tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180208412577882342024-03-05T05:16:07.769+00:00My take on everythingJos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-20017876021240582332012-12-18T15:10:00.001+00:002012-12-18T15:10:33.177+00:00Haute Casual<br />
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These days,
'less is more' and 'more bang for your buck' are phrases often seen among
advice from much coveted opinion informers of the fashion world. While that is
sensible advice in these economically austere times, it seems that the opulent world
of couture is in a galaxy of its own, far away from the typical restraints of
budgets and bills.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The dichotomy of ready-to-wear and couture has been slowly algamated
in 2012, in conjunction with the rapidly increasing number of people … this
fusion of often whimsical, yet beautiful exclusivity, might not seem the
perfect match, but examples of this way of dressing show that the middle ground
between the two sides of fashion can produce truly individual and innovative outfits. </div>
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To call this blend of fashion a trend, is to diminish it to
some sort of fad that may or may not last into next season. Instead, teaming
haute couture and ready to wear garments is a question of what one thinks of
themselves. Do they value tradition? Are they afraid of creation <i>ex nihlo</i>? </div>
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to be a particular emphasis on high-end luxury that causes some collections to
lack vitality and risk-taking. The more playful, less restricted (in a
snobbish sense) ready-to-wear garments give outfits comprising of these two
opposing facets of fashion a new lease of life. Together, they are a formidable
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Giorgio Armani is often thought of as being responsible for
the birth of the first ‘fashion’ suit of the ready to wear kind, where the
structure and lines that defined British tailoring were taken out, and a
softer, more relaxed approach to the most formal of men’s attire, floated onto
the pages of fashion history with the weight of its influence made apparent by
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Ozwald Boateng sees himself among the first “men’s
couturiers” as they were “creative tailors”, seeking to harmonise their cloth
with the customers body shape through an agreement between the tailor and
customer that saw the individuals style best represented. A time not so long
ago, men’s fashion was in violent conflict between tradition and modernity that
have been resolved through Boateng’s fresh approach to a previously purely
bourgeois service.</div>
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Many still think of haute couture as a designers playground,
where highly skilled creators or ‘couturiers’ are employed to craft garments
that transport our minds momentarily to another world. However, runway shows
over the past few years have show that the line between the aesthetic of
couture and ready to wear has become increasingly blurred as ready to wear can
be incredibly elaborate, and couture shows particularly understated.</div>
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One reason why many fashion critics despise the word
aesthetic is because it detracts from the painfully labour-intensive, detail
driven production of couture’s mesmerising beauty. With couture analogous to religion,
haute casual can be seen as the modern day liberal believer, where their
passion and patience are matched by their acceptance of other ideas and
beliefs. Both require a sense of value, but haute casual allows for a little
less respect for tradition and a permeable skin that can be infused with a
fresh blast of insouciant air.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Ready-to-wear
seems to be aimed at celebrities more and more these days, with their
endorsement being channelled so as to profit from the marketing
industry and thereby fund their adverts, fabric sourcing and designs. As many
of you question, the extravagant nature of some of the designs that grace the
catwalk season in, season out surely cannot be seen as conceivable purchases
for even those blessed with a lot of money. And it is not just the ladies who
are guilty of such excessiveness. As recent collections illustrate, the desire
by some designers to experiment with new fabrics and different cuts and drapes,
means some clothing is purely art, with no regard for wearability. </div>
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On the
other hand, couture (effectively a synonym for bespoke) channels its labour
intensive efforts solely to produce the most luxurious garments that are
designed and made exactly as the customer wanted. Of course, there is a premium
for such personal tailored service, and with the requisite fabrics of a finer
kind meaning that haute couture houses operate at a loss; the first-come
first-serve nature of these garments makes them more exclusive still. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There appears to be two sides to haute casual: on the one
hand, there is a humble sense of luxury, where nods to subtle craftsmanship can
be observed by the detail junky sartorialist; on the other hand, there is an
excessive, ostentatious side that is brought down to earth by a statement of
simplicity, often in the form of staple leather sneaker or a block of neutral
colour that contrasts with the vibrant green of a Boateng suit.</div>
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An obvious outfit example is one all of you will have come across
before, and most of you will either love it, or hate it: suit and trainers. In
this instance, suit, <i>tee shirt </i>and
trainers. The juxtaposition of formal and casual clothing taps into the magically
real character that makes haute casual so divine, yet agreeable. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For this outfit, fit and quality is key. Well, fit is a prerequisite
of any outfit, and to channel this haute casual outlook, the best quality you
can afford means you will be set to adorn yourself in a number of different
styles, formal and casual, with a suit that will last you for many years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mohair is very much the fabric of this season, with Nicholas Hoult
swathed in a white mohair jumper showing just how delectable the wool is in Tom
Ford’s <i>A Single Man. </i>Another easy to
combine tailored sophistication with throw-it-on cool can be achieved by simply
slipping into those tailored wool trousers you all should own, preferably in a
slim fit to conflict with the more casually fitting jumper in the most
beautiful way. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The easiness of the outfit should continue with the foundations of
the outfit. In this instance, I would have the shoes correspond with the more
formal aspect of the trousers with a pair of brogues or oxfords, but
undoubtedly with a twist, whether that is a vibram sole or a colour other than
black, brown or tan. Think outside the box.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is an outfit of intrigue mainly owing to its apparent
simplicity, which is one way of showing off inherent style without actually
having been born with it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hopefully this does not pigeonhole any of you, as you have learnt that
it such style is more evident on the streets and at the shows than first
thought. However, as boys and men interested in how to maintain healthy skin as
much as they are in choosing the most stylish clothes, it would be foolish for
you to pertain that you are uninterested in adding a boiled cashmere jumper to
your wardrobe. For that is the way stylish men think, with their feet on the
ground and their heads in the clouds. </div>
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Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-79886775777732268312012-11-04T19:21:00.000+00:002012-11-04T19:21:36.153+00:00Streetwear influence<br />
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It is not often that I write about such an unrefined subject, yet
streetwear – a more casual alternative to menswear – fascinates me in a way no
other trend-led topic does. Streetwear’s best feature is how it encourages
personal style, indeed there is no other style than one created by one’s self. Streetwear’s
roots can be traced back to the 1960s here in Britain and as far as the West
Coast in the 1980s, but it is still a relevant style in its own right as has no
pretences about what it is not, in fact that absence of something is exactly
what it is. <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Shawn Stussy, considered
the pioneer of streetwear for many, said in a 1992 interview with<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The New York Times</span></em>, “Me and my friends don't put much
money into clothes. We don't want to look like we're trying too hard, you know,
to be garish and trendy.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What I am focusing on in this article, is the new type of
streetwear. Some might even say, the new type of menswear as this style is
making waves across the oceans as it announces its arrival with a splash of
foppishness, and a breeze of coolness. Streetwear is different to street style
in the simple sense that street style represents what style we see on the
streets. It is n<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">ot influenced by
high fashion – its nature is an amalgamation of popular art, music and
politics. For example, in the infamous 60s, the evolution of ‘Mod,’ ‘Rocker’
and ‘Hippie’ were reactions to these components of society which developed all
in one decade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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So what is streetwear and who came up with the term? Well you are
not going to find a one-line dictionary definition if that is what you are
expecting. There are those of the opinion that streetwear is simply a by-word
for ‘one of the gang’ who finally felt they could channel their inner
fashionisto, but away from the girly world of fashion with a more macho label.
