The Dandy Fashion: 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Way I Dress - Nick Sullivan - Mr Porter

Style Rule # 15 - How to Wear the Modern Suit

The shirt and jacket sleeves (the jacket should be just a 1/2 inch short of the shirt's cuff) length should end right at the top of the thumb.
The jacket length should fall just at the top of the thigh with the back of the suit just slightly falling beneath the butt
The suit should have a perfect "V" shape silhouette, therefor the shoulder pads have to extend beyond the shoulders and biceps
The bottom of the trousers should stop just at the top of the shoes
View the video below to see it come all together

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Style Hype # 1 - The Reemergence of a Classic Loafer

Brooks Brothers re-introduces us again to the classic American influenced loafer. So, blow the dust off your old penny loafers (or buy a new pair from Brooks) and wear them with a pair of slim-cut strait leg jeans, a crisp white oxford button down collar shirt and a tan corduroy jacket(both custom fit)...because they're back babe; check out The History of the Penny Loafer

Monday, September 10, 2012

Style Rule # 3 - Jacket Buttoning Etiquette

I notice this fashion fopa a lot among men both fashionable and fashion less; not knowing which button to fasten when wearing a dress jacket is a common shortcoming. The proper button(s) to fasten depends on the number of buttons you have on the jacket. If you are wearing a two button jacket you should only fasten the top button thus leaving the bottom button undone. If you are wearing a three button jacket, you should only fasten the middle or second button, leaving the top and bottom buttons unfastened. When wearing the rare single-button-jacket, you should only fasten the obvious one button. Finally, when wearing a double-breasted jacket, you only need fasten the top and second buttons, the three or bottom button should remain unclosed

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Style Rule # 2 - Right Shoe for the Right Occassion

Casual dress shoes are best paired with slacks (no blazer), khakies, and jeans

Closed Lacing Cap Toe Half-Brogue Oxford

Open Lacing Derby or Blucher

Formal dress shoes are best paired with suits, slacks and blazer and tuxedos

Closed Lacing Wing Tip Full-Brogue Oxford

Closed Lacing Oxford

Unusual Style Tip # 1 - " Tailoring" Your Suit

One of the ways to give an off-the-rack suit a tailored look is to sleep in it overnight. By lying in your suit overnight, you subtly shape it to the natural contours of your body, giving it that bespoken look.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Ralph Lauren

A lot of us don’t know how to combine patterns, textures, and prints into one (attractive) contiguous outfit. If this is your challenge, here are a few rules you should consider particularly if you are a novice at combining different colors and textures. One, always anchor your patterns in at least one solid color. This helps to tone down more aggressive colors and patterns such as pink plaids, yellow madras or red stripes; a solid tie is great way to ground colors. Another rule would be to avoid combining vertical stripes with vertical stripes or horizontal stripes with horizontal stripes, unless you want to look like a zebra or tiger. Third, when possible colors of accessories such as belts and watchbands should always match the hue of your shoes (however, textures don’t have to match, frankly it wouldn’t hurt if you mixed them up a bit. For instance, you might not want to wear alligator shoes, an alligator belt and an alligator watchband together…through in some cow leather so that you don’t have alligator OVERKILL). Last, no matter how fashion savvy you think you are, the best thing to do when in doubt about your color combination, is to ask someone who loves you what they think about the ensemble. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for their critique before you leave the house, its best to hear it from them than to hear it whispered behind your back.