Suit Me, Another One!

Inspired by Ricky's (otherwise known as Muddybanks) blog about suit, so this time, I'll talk about fashion in the general sense.

Of course I'm not exactly a fashionable bloke who tried to look like those Henri Lloyd advert you see in Wallpaper* (yes I read Wallpaper*) everyday, but worn them when I feel like it, for date, business, and par-tay.

The main problem with fashion, as always, is that they do tend to be expensive, I recently managed to spend my birthday money (while adding a few extra from my bank) on a £360 Hugo Boss jacket, of which I could've buy a couple Paul Smith shirt, a Diesel jean and a Henri Llyod's scarf, but the real secret is this - your exterior is more important than your interior.

Allowed me to explain, when i says exterior, I meant thing that people can see everyday, such as jacket, jean and shoe, and interior such as shirt, boxer short, sock, and sometime, jumper.

an example, is that I got a white smart looking shirt from Mark and Sparks (£20) with a V neck jumper from NEXT (£10 discount), which bring the final cost to £30, it doesn't look very inspiring and exciting on it's own, but when you worn these with the Hugo Boss jacket, it suddenly become appealing, white shirt with a black v-neck jumper on top along with a olive jacket is also a good colour combination which is important as well.

If you're not going out with a jacket, it's always best to get one or two top end shirt says, from Paul Smith, with a NEXT jumper can make a transformation, but for God's sake, do NOT choose a brand interior with a cheap exterior, one, you'd be wasting a bit of your money on shirt and top that people may not always see, and two, having a cheap jacket from Rivers Island is quite common and not very exciting, which made the shirt less exciting, regardless of whether it's a Dolce & Gabbana or a Paul Smith.

Right, now for shoe, which is a tricky subject to talk about (and not my most knowledgeable part of fashion admittedly), for suit and such, a decent black mark and spark leather shoe can look great and nearly always, you cannot be able to tell whether that shoe is a Ralph Lauren or a Clarks, but for casual, sometime getting a decent pair (especially one that look great) make a difference, Converse is usually a good choice for classic but you have to be careful of what to wear with it and/or what kind of Converse as they're almost very cliche nowadays, so instead of Converse, I went for a shoe that's older than Converse called PF-Flyers, while costing a little more than a Converse, I've chosen a light brown leather one as that colour can go with everything, also the fact it's a PF-Flyers, whose appearance are similar to Converse, it can spark up some conversation, "Is that a Converse? it look a bit different".

Last but not least is the small stuff that people do sweat over, such as glasses; choosing the right frame and colour is as important as choosing the right shoe to the ladies, if you're unsure of which glasses to get, it's always idea to get a thick black framed glasses as they always suit anyone's face (expect Kim Jong I suppose, he got an owl face that need an owl-sized glasses)

Anyway, ta ra for now!