Conversely, those who are a part of the streetwear culture dismiss such a
notion and believe it <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">was a blanket
term applied to an already existing ‘thing’ in an attempt for society to
classify to put themselves at ease, as the unknown is far more terrifying.</span></div>
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argue that the new streetwear is a combination of streetwear with its original
connotations from new ideas in the 60s, and skaters in the 80s, to the recently
burgeoning menswear whose focus on lasting quality and style means that the
younger generation are combining the two with the latest unlined,
soft-shouldered, DB jacket from Reiss and Limited Edition suede Nike Dunk High
Tops. Browsing through the latest blogs, tumblrs and our very own street style
edit, confirms this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Considering the boundaries of all those definition are wider than
Lords Cricket Ground, it is imperative to distinguish the differences between
streetwear and menswear. Menswear according to Jian DeLeon “<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">is driven by trends disguised as
authenticity and classicism… its marketing disguised as realness”. Here, DeLeon
drives at a very real point that many catwalk shows are directed towards
editorials and represent another form of art that is to be held in awe at their
ethereal beauty. This ties into DeLeon first descriptive about trends lacking
realism, as it has become public knowledge that a number of menswear fashion
houses reuse each other’s patterns like crazy. </span>It would be a sweeping
statement to say that menswear is becoming more and more predictable, but <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">a</span>s the menswear game habitually
looks to the past, it is the men on the street that could be the future of
menswear. <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Now I am not belittling the
international shows, as I look forward to them as much as the next sartorial
gent, but I am referencing the almost ignorant power streetwear has at its
disposal on men’s fashion. Its organic nature gives it the opportunity to
flourish into a hegemonic power, not dissimilar to the ostensive power media
has over menswear, but without the obvious restrictions. And that is the beauty
of something so outside the usual spheres of influence: it is constantly
exposed to introspection. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">There is so much opinion visually apparent on the street;
there is a kinetic sense of frenzied motion, and its restless nature means that
it is constantly evolving but in a totally disordered manner that can only be
controlled by ones personal style. It is this self-awareness that keeps
streetwear culture far more accessible than menswear, and thus </span>holds a
distinct fascination for many of us because it has such an impulsive nature,
where personal taste dictates one’s uniform as they set out onto the street
ready to take on the world. <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If thought out with an affectation of meticulous nonchalance, a
synthesis of menswear and streetwear is a peerless combination. With that in
mind, I have come up with outfit ideas that hopefully all of you can take
something from and be inspired to come up with your own spin on a streetwear
outfit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">You’ll have noticed contradictions in
the article; such was the internal debate I was having about two very important
facets of twenty-first fashion. It is now time for you to get involved and tell
me whether you think menswear in high fashion and streetwear can mix
successfully and stylishly, or whether this conflicting fusion of style will,
or perhaps has never materialised. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-74229710890363101642012-10-29T19:36:00.002+00:002012-10-29T19:36:57.779+00:00Rise of True Style Icons<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">As many of you point out without fail
or misinformation, many of our style icons in the eponymous series suffer from
the fatal flaw of being styled by someone other than themselves. This new
series is guaranteed to represent purely original and eclectic style, with each
true style icon an encouragement to us to follow suit, and form your identity
from your own background, jobs, past times and interests. After all, that is
what true style is, isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Thankfully,
there are men with serious style credentials who fit this bill. Whereas in the
past, actors, musicians and artists found themselves being the poster boy for
many a fashion house or … these ‘real’ style icons, who include Sam Lambert and
Lino Ieluzzi, are known first and foremost for their unique sense of style, and
as a result are photographed no matter their location or purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Blogs,
the source of these men’s fame, have been on a meteoric rise in terms of
influence on the industry. They give people without the connections and/or
looks, a chance to comment on anything related to fashion, imparting knowledge
to the ignorant male keen to learn more. In turn, those already with their own
perspective on style and trends engage in a diverse battle entailing the
influence of culture and background, origins of style and ambiguous
definitions. Such commentary requires confidence, charisma and of course, a
great deal of style. People like Joshua Kiss of Street Etiquette, embody these
characteristics and are responsible for a community of admirers and inspired
men.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Of course, blogs inspire possible outfits with
pictures of clothes worn in an unprecedented manner, with imaginative
combinations, as noted by Scott Schuman with his new feature ‘If you’re
thinking about...’. The accessible nature of blogging on the net has
undoubtedly played a huge part in encouraging different approaches to dressing
and observing that of others, as well as supporting the wider menswear industry
with the rise of stylish and knowledgeable men keen to play a part in the
future of menswear.</span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Style is
a visual medium that means people have to see an outfit they like to be
inspired by it. Furthermore, style as a concept (I know, ugly word) is a very
personal thing, and as such, men with style easily channel their personality
through their clothes, meaning that we never see two stylish men dressed the
same. The same cannot be said for celebrities dressed by overpaid, overhyped,
demi-celeb stylists. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Therefore,
honest interviews about their inspirations from everyday life – hearsay or not,
it is feasible that clotted cream inspired O’Shea to don the much forgotten
cream coloured shirt – coupled with photographs of them with their distinct </span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">posture and expression, makes them far more relatable to us. Sure, many
of them, like celebrities, aren’t going to be worrying about the increase in
energy bills, but at least they live in our world and make their own mistakes.<span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Furthermore,
people like </span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lino Ieluzzi, Shaka Maidoh and Angelo Flaccavento
look as comfortable as they do impeccably dressed, not because they’re wearing
the softest wools, but for the simple fact that they are in their own clothes!
