Look of the Week

I hope you guys liked my picks from Mr. Porter yesterday, if you missed it check it out on my previous post and let me know what you think.  This weeks Look of the Week is inspired again a little from London but mostly just a strong night-out look.  It's a friday or a saturday you're meeting a few friends and possibly a few lady friends later on for a bite to eat and some cocktails.  Sometimes the old jeans, shirt and blazer combo is a bit worn out.  Don't get me wrong, its a timeless classic and the infamous smart-casual staple but after wearing it a few times you'll soon realise that everyone is wearing the same clothes and honestly, I couldn't think of anything worse than going on a night out and being dressed the same as everyone else!  The blazer, jeans and shirt assemble is a great place to start, this is a step up.  It's very bold and you're going to need some balls to wear it.  Confidence is everything.  I would happily wear this on a night out and if I do put the outfit together I'll take a photo for you guys because its always nice to see the clothes on a body as opposed to flat and separated like this.

Again, I've been banging on about patterned trousers for weeks now but they are fantastic, this pair is from Paul Smith's new collection, there's another pair with a large print houndstooth which I almost chose for this article but went for the marble instead as I though they were more party-ish.  The blazer is Alexander McQueen and season on season these two keep powering out great British looks.  The obvious choice would've been to pair it with a black blazer (and if you're not feeling brave enough to wear the burgundy one go for a simple black, maybe velvet) but, taking inspiration form Tom Ford's SS14 lookbook I've decided to match the colour with the main colour of the trousers for a stronger look.  Now, I could've gone for a shirt here and I played around with a bib-front grandad collar shirt but it just didn't seem to work.  The best way to calm the outfit down was to keep it as simple as possible so a plain white v-neck t-shirt from James Perse did the trick.  You'll notice that I've kept the other colours black or white not to overpower the look, a Bottega Veneta embossed leather belt, the slippers I love are from Dolce & Gabbana, the watch is a beautiful minimalist Uniform Wares 100 Series all black , the necklace is from A.P.C its a gold chain with a square black pendant on it, nothing too brash but a nice touch to break up the t-shirt and finally the pocket square is a Turnbull & Asser silk polka dot which adds a bit of contrast to the black and the white.

So, I hope you like my Look of the Week, its a strong one!  I'd appreciate any feedback or if you have any style questions you'd like to ask me feel free to leave it on the comments box below, thanks!

Enjoy!