Details.
Blues.
Jacket: Polo Ralph Lauren by Corneliani, thrifted $17
Shirt: Brooks Brothers slim fit OCBD, thrifted $5 (iirc)
Tie: Luciano Barbera, thrifted $2
Pocket Square: Kent Wang, gift
Pants: Dockers Khaki Waders, $19.99
Like Vox said, there’s just something perfect about tweed and ancient madder. Though I’m under no illusions that there aren’t elements of this outfit which he would likely frown upon.
Patch, patch, patch.
Reprising a successful composition…
Jacket: Beijing Bespoke, $80
Shirt: Lands’ End Tailored Fit, $12
Tie: Vintage Polo Ralph Lauren, thrifted $2
Pocket Square: Vintage Liberty of London, thrifted $2
The Brooks Get-up: OCBD and Sack Coat.
Heavy Tweed and Jeans.
Blue, Orange, and Brown.
One of These is Not Like the Other…
Four of the seven jackets in yesterday’s epic haul. The top one and the bottom two are vintage pieces from Brooks Brothers, J. Press, and Southwick, respectively, and all cut in the traditional ivy style: undarted, 3 roll 2 lapel, center vented, and with a 2 button cuff. The third jacket, a more recent Polo Ralph Lauren by Corneliani is a nice thick tweed, but features a regular soft rolling 2 button lapel, 4 buttons cuffs, and a center vent as well.
Southwick at Cable Car Clothiers
I’m a huge fan of Southwick, and couldn’t be happier about the renaissance they’re enjoying right now. But a shop that has long offered Southwick, and as evident form the last picture above, with very little change, is San Francisco’s trad mecca Cable Car Clothiers.
I had a lot of fun trying on all kinds of beautiful Southwick Harris Tweed sport coats yesterday. My favorite was probably this thick green donegal, flecked with all sorts of beautiful oranges, reds, purples, greens, and blues.
Note that the jacket hanging on the rack in the bottom picture is one of my favorite pieces, a Cable Car Clothiers tweed jacket from—I was told yesterday—the 1970s. It’s not a Harris Tweed, but is a Scottish shetland from I know not what mill. But, the era of huge lapels and overly built-up shoulders saw the continuation of the natural shouldered patch flap pocket look at Cable Car Clothiers. These two jackets, over 30 years apart in age, bear more than a striking resemblance to each other.
Though fashions change, and we are in a moment where the natural shouldered style of the ‘ivy’ look is once again fashionable, it is also true that neither of these jackets will ever look out of place in someone’s winter warbdrobe.
Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in Walnut Grain Calf, thrifted $4
Details from yesterday.
Casual.