We can relate to these guys in the liberating confines of freedom of thought
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">They try
to look at ease as previously foreign cameras start clicking and videos
rolling, in fact, these guys do look at ease as cameras click and videos roll
on. That is because they are wearing clothes they want to wear, dress that
reflects who they are and by extension, their ideals and standards. Those who
think such a description may be a tad superfluous, are ignoring, by enlarge, the
well-trodden path of young men still exploring themselves from teens to their
30’s, where they tend to have a rather eclectic taste in clothes, as well as
art and music. </span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Conversely, men who have established their own style of dress,
taste in art and music, tend to be in their 40’s and continue to replicate such
facets of personal style in subsequent decades. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">These faces appear on many blogs and
runways, deservedly replacing those green-eyed stylists, and will continue to
do so for a number of years to come. The real breakthrough will be when
magazines, with many more commitments and tenuous ties to capitalist
establishments than the user friendly, unbiased world wide web, expose these
men to the printing press with the same relish as they flag up the latest
exploits of relatives up and coming in the industry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Originality
is a much-used word when talking about menswear, and fashion in general, but
isn’t it strange that there are still so many references, even actual garments,
embracing nostalgic icons like James Dean and Paul Newman as if no one had any
new ideas of their own? Now these guys have earned the aesthetical respect
society so lavishly gives them, but it is time that we appreciate equally as impressively
styled men, with their own mode of style that at least means that the boys of
this world can grow up excited to be in this period of menswear. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">After
all, you must realise that these guys are held to such a high standard because
they were breaking boundaries at the time with attitudes befitting their
attire. Fortunately, there are real men keen to rise out of the ashes of those
intimidating yet inert forces that are partially responsible for such </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">a stagnant period in men’s style. I will write a few words to
sum up the man and his style of four of my favourite ‘real’ style icons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fantastic Four<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A sought after subject of photographers world
over, Lino is renowned for his double breasted jackets and ties with the number
seven sown into them. As an Italian it is no surprise that he has a love of
tailoring, preferably separates, and consistently turns out in the most classic
pieces menswear has to offer, all perfectly fitted and finished off typically
with a sumptuous pair of double monk straps. Colours tend to be understated
with little details providing points of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sam Lambert:</div>
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Best known for always wearing a hat as well as a beard, Sam
Lambert is the jovial face of smart dressing with a twist. He always imbues his
outfits with a little of his personality that, matched with a little sartorial
know how, breaks boundaries in a distinctive but not ostentatious way: an
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Angelo Flaccavento:</div>
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He says himself that his “choices have become stricter, but
tailoring softer”, as he approaches forty. Even so, his style is eclectic in
its silhouette, colour and juxtaposition of fabric, but altogether he tends to
dress in a quirky fusion of classic style and individual preferences, such as
short trousers with a wider hem. Just like our other real style icons, he is a
firm believer in one not looking like her tried to dress to impress.</div>
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Justin O’Shea:<br />
Probably the most rebellious dresser out of the four, O’Shea channels a rock n
roll meets biker vibe that means roll-up t-shirts and dark raw denim are the
essential elements of his wardrobe. Facial hair and muted colours play on the
darker themes of his attire, and he mixes up casual and formal outfits
depending on his mood, rather than his location which says a lot about the
power of the man. </div>
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result, as much as they are the means, of a booming interest in menswear
interest and profits. Such men are set to have growing interest in the
direction of men’s fashion for the foreseeable future, having laid the
foundations for a more stylish and perceptive menswear community as we speak. It’s
safe to say, we are in good hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-89323815169096395582012-10-26T17:21:00.000+01:002012-10-26T17:21:04.908+01:00The Evolution of Savile row<br />
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Style. Classic style. For many of us, these are the first
words that come into our heads when we think of Savile Row. Savile Row is
steeped in tradition, that much is certain. Built between 1731, and 1735,
according to many fashion critics, its aim was to provide the world’s best
tailoring the capital of England, which one hundred years later, was to be the
capital of the world. Of course, only the best was good enough for British
gentleman, and as times and many fashions have been and gone, the genius and
resilience of tailors and cutters on Savile Row has seen them only put their
name to tailoring that would bypass any era, watching from afar with a mixture
of amusement and confusion.</div>
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What is clear, is that the resurgence of Savile Row is meant
to synthesise timeless style with the bold approaches of fashion and all of its
controversial nuances that help split opinion and mean that no one person
dresses the same. Bold colours, voluminous cuts and extraneous details go
alongside traditional tailoring pieces that have been well established and
accepted. </div>
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With an influx of new designers, and a younger generation
more interested in the new world of fashion, the identity of Savile Row began
to change. For some, this started with Tommy Nutter, the original “Nutter on
the Row”. Having opened Nutters of Savile Row in the late 1960’s, Nutter defied
convention, designing and cutting completely original suits not seen or
comprehended quite like Tommy. Tommy attracted many celebrity customers, whose
wide lapels and broad shoulders were reminiscent of the glamorous 20’s and
30’s. But of course, as a pioneer of modern tailoring on the traditional golden
mile of tailoring, he did so with unprecedented charisma, cut, drape and
juxtaposition of fabrics. </div>
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Since then, the introduction of ready-to-wear garments in menswear
can be perceived as the catalyst for the changing of the guard as Savile Row
slowly started to lose its customers, and its money. Giorgio Armani’s rapidly
growing influence in menswear certainly played a part in this, with his
off-the-peg suit of the 90’s proving to be incredibly popular, denting the
influence Savile Row was used to having when it comes to the most powerful of
attire. There is no surprise therefore, that with the resurgence of influence
from Savile Row, the Italians have been involved.</div>
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Chester Barrie, who has been on Savile Row since 1937, is
opening concessions in an upmarket department store in three sizeable Italian
cities, including Milan and Venice. Hackett has also opened up a shop in Milan
recently, and Jeremy Hackett has been quoted as saying: “It is said the best
dress Brits are Italians.” Veteran Neapolitan tailor Mariano Rubinacci says
that the Italians have always “considered the British style a guideline”, but
adapt the more military dominated Savile Row style to suit the relaxed lifestyle
of the Italians. Just as menswear shows coming to London belatedly reflected
the passion with which us sartorial gents have for fashion, the diverse nature
of our cities capital attracts all sorts of talent with their own ideas and
designs contributing to innovative tailoring that slowly but indefinitely
changes the landscape of tailoring on Savile Row. </div>
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Everything related to Savile Row seems so far detached from
the turbulent nature of fashion, and yet without fashion, it isn’t far from the
truth to state that slim fitting garments, good quality jeans, the ‘classic’
trench/pea/duffle coat (apply as you see fit), wouldn’t be associated with
style if it wasn’t for their origins in fashion. </div>
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Style and fashion are intrinsically linked, that much is
clear, but what influences the other the most is far vaguer. Personally, it
seems that time has a crucial role to play in some thing’s progression from experimentation to establishment, with
personal and cultural influence and wide-spread appeal have each aided the
development of both fashion and style, but it is the Savile Row has certainly
stood up to the test of time.</div>
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<span style="background: white;">Nothing relayed the message
of a blend of tradition and modernism like Hackett’s recent </span>Gatsby
inspired collection. Infused with pops of preppy colour, making up the more
current element of the show, the models wore wider trousers and an array of
complimenting three piece suits with slim fitting jackets and preppy footwear.
