The Look goes on...

[Yorky]

Some good entires lately, and since I’m always saying we need more lifestyle shots, here’s a contribution from the weekend in front of weird tree in St. Petersburg

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Tom Ford / Fred Perry / Levi’s 501 / Clark’s.

Also I did a recent blog post including musings about trainers:

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Oliver People’s / Fred Perry / Uniqlo / adidas Padiham

What ya doing in Russia, have you defected??

 

[Kingstonian]

Today I felt informal:

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This is my take on the checked shirt:

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and, of course, English shoes:

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I'm not sure if this might be held as an evolution of 'the look', so feel free to comment (even harshly).

Fine. I would lose the clip on braces though. I use button braces on suits - preferably when the braces are not visible.

 

[Kingstonian]

@Luigi_M the only negative comment I would offer is I don't think the formality of an Oxford shoe (I appreciate they are suede) goes especially well with cotton trousers / jeans. Having said that, I do sometimes do it myself!

@Thin White Duke great to see a lifestyle picture. I like the zip-up FP. Is that a collaboration?

‘Oxford shoes not appropriate’ is the theory. I think suede trumps Oxford here and it looks a very good combination to me.

 

[Thin White Duke]

@Thin White Duke great to see a lifestyle picture. I like the zip-up FP. Is that a collaboration?

I don’t think so. Got this one and one in the reverse (white with a black stripe) from End I think a year or two ago.

 

[Luigi_M]

Thank you gentlemen for the feedback and advice.
After having dressed like an old man for all my 30's and 40's, i embraced a more relaxed style now, so a slip off is always a risk without "some good men's" opinion.

If it works in a town in Italy then it works.

... I hope this doesn't actually mean "In every British town we would have pissed on your shoes", does it?

suede trumps Oxford here

That's exactly my take. I agree with @Mr Knightley though, black captoes would have been a little too much.

 

[Mr Knightley]

‘Oxford shoes not appropriate’ is the theory. I think suede trumps Oxford here and it looks a very good combination to me.

Good point @Kingstonian

@Thin White Duke the reason I asked is that I have a similar black Fred Perry with a zip and this one is a collab with Comme des Garcons Shirt:


Last summer with Boss jeans and leather Castaners

 

[Clouseau]

Those FP with zips look awful.
But you look more slender than on the pyjama picture.

 

[Kingstonian]

Thoughts on bowling shirts?

Hank in ‘Breaking Bad’ had a red bowling shirt with two white vertical blocks.

Maybe there are bad associations in USA (chav equivalent?) but I think they look pretty good and they are not very common in the UK.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Bit rockabilly / 1950s for my tastes.
Jonny Drama used to wear these too in ‘Entourage’, as well as several old mafia blokes in Scorsese films.

I have a couple of similar style camp collar shirts which I only take on holiday with me.

 

[covskin]

I'm thinking 'darts player'

I can't actually think of any American sportswear I do like.

 

[Thin White Duke]

I'm thinking 'darts player'

I can't actually think of any American sportswear I do like.

Well it may be a stretch but G-9s (golf jackets!) may not be made in America but they definitely got a kick up the arse in their popularity from America.

 

[Botolph]

Thoughts on bowling shirts?

Hank in ‘Breaking Bad’ had a red bowling shirt with two white vertical blocks.

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Maybe there are bad associations in USA (chav equivalent?) but I think they look pretty good and they are not very common in the UK.

No, not chavvy. Old eyetie gear.

 

[Mr Knightley]

What exactly is a bowling shirt? What sets it apart from any other short sleeved shirt? Cut, collar style, colours?

 

[Thin White Duke]

What exactly is a bowling shirt? What sets it apart from any other short sleeved shirt? Cut, collar style, colours?

Bowling shirt, camp collar shirt, Hawaiian shirt ...

All more or less the same shape. Square cut. Meant to be untucked. Usually one or two chest pockets. Often side slits. One piece lay flat collar with ‘lapels’ which can only be done up to the top using a small loop for the top button but nobody ever does this.

So the only difference between the two - camp shirts usually one solid colour, Hawaiian shirts come in a vast variety of colours and patterns. Those Tommy Bahama type shirts could fit into either category. Bowling shirts often have panels of different colours as shown in the above pic. Some even have the team name printed on the back. Remember The Dude et al in the Big Lebowski?

 

[covskin]

Christ, all three threads now look the same.