Sartorialist Safety Pin

[Toiletduck]

From The Sartorialist

WOW...love how the safety pin works !!

 

[luk-cha]

re-post the pic can not view it tar!!

 

[chobochobo]

quite by coincidence I came across one of the pages on the blog after googling for suggestions on pant colour combinations with a navy blue blazer, and turned up one with rust coloured pants. It must be me as many people raved about it, but to me it just didn't work.

 

[chorse123]

I saw it earlier, and immediately knew what he meant with the headline. Pretty cool, but I think it works because he's older.

 

[luk-cha]

oh! i was thinking about the ysl version for their winter collection this year!

 

[Toiletduck]

oopsies...the image still works for me..haha...weird!

 

[LabelKing]

It's a British "Trad" convention to wear something like that.

 

[luk-cha]

really more like a punk " sorry never mind my b!@#ocks "

 

[luk-cha]

Attachment 1245when you first said about it i was thinking this way!

 

[LabelKing]

YSL only did it because Stefano Pilati ran out of buttons at the show. The only times I wear a gold pin is when it's used to pin a collar together. However, it's supposed to be a part of British "Sloany" fashion, much like signet rings, and bespoke striped shirts:

American writer, John O'Hara also wore it:

 

[luk-cha]

i think it was coz 1 dropped off but i quite like that look both on tie and jkt!

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by luk-cha

i think it was coz 1 dropped off but i quite like that look both on tie and jkt!
It's actually quite stylish in that Damn The Torpedoes sort of way.

 

[luk-cha]

but lk where do you get all you pic from you are like a libray!

 

[Toiletduck]

i know.....how do u search for these images! please do tell.

 

[luk-cha]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

It's actually quite stylish in that Damn The Torpedoes sort of way.

who are the torpedoes??