These outfits show a change in ethos at Hackett, whose chief designer confesses
modern-lifestyle often passes him by. And if this is what we will witness in
the coming years, then long-may Jeremy Hackett continue to adapt to 21<sup>st</sup>
century life.</div>
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Another eminent name in menswear, and an award winning
designer as well as Savile Row tailor, Patrick Grant, <span style="background: white;">aired his thoughts on this subject. "Savile Row used to be
progressive; those tailors showed the world how to dress and pushed new shapes
and silhouettes. We came full stop and ground to a halt. Post-peacock
generation it stops, it retreats. Savile Row lost its confidence."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and bolder under Patrick Grant’s leadership, with his </span>focus on
"simple pieces, made by hand in the U.K.”, with an attempt to fuse “Savile
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This influence has filtered its way down to more
contemporary designers such as JW Anderson, who said of his A/W 12 show “s<span style="background: white;">ometimes you have to make things wrong to move
forward.” Now, whether you think Anderson means wrong in the true sense of the
word depends on how traditional you think of menswear. What isn’t in question
is today, more and more men perceive “wrong” as different and original. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Designers and tailors alike scour the globe to find
inspiration and source new fabrics, as shown by Ozwald Boateng’s recent A/W12
collection focused on tailoring with an Eastern twist. Said collection was
particularly muted and dark, far removed from his usually ebullient work. The
way of aforementioned tailors and designers are in harmony with Boateng’s
motives in combining traditional British elements, and something completely
unprecedented, in his own words “to create something new, something directional.” There is no denying that he has been
successful in his efforts, and while getting on a little in age, Mr Boateng
consistently provides an exciting, youthful spin on tailoring in the most
sophisticated environment, and in my opinion can be regarded as the biggest
influence in the evolution of Savile Row.</div>
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Style evolves far more than most people realise. And so it
must, for otherwise it loses its timeless body. While in some aspects this
seems contradictory, style’s inner core survives on its ability to adapt and
evolve, and just like humans, does so subtly and assuredly, which gives the
impression of seamless transition to the untrained eye. The most recent
progression of Savile Row style makes it a quite formidable force in the
international world of fashion, placing it back up there where it belongs. </div>
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Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-901957237924081692012-08-20T16:14:00.000+01:002012-08-20T16:14:09.317+01:00Holiday musingsArtists have to be extremely self assured; confident of their ability and who and what they they are and represent; driven to raise their game and consume new experiences; and most fundamentally of all - they have to be passionate.<br />
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A good loser is someone who loses often.<br />
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Misplaced trust is a schoolboy error made by men of all ages.<br />
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Fear restricts most, inspires the rest.<br />
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Fear of failure plagues most,<br />
fear of success hinders the rest.<br />
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The unknown is a fear for some and a thrill for others...<br />
Either way each step should be taken with controlled anticipation, a prudence that would gain the approval of the fairest of them all, resulting in the butterflies being a wing down.<br />
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The fewer certainties there are, the more deductive one has to be.<br />
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Can instinct be trusted? It is a raw, primal emotional, can you trust human nature?!<br />
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The only suitable life philosophy is adaptability. Inherent in that is the nature of human evolution.<br />
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And the brain ticks on...Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-12408764261895332032011-10-29T12:12:00.002+01:002011-10-29T12:12:51.158+01:00craft 'n' graft<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">SINCE Luis Suarez first pulled on a red shirt it is hard to recall a game when he did not do something eye-catching. Be it a stupendous goal – a la Stoke in midweek – a piece of audacious skill or a thrilling dribble, the Uruguayan is one of a rare breed of once in a generation footballers whose talent alone is worth the price of a ticket.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Suarez regularly does the kind of things that are so often practiced but so rarely deployed in the high intensity of a match situation. Nutmegs are a part of his repertoire in the same way that simple five yard passes sideways are the stock in trade of more limited, less imaginative players. He has succeeded in making the unusual usual and the time has long since passed when the Anfield crowd was surprised to see him wriggle through defenders like quicksilver. The shock now only comes when he yields the ball to an opponent, so high has he managed to raise expectations since his arrival from Ajax.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Liverpool have had many special players over the years but the last one who raised the bar this high was probably John Barnes. In his pomp, the wing wizard would come up against a full back and invariably dance past him, leaving the defender trailing in his wake before racing towards the box to either have a shot on goal or create a chance for a team mate. Between 1987 and 1989, the sight of Barnes making mugs of opponents was as regular an occurrence as sightings of Kenny Dalglish wearing his trademark manager’s coat.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Since then, Liverpool have had their fair share of twinkle toed players – Steve McManaman being the most obvious example – who have endeavoured, with varying levels of success, to emulate the legendary Jamaican winger. But Suarez is undoubtedly the most talented, daring and exciting dribbler since Barnes, as his first goal against Stoke in midweek, a breathtaking nutmeg followed by a stunning, curling finish, demonstrated.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">There are numerous qualities that combine to make Suarez the brilliant player that he is. Imagination, talent, bravery, vision – he is an identikit of the old style Liverpool number seven, a shirt which Dalglish, of course, wore with such distinction but which has weighed heavy on the shoulders of many of those who have donned it since. But for me, the thing that sets the 24-year-old apart more than anything else is his desire.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Rarely in professional football does a player emerge with the ability of a superstar and the unquestioning, ever-willing work rate of an amateur playing for the love of the game. Suarez has that mixture and he has it in abundance. That is why he is able to turn causes that are seemingly lost into genuine opportunities and why no defender can ever rest easy when he is so much as in their vicinity.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">To appreciate just how important Suarez’s industry is, one only needs to think back to twelve months ago when another forward blessed with supreme talent was struggling to showcase his ability simply because his desire had diminished. Fernando Torres was another heir to Barnes’ throne but by last season, for whatever reason, he had lost his mojo and the ability that everyone knew he had became locked inside because of some sort of gradual psychological detachment from the club he had previously given everything for.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Without his usual levels of effort and energy, Torres became a much more standard centre forward. At times, the quality of his finishing took him out of an obvious malaise but more often than not it seemed as if he was unable or unwilling to work his way out of the rut that he found himself in and he became a pale shadow of the player who had terrorised defenders in previous seasons.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Torres would contend that he had his desire beaten out of him by the failings of the club at the time, while his critics would argue that he simply lost his way to such an extent that he ended up falling out of love with Liverpool. That debate will go on for many years but what is without question is that his fall from grace last season illustrated the consequences of a player losing his desire and it should make us appreciate even more an individual whose determination to make a difference for his team goes beyond the norm.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Suarez displays this admirable trait in every single game, chasing balls into corners, harrying defenders, getting kicked from pillar to post and coming back for more and generally being an out an out nuisance. If someone kicked a ball into the street where he lives you could imagine him being the first one to get hold of it, holding off any of his neighbours who thought they could get there before him. His appetite is insatiable, something Kenny Dalglish puts down to the hard yards that Suarez put in to make his way to the top of his profession.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">“I don’t think it has come to easy for him to become a professional footballer,” Dalglish said. “He came over from Uruguay to Holland as an 18-year-old. He was away from home, so I don’t think it has been too easy for him. He has worked really hard to get to where he is so fully appreciates it and does not take anything for granted. Maybe that is why he has got his attitude, which is very, very refreshing.”