February 3, 2011
It’s On eBay Brunello Cucinelli Cotton Blazer Starts at .99, ends February 13th

It’s On eBay

Brunello Cucinelli Cotton Blazer

Starts at .99, ends February 13th

Posted in It's On eBay Brunello Cucinelli Blue Blazers Jackets
January 24, 2011
mostexerent: Forgot that I had my navy DB.. Sheesh it was 28c & only 0800 when this was taken. Details: Jacket (part of suit) - Bespoke 8.5 oz Fresco (same as grey suit I had on last week), Shirt - Bespoke, Pantaloons (part of suit) - Bespoke 8.5 oz Fresco, PS - vintage Japanese silk, Shoes - black “Belgrave” Crockett & Jones. That’s 82F at 8AM, and our man MistahWong looks clean as the Board of Health. Living somewhere warm is no excuse for dressing like a slob.

mostexerent:

Forgot that I had my navy DB.. Sheesh it was 28c & only 0800 when this was taken.

Details: Jacket (part of suit) - Bespoke 8.5 oz Fresco (same as grey suit I had on last week), Shirt - Bespoke, Pantaloons (part of suit) - Bespoke 8.5 oz Fresco, PS - vintage Japanese silk, Shoes - black “Belgrave” Crockett & Jones.

That’s 82F at 8AM, and our man MistahWong looks clean as the Board of Health. Living somewhere warm is no excuse for dressing like a slob.

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Posted in MistahWong Blue Blazers Fresco Wool Summer

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

July 3, 2010

inpicturesandwords:

Another display of great Italian fashion. Maybe it’s Lapo Elkann, or maybe it’s just that being Italian ultimately correlates to amazing style. 

We don’t do a lot of what not to do here, but this is a great example of what not to do.

Here’s a guy photographed at Pitti Uomo, the huge menswear expo in Italy.  He should know what he’s doing.  He’s certainly on-trend, as they say in the magazines, with his white pants and double-breasted blue blazer.  The only problem: he looks awful.

Why?  His jacket is so shrunken it’s straining against his body.  The almost self-parodic waist suppression has taken him from “strong shoulders and desirable man’s figure” to “woman wearing a corset,” and the short jacket has only emphasized that problem.  His buttons are straining to contain his midsection.  Maybe if he were emaciated he could pull off this look, but with a normal man’s body, he looks absurd.  Which is too bad, because he’s a handsome guy who looks to be pretty fit.

Remember that tailored clothing should make your body look better.  No trend is worth sacrificing a flattering shape.  The reason you alter a coat to fit you is not to see how tight you can make it; it’s to make it as flattering as possible.  This means it should make you look tall, athletic and healthy.  This should be informed by your real body - you don’t need big shoulderpads or a huge amount of structure to get there - but it should always flatter.  This looks like an advertisement for girdles.

Posted in Fit Suits Jackets Blue Blazers Pitti Uomo
April 4, 2010
It’s getting harder and harder for me to resist the pull of the double-breasted blue blazer.

It’s getting harder and harder for me to resist the pull of the double-breasted blue blazer.

Posted in Blue Blazers
November 23, 2009
Q and Answer Jordan writes: I just bought a navy blue blazer from a thrift store.  The blazer came with old brass buttons that I’ll have to be replace.  Will I be better to replace them with new brass buttons or dark navy blue buttons? The blue blazer is a classic menswear staple.  It pairs well with almost anything and is appropriate for almost any occasion that doesn’t call for a suit.  That said, the classic brass buttons can look a little fogeyish.  If you’re wearing them to your country club for a soiree, maybe that’s appropriate, but we’re not crazy about the idea. Navy buttons (as seen on Kenneth, above) are fine, but they can, in some cases, make the coat look like an orphaned suit jacket.  We like a natural bone color, which will go nicely with brown shoes and is pretty neutral.  If you’re a bit more adventurous, a white bone or horn button also looks really cool. You can find button sets pretty easily (and cheaply) on Ebay or at a local fabric store.  Your tailor or alterationist will likely charge about a dollar a button to switch them out for you. While you’re on Ebay, by the way, be sure to check out blazer button sets in precious metals (silver and gold!) and for odd clubs and organizations.  You may not belong to the New York Fencing Society, but it might be kind of cool to have thier buttons on your thrift store blazer.

Q and Answer

Jordan writes:

I just bought a navy blue blazer from a thrift store.  The blazer came with old brass buttons that I’ll have to be replace.  Will I be better to replace them with new brass buttons or dark navy blue buttons?

The blue blazer is a classic menswear staple.  It pairs well with almost anything and is appropriate for almost any occasion that doesn’t call for a suit.  That said, the classic brass buttons can look a little fogeyish.  If you’re wearing them to your country club for a soiree, maybe that’s appropriate, but we’re not crazy about the idea.

Navy buttons (as seen on Kenneth, above) are fine, but they can, in some cases, make the coat look like an orphaned suit jacket.  We like a natural bone color, which will go nicely with brown shoes and is pretty neutral.  If you’re a bit more adventurous, a white bone or horn button also looks really cool.

You can find button sets pretty easily (and cheaply) on Ebay or at a local fabric store.  Your tailor or alterationist will likely charge about a dollar a button to switch them out for you.

While you’re on Ebay, by the way, be sure to check out blazer button sets in precious metals (silver and gold!) and for odd clubs and organizations.  You may not belong to the New York Fencing Society, but it might be kind of cool to have thier buttons on your thrift store blazer.

Posted in Q and Answer Coats Blue Blazers Buttons Alterations Tailors Ebay