Outfit

Shoes - Dune

Trousers - Polo by Ralph Lauren

Shirt - Hawes & Curtis

Shawl collar jumper - COS

Bow tie - Vintage

Leather bomber - Inherited

Green gloves - Wedins

New Suit - First Picture

This is the first (and rather terrible) photograph of a suit bought from the ASOS sale - called 'Vintage Stripes' on the packaging - for a little over a ton. It is 100% wool and includes a matching waistcoat. I added better, contrasting buttons for a more 'vintage' effect. I will provide more photographs when I have the opportunity to shoot in the daylight.


Suit -ASOS Tailoring (buttons from John Lewis)

Shirt - Cad & The Dandy

Bow tie - eBay

Pocket watch - eBay

Loafers - Church's

Outfit

(Apologies for the blurring)

Shoes - Dune

Trousers - Zara

Double breasted waistcoat - Zara

Scarf - TM Lewin

Overcoat - Zara

Shirt - TM Lewin

Tie - Gieves & Hawkes vintage

Gloves - Wedins

Back on the chain gang

Pocket watches not only help to balance a suit properly, they also make the garments look far more highbrow than they actually are.

Shoes - Zara

Trousers - H&M

Jacket - H&M

Waistcoat - Butler & Webb

Overcoat - Cordings

Tie - Hackett

Pocket watch - eBay

Tie clip - eBay

Shirt - Stephens Brothers

Colour Clash

Trousers - H&M

Shoes - Dune

Cardigan - Zara

Jacket - Zara

Shirt - TM Lewin

Tie - Dunhill

Pocket square - Tie Rack

What a load of Poppy-Coat!

It occurred to me this morning, as I was preparing myself for the day, that I had not revealed the successful alterations performed on a forgotten item of mine; a covert coat from Cordings. I was bought it as a present by my generous parents to keep me warm when at university. I wore it but came to realise through my maturation into vanity that the shoulders were too wide, it was too long and, overall, a couple of sizes too big. Graham Browne snipped it in all the required places and it looks far better now.

Also in this post, note the remembrance poppy in my lapel. This was bought from the Royal British Legion (one of the double silk poppies) and, due to the original holder snapping off, was made using a conventional paper-poppy stem. A colleague smirked; "Trust you to have a bloody bespoke poppy!"





Shoes - Dune

Trousers - Zara

Cord jacket - Zara

Cardigan - Zara

Tie - Altea

Tie clip - eBay

Shirt - TM Lewin

Poppy - Royal British Legion (donation made)

Cotton pocket square - Tie Rack


(Top pictures)

Overcoat - Cordings

Halloween

For Halloween, I dressed as the Phantom of the Opera. Apart from the mask and the cape, everything else was a mish-mash of wardrobe items. The faux-fur collar on the cape was sewn on. It was detached from a bomber jacket lurking in the dusty depths of my wardrobe.


Shoes - Church's

Trousers - Zara

Tailcoat - Vintage

Silk waistcoat - Made (not for this occasion) by my mother

Tailcoat - Vintage

Shirt - Zara

Scarf tied as cravat - Austin Reed

Hat - Marks & Spencer

Mask - eBay

Cape - eBay