</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">There are plenty of players who come in to football with that kind of attitude but not too many still have it, not to the same extent anyway, when they are fully fledged professionals. Fewer still have it when they are full internationals at the top of their trade who earn the kind of money which could weaken the desire of even the most dedicated individuals.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> It is to Suarez’s great credit that his desire remains as strong as it did when he was a kid playing football on the streets of Montevideo and it is to Liverpool’s great benefit that it does. Luis Suarez is a special footballer but it is his rare work rate as much as his rare talent that makes him the magnificent player that he is.</span></div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-8446912344454898192011-10-08T14:13:00.000+01:002011-10-08T14:13:22.950+01:00History and how to wear - suits<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Unfortunately I will not be rousing your zest for fashion forward ideas with something original or innovative, but going back to basics can be the fulcrum for something inspirational, even when least expected. The motives for this article lay in the conundrum of looking just as good at school or work, as you do on the weekend. Some of the working people reading will not have such a dress code, but that does not mean they are any less restricted in their attire than the rest of us.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The suit, as much a dress-code as a sophisticated gentleman’s choice of attire, had origins in battle, which ties in perfectly with today’s military trend, before the lounge suit was at the heart of a fashion revolution in the 1800s. In this article, I will be writing about the origins of the lounge suit, and how best to wear attire <strong style="font-weight: bold;">that speaks volumes of the man donning it</strong>, before a word is spoken.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">History Of The Suit</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Recently at FashionBeans we have gone on a whistle stop tour of clothes and designs that have sculpted fashion and style in Britain. We have been proud proponents of all that is <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-fashion-trend-heritage/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">classic and heritage</a>, encouraging all of you to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">add a dimension to your wardrobe that goes much further than just being cost-effective.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The suit can be traced all the way back to the 17th century, where supreme King of England Charles II ruled with domineering grace and style. He promoted the idea of authority being impressed onto the public through a code of dress in the courts. As the suit went from in, to out of fashion – and back again – until the Edwardian era, the lounge suit established itself on the streets in the early 1900s. By this time, Savile Row was gaining a reputation that had seen royalty, and then the military, return time and again for fresh takes on the formal suit.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">In the 1920s, tailoring started to become more apparent as wide-legged trousers were on trend, with the younger generation at the time sporting ‘oxford bags’. Trousers tended to be cuffed – a style that <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1830232" href="http://ralphlauren.com/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimwords">Ralph Lauren</a> Purple Label have certainly brought back into fashion – whilst only more senior members of society sported a double breasted jacket. Further changes in vogue were present in this decade until 1940, with high-waisted trousers being a common look. After cloth rationing began to subside post the Second World War, excess cloth was used and created a far boxier affect on the suit jacket in the 1950s to 60s. However, the real pioneers of remarkable tailoring are the Italians, who around the same time <strong style="font-weight: bold;">set the precedent for flawless fitting suits</strong>, which unfortunately for our magnificent tailors, have only started taking advantage of recently.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">At the heart of tailoring is allusion. Manipulation of the eye is brought about by important details being out of sync with the person’s body. What sets the modern suit apart from one that was considered stuffy and overly formal <strong style="font-weight: bold;">is the cut</strong>. Slimmer lapels, a nipped in waist line and less engulfing trousers was a look born on the streets of Naples and Rome in the middle of the 20th century. A lighter fabric meant less structure to the suit, giving a more relaxed outlook.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">On the flip side, as the Victorian suit broadened the shoulders and covered up most of the body, almost shielding it from view, the traditional English suit contradicts the playful attitude of the Italian’s. That attitude really caught on here in the 1960s, where the rebellious mod culture that was so prominent at the time captured the essence of the Italian lifestyle. They enjoyed the coffee, the scooters and of course, <em>the tailoring.</em></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Look Book #1</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Men's Lounge Suits Look Book Inspiration" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/suits1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">How To Wear The Suit</h5><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Fit</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">The key to achieving the understated elegance that resonates from a quality suit is the fit.</strong> I will briefly take you through four crucial steps to make sure you are looking as sharp as possible.</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">An error exercised far too often these days lies at the feet of the man – <em>pun intended</em>. As the trouser leg falls,<strong style="font-weight: bold;">there is meant to be only one break at the front, and none at the back</strong>. A slim trouser leg needs to finish just above the shoe, so as to avoid it sitting on top of the laces.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Another unforgivable error is the basic fit across the shoulders, where the sleeve should fall on the tip of the shoulder bone for a contemporary cut. Too much shoulder on show will have the adverse affect of making you look out of proportion, as your top half looks broad and your sleeve falls short of your wrist. <em>Not a good look.</em></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sleeve length is again of imperative importance so as to avoid the ‘hand-me down’ look. The common outlook is that the sleeve should finish between nine and eleven centimetres above the knuckle of the thumb, eleven centimetres only appropriate if you’re particularly proud of your cufflinks.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Finally the length of the jacket is what defines the suit jacket and separates from its longer counterpart the sports jacket. It should finish no longer than mid-way down your backside, and no shorter than the top of your backside – too cropped and the jacket loses its masculinity.</li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Gordan Richardson at Topman feels there is a disparity between fashionable tailoring and the suit that you would wear to work, which he believes Topman has managed to breach. Topman advocate the more modern cut to great effect, as wearing a slimmer fitted jacket and trousers to work <strong style="font-weight: bold;">means you can look powerful and fashionable at the same time</strong>. With a good quality garment comes the option to tailor the pieces, so even if you have a good quality classic fitting jacket at home, a good tailor can move the arm hole higher and slim the arm at the very least <strong style="font-weight: bold;">to give your jacket a fresher, more modern look.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Ideally, a bespoke suit is the best suit. The outlay is by no means small, but if you are able to take advantage of the prestigious Savile Row tailoring, it is a must. The opportunities you will find are almost innumerable: flaps, lapels, breast pockets, hips pockets, trouser pockets, shoulder pads, cropped finish, double breasted… <strong style="font-weight: bold;">all of these options can influence your appearance</strong>. Looking taller, shorter, thinner or broader are all viable options when visiting a skilled craftsman like a tailor.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">For further information about what to look out for when purchasing a suit, check out these articles:</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2010/mens-suiting-get-it-right/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">Men’s Suiting – Get It Right</a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2010/mens-fashion-basics-part-16-buying-a-suit/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">Men’s Fashion Basics – Part 17 – Buying a Suit</a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2010/mens-fashion-basics-part-18-suits-for-your-body-type/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">Men’s Fashion Basics – Part 18 – Suits For Your Body Type</a></li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Details</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Detail is what really separates the sartorial gent, from his try-hard offspring.