~1990s Gap Madras, thrifted .50
Pocket Square: Solosso white linen, courtesy of Solosso.
Hot weather…
Shirt: Brooks Brothers Slim Fit OCBD, thrifted $4
Jacket: Michelangelo Linen-Cotton Unstructured Sport Coat, Yoox $100 (purchased w/ Visa gift card)
Pants: Garment Dyed Jeans, Uniqlo $30
Socks: Richer-Poorer, purchased w/ credit at Refinery29
Shoes: Allen Edmonds Brookwood, thrifted $9
The Brooks Brothers White OCBD
Unbuttoned…