</strong> Pocket squares have become an accessory that shows no sign of going anywhere; adding flair and some life to otherwise bland work wear. A timeless white cotton pocket square is simple but effective, whilst patterned, contrasting or complimentary coloured varieties really give the appearance that you know what you are doing in the style stakes.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3487&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liberty.co.uk%2Ffcp%2Fproduct%2FLiberty%2FHandkerchiefs%2FRed-Spotted-Silk-Pocket-Handkerchief-Lanvin%2F67093" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Red Spotted Silk Pocket Handkerchief, Lanvin" src="http://www.liberty.co.uk/pws/images/catalogue/products/aw11lanv122100070-red/large/aw11lanv122100070-red.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=193045.1&type=10&tmpid=469&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.uk.forzieri.com%252Fusa%252Fproduct_view.asp%253Fl%253Dusa%2526c%253Dgbr%2526dept_id%253D13%2526sku%253Dfz240110%25252D003%25252D02" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Forzieri Framed Solid White Silk Pocket Square" src="http://dynamic.forzieri.com/is/image/Forzieri/BIGBCG?$354x454$&$fz_prd=is{Forzieri/fz240110-003-02-1x?scl=1}" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Other accessories the stylish gent could use to complete the suited and booted look include the tie bar or pin. Shown off wonderfully on the impeccably attired men of the Mad Men series, they add an executive class to your formal dress, whilst also being practical.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2194&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debenhams.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2Fprod_10001_10001_058010421763_-1%3Fbreadcrumb%3DHome~txtGrey%2Bmini%2Btie%2Bclip%2B" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="thomas nash Grey mini tie clip" src="http://debenhams.scene7.com/is/image/Debenhams/058010421763?$PSPMedium$" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=219891.1&type=10&tmpid=7769&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrods.com%2Fproduct%2Ftateossian%2Ftonneau-short-silver-tie-clip%2F000000000002569367%3Ficid%3Dsearch-result" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="TATEOSSIAN Tonneau Short Silver Tie Clip" src="http://s7v1.scene7.com/is/image/Harrods/2569367?$productdetail_new$" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=221884.1&type=10&tmpid=7952&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrporter.com%2Fproduct%2F168904" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lanvin Red Gold Plated and Onyx Tie Bar" src="http://www.mrporter.com/images/products/168904/168904_mrp_in_m2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">If your suit fits correctly, then you should never have any need for a belt. However, slim classic leather belts can finish off a suit beautifully and take your overall appearance up a notch.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=205633.1&type=10&tmpid=6793&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coggles.com%2Fitem%2FPaul-Smith-Accessories%2F068J-B28-Chocolate-Belt%2F9D6Q" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="PAUL SMITH - ACCESSORIES 068J-B28 Chocolate Belt" src="http://www.coggles.com/product-media/3N9V/350/478/Paul-Smith-Mens-Accesory-068J-B28-Chocolate-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3539&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.selfridges.com%2Fen%2FMenswear%2FOggino-reversible-belt-with-stitching_111-78064228-50203712OGGINO%2F" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="HUGO BOSS Oggino reversible belt with stitching" src="http://selfridgesretaillimited.scene7.com/is/image/SelfridgesRetailLimited/111-78064228-50203712OGGINO_BLACKGREY?$PDP_M$" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=221884.1&type=10&tmpid=7952&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrporter.com%2Fproduct%2F303600" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Gucci Slim Leather Belt" src="http://www.mrporter.com/images/products/303600/303600_mrp_in_m2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Finally, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">any well dressed man knows the power of a great watch.</strong> They can really make a statement and finish off your outfit perfectly; essentially they are a huge insight into your personality. Do you prefer gold, silver or leather straps? Do you opt for luxury brands or simply designer names? Do you prefer chunky designs or slim and streamlined?</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">All of you will have your own opinions on wearing a watch, but I would encourage you to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">invest wisely first time around</strong>. If you really want to show you care about the details and are a man of taste, then look no further than the true Swiss luxury brands. A watch is an investment piece that can last you a lifetime, so spend as much as you can comfortably afford. Remember that it could even end up as an heirloom within your family and passed down generations.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Personally, I would <strong style="font-weight: bold;">opt for a classic, fuss free design with a slim profile.</strong> You want your watch to fit seamlessly under your shirt and blazer, without creating any unnecessary bulk. Not only that, but slim designs are classy and show a refined elegance – perfect for the well dressed gentleman.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Just because you are looking toward luxury brands, it doesn’t mean you have to spend multiple thousands on your time piece. Watch makers like Tissot and Raymond Weil offer luxury craftsmanship and Swiss design at prices around the £500 mark. You can even pick up second hand bargains on places like <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="874161" href="http://ebay.co.uk/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimwords">eBay</a> and in vintage stores around the country. For those of you lucky enough to be able to really invest, why not try some of the major players such as Breitling, Tag, Rolex, IWC, Maurice Lacroix, Baume & Mercier and the like? It is up to you to pick a brand <strong style="font-weight: bold;">that reflects who you are</strong>– whether that be through design, craftsmanship or even the company ethos.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=203301.1&type=10&tmpid=6521&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time2.co.uk%2Fshop%2Ftissot-visodate-mens-watch-t0194303603101.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Tissot Visodate White Dial Round Gold Tone Steel Case Men's Dress Watch" src="http://www.time2.co.uk/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/800x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/0/t0194303603101-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=203301.1&type=10&tmpid=6521&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time2.co.uk%2Fshop%2Fmaurice-lacroix-les-classiques-date-mens-watch-lc1007-ss001-130.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Maurice Lacroix Les Classiques Round White Dial Steel Case Men's Watch" src="http://www.time2.co.uk/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/330x330/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/l/c/lc1007-ss001-130-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=203301.1&type=10&tmpid=6521&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time2.co.uk%2Fshop%2Fr-weil-5466-st-00208.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Raymond Weil Tradition Black Mens Watch 5466-ST-00208" src="http://www.time2.co.uk/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/330x330/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/5/4/5466-st-00208-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Finally, an option for the modern male who really wants to stand out. We have had a real fascination with the world of vintage and revamping older pieces recently within men’s fashion, so why not try a pocket watch? Once the signature piece of royalty and the aristocracy, a pocket watch would definitely set you apart from the crowd these days. Shown in the look book below, the chain can be subtly placed in order to create intrigue, with them looking particularly good with a true 3 piece suit. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Dandyism at its finest</strong>.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2764&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watchshop.com%2Fsekonda-pocket-watch-3468-p99927665.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="sekonda-pocket-watch" src="http://www.watchshop.com/profiler/thumb_cache/220s/99927665.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Watches-/14324/i.html?LH_ItemCondition=11&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A4%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A5251&rt=nc&_nkw=mens+pocket+watch&_catref=1&_dmd=2&_ipg=192&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1581&_vc=1&_pgn=2" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="LIMIT Open Face Pocket Fob Watch NEW Gold Plated 5336" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pocketwatch.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2764&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watchshop.com%2Froyal-london-pocket-slim-pocket-watch-90031-02-p99939758.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="royal-london-pocket-slim-pocket-watch" src="http://www.watchshop.com/profiler/thumb_cache/220s/99939758.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Suits Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Lounge Suits Look Book Inspiration for Men" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/suits2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Example Outfits</h5><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Look One</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">This pairs the classic navy suit with coordinating colours which <strong style="font-weight: bold;">bring out the best of it</strong>. Browns will always look great when paired against navy, as it teases out the richness of the colour. A leather briefcase and a pair of classic Derbies are great options here with this classic take on tailoring. A pale blue shirt will coordinate well with the navy tone of the suit, whilst providing enough contrast against the navy tie in order to make it stand out.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The finishing touch which takes this outfit up a notch comes from the patterned red pocket square. This becomes the focal point of the whole outfit and due to it being a <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-fashion-basics-%E2%80%93-part-41-%E2%80%93-an-introduction-to-colour/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">contrasting colour</a>, it will look superb against the blue backdrop. 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</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: normal;">Look Two</span></div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Taking inspiration from two of this years key trends – <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1163999" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plaid/e/B000APHB5W" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimwords">plaid</a> and double breasted – we have <strong style="font-weight: bold;">created a powerful office look that is still very professional</strong>. The double breasted suit is pin striped which hits the <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/the-sixties-fashion-trend-inspire-your-work-wardrobe/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">sixties trend</a>, as well as providing you with a real executive look. Keep the rest of the outfit stripped back and simple – a white shirt, black shoes and a small black holdall will anchor the look, allowing the suit to do all the talking.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Key touches that show some sartorial flair come in the details. A white pocket square is a perfect finishing touch that is understated but shows personality. A plaid/tartan inspired tie is on trend, but this muted piece means that you don’t look over the top or try hard. Finally, we opted for monk strap shoes in order to show that we know about the latest footwear trends, whilst also creating some separation from the rest of the work force.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2597229%26langId%3D-1%26sort_field%3DRelevance%26categoryId%3D207230%26parent_categoryId%3D207169%26pageSize%3D20%26refinements%3DColour%7B1%7D~%5Bwhite%5D%26noOfRefinements%3D1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="White smart shirt" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/83L26CWHT_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=229752.1&type=10&tmpid=7252&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.reissonline.com%252Fshop%252Fmens%252Fshoes%252Fbarstow%252Fblack%252F%253Fq%253DBarstow%252BMONK%252BSTRAP%252BSHOE%252B" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Barstow MONK STRAP SHOE BLACK" src="http://80.75.71.67/downloads/Image/product/408x408/817042-20-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: normal;">Look Three</span></div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">For those of you who can get away with bolder colours at work, this is an easy to put together look that will <strong style="font-weight: bold;">definitely have you standing out from the crowd</strong>. Here the fudge brown (similar to camel tone) suit is a statement on its own, especially when the rest of the population tend to stick to navy, black, grey or dark brown. The richness of the suit is bound to garner attention, meaning that you don’t actually have to dress it up too much.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Here we just anchor it with a white shirt, but finish it off with a tie in this season’s biggest colour trend, orange. The brown and orange will coordinate beautifully together, whilst I guarantee you that you will not see many people rocking an orange tie this year – it is too hard to pull off for the general population.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=1052&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burton.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33052%26storeId%3D12551%26productId%3D2663503%26langId%3D-1%26sort_field%3DRelevance%26categoryId%3D208990%26parent_categoryId%3D208974%26pageSize%3D20" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="White Button Down Slim Fit Shirt" src="http://media.burton.co.uk/wcsstore/Burton/images/catalog/19W01ZWHT_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px;"><br />
</span></h6><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Look Four</h6><div><br />
</div></span></span></h6><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px;">Finally, we are taking another classic suit style that every man should have in their wardrobe. The grey suit is a very versatile piece that gives off a slightly more relaxed aesthetic when compared to its black or navy counterparts. This time we are going to introduce colour through our accessories and finishing touches, so we will again anchor the whole look with a classic white shirt. You could of course choose another anchoring colour such as black or even a different shade of grey if you wish.</span></h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">We inject some colour with the tie and cashmere scarf. The burgundy colour tone is perfect for autumn/winter, and contrasts perfectly against the grey tone of the suit and the neutral white of the shirt. The camel coloured scarf is another on trend autumn/winter hue that not only coordinates with the grey, but the burgundy tie as well. Simply drape the scarf around your neck and tuck into your blazer for effortless elegance.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">A tie pin will keep you looking pristine whether you are running for the train on the morning commute or wining and dining clients at a business lunch.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=236989.1&type=10&tmpid=5135&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asos.com%2F&RD_PARM2=ASOS-Slim-Check-Suit%2Fpgeproduct.aspx%3Fsgid%3D3077" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="ASOS Slim Check Suit" src="http://images.asos.com/inv/groups/3077/image1xl.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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<div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">A well cut suit is one of the most important pieces in a man’s wardrobe. It has a long and distinguished history, and is your every day suit of armour in which to face the world. However, that doesn’t mean you have to become a stereotype; choosing the correct fit, getting your pieces professionally altered, and picking the right finishing accessories<strong style="font-weight: bold;">is what is going to make you stand out</strong>. Remember that life is too short to blend in, we need to make a statement of intent each and every day – so chose your suit carefully, stick your chest out and let the jeans and v-neck brigade melt as you waltz on impossibly dapper.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Next week we will have a detailed guide showing you how to dress down the suit, so be sure to check the back for tips on how to look unashamedly swanky when teaming a t-shirt and blazer.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Current Season Suiting</h6><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=suits&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2386313%26langId%3D-1%26sort_field%3DRelevance%26categoryId%3D207242%26parent_categoryId%3D261027%26pageSize%3D20" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="GREY GABLE SKINNY SUIT" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/S87J24BGRY87T24BGRY_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</div></ul>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-12287513534852204522011-09-20T19:26:00.003+01:002011-09-20T19:26:58.527+01:00Liverpool's season over after 5 games...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">I was listening to Adrian Durham and Darren Gough on Talk Sports drive time this evening and nearly crashed the car when I heard them open a debate asking for Liverpool fans to call in, questioning the credentials of Kenny Dalglish, his signings and league position to date, suggesting after a mere five league games that a top four finish could be beyond them. Forgive me if I am incorrect but is there not a further 99 points to play for? Are Arsenal not lying in 17<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">th</sup> and Spurs in 11<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">th</sup> place. Is Liverpool not a mere 3 points behind Chelsea in third place?</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prior to Sundays crushing defeat at Tottenham Liverpool had performed extremely well in their previous four league games, and with a bit of luck and a couple of favourable refereeing decisions having gone their way Liverpool would be sitting on 12 points, just behind City and United, even given the abominable display at White Hart Lane that followed.</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let’s not forget that four of the starting line-up at Tottenham hadn’t played together before August and six of that line-up were new additions to this premier league team since January. Seven new players once Coates was introduced on 26 minutes. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Yes it was an inept performance from start to finish, an early Spurs goal was scored deservedly by the better team. Add to this a lack of discipline which saw the team go down to nine men and the three goals which followed summed up a disastrous trip to North London by the visitors.</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">So, that’s that then for the hopes of Liverpool’s Champions League qualification this year? Four good performances where they only managed to amass 7 points and one terrible game where they got exactly as they deserved. I don’t think so.</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">I can understand the hope and expectation which surrounded Liverpool fan’s prior to the season beginning, some promising new signings, quite a few pounds spent since January and King Kenny back in the dugout. Add to this the excitement of watching the latest No.7 Luis Suarez perform in the latter half of last season and as usual expectations went through the roof. I myself, like many Liverpool supporters, and senior Liverpool players, saw Champions League qualification as a more realistic achievement as the new team grows and gels. After all, how many teams have gone from 7<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">th</sup> and 6<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">th </sup>league positions to become champions. When Dalglish last did it at Blackburn it was 4<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">th</sup> and 2<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">nd</sup> before finally lifting the crown. Sure, anything is possible in this wonderful game and Liverpool fan’s know that better than most, but in order to avoid too much disappointment let’s be realistic and be delighted if our team exceeds our expectations, that I believe is the Liverpool Way.</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">No better man than Kenny Dalglish to have spoken some harsh words to the players involved on Sunday (behind closed doors) and analyse with his staff exactly where we went wrong. Dalglish has seen, heard, coached, played, managed, and player-managed it all before. There is nothing new in the modern game unfamiliar to the Liverpool manager who was never afraid to make bold decisions or leave people out. Like Fergie, players were unceremoniously moved on by Dalglish if they didn’t fit into what he was trying to achieve in his previous tenure. The beauty with Kenny and the squad he now has at his disposable is there are no dead certs on the team sheet, bar maybe Reina, an in-form Suarez and fully fit Steven Gerrard. There are plenty of options for Dalglish if he needs to ring the changes.</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rewind back 12 months and look at the mess Liverpool Football Club were in both on and off the pitch. Liverpool fans have a lot to look forward to now under this transformation of excellent owners and management, not least the re-introduction of Steven Gerrard and also seeing a bit more of Craig Bellamy. I firmly believe that despite Sunday’s grave disappointment, this was only a set-back and perhaps the best thing that will have happened as the season unfolds. Some of the players might have seen a different side to King Kenny for the first time and endeavour not to repeat a performance like that. Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish both suffered similar defeats in their previous managerial tenures 4-0 and 4-1 respectively, and both times went on to win the league, so I wouldn’t read too much into what was just a very bad day at the office. I also firmly believe that Liverpool Football club will be back where they belong next year. Cold Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Anfield with that famous champions league anthem ringing over the tannoy.</div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-45280864146749926132011-08-29T20:45:00.000+01:002011-08-29T20:45:10.687+01:00The origins of the universe: God, time and evolution<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Of course, at 17, and with no meaningful scientific qualifications to my name, I am merely wondering out loud, posing questions, and perusing articles on the origins of the universe and the existence of God.<br />
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The national geographic website believes the cosmic cataclysm that bore the existence of the universe as we know it. Supporters of the big bang theory<span style="background: white;"> suggest that some 10 billion to 20 billion years ago, a blast more powerful than ever seen before allowed the entire universe's known matter and energy — even space and time themselves — to spring from some ancient and unknown type of energy. The theory maintains that, in a trillion-trillionth of a second after the big bang, the universe expanded from a size smaller than your little finger, incomprehensively to form the constantly expanding and evolving universe.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span>Scientist’s cannot be totally sure what happened after the big bang, if that is the cause of the universe, since the trillion-trillionth of a second where matter evolved into something more developed and functional than anything else in the universe, progress has continued at a much slower rate these past few billion years. This progress can be seen but it certainly leaves us crying out for an explanation to quote Richard Swinburne. This development, surpassing our concept of the most intricate and marvellous things we have ever seen or experienced, might support the theory of evolution, yet I don’t think I am alone in struggling to believe that such a co-ordinated and dependant world exists without a designer, a cause one might even describe Her as.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span>What has happened since the explosion/implosion, are all those that believe in the big bang proponents of the evolution theory? As a fundamental part to the big bang theory, constant movement and development since the beginning of the universe is one of few answers to how the universe is in its current state. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span>Time is also an instrumental factor, and is crucial for many when considering whether another aspect – in this case a cause – plays a role in creation. The Bible explains that the universe was made in six days, so fundamentalist Judea-Christians will take that as fact, whereas others believe that what we know as time does not apply to their God, as he is outside such a thing, thus enabling him to create the world in time more in sync with modern estimates. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span>Now the constraints of time extends to the time I have to write, whereby this long winded and ignorant rambling on the beginning of the universe (not time), has to come to an end. However I am sure that I will write again on a topic that constantly interests me, so you can look forward to another incoherent but fascinated entry on the origins of the universe. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-49131765115529255762011-08-19T21:46:00.000+01:002011-08-19T21:46:49.770+01:00Never too early to talk tweed...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Though this article might seem extortionately early, the world is moving so quickly these days that Harrods and Selfridges currently have Christmas displays on show. Whether you can bear to accept it or not, the end of summer is nigh, and with September, fall season comes into bloom. For the autumn/winter shows, designers have routinely used the more earthy hues that typifies the fall season. Tweed falls right into that category.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The traditional view is that tweed comes out in winter, when the temperature drops and we relate the material specifically to the country folk whose job makes a hard wearing jacket that keeps you warm a prerequisite. However, modern tailoring and materials have <strong style="font-weight: bold;">enabled the tweed jacket to crossover and become wearable in the city</strong>; where the weather tends to be a little warmer, the cuts a little sharper, and the softer fabric being more pleasant to wear.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tweed: History</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Tweed was first developed during the mid-1800s on the islands off the coast of Northern Scotland: the Isles of Harris, Lewis, Uist and Barra. This is where Harris Tweed, for many the standard-bearer for all natural textures, was created and perfected over the years – with local wool used to make tweed by hand. In an effort to protect its authenticity and originality, there is an Act of Parliament that states tweed cannot be made anywhere else in the United Kingdom other than on those small Scottish islands. One might infer that the government <strong style="font-weight: bold;">are choosing to protect an element of style</strong>, however far-fetched the idea may seem.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Tweed, in Scottish Gaelic, translates to mean ‘the big cloth’. The reason that tweed comes in many different patterns is due to the nature of the cloth; it is a weave rather than a fabric that exists with one irreversible and un-manipulative pattern. The roots of tweed can be found on the moors of Scotland, where it was worn by Scottish hunters as a form of camouflage, helping them blend into the surrounding landscape. Rather than hiding such a statement piece, these days one of the primary functions of tweed <strong style="font-weight: bold;">is to allow fashionable males like ourselves to stand out for all the right reasons</strong>. In this way, one can notice how the purpose of tweed has evolved over time, proving the cloth to be very utile.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Further evolution has taken place with regards to the adaptable aspect of tweed – once tweeds were so rough in texture that they would scratch your skin and make you feel uncomfortable, yet in modern versions the material has been developed so that is now softer and more flexible – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">adjusting to the requirements of the modern sartorial gent</strong>. For the most authentic variety, there is a reason Harris Tweed is so coveted and protected. The trademarked wool hand-carded, hand-spun, and hand-woven by individual crofters on Scotland’s Outer Hebrides is quite literally,<em>where it’s at</em>. It is a little rough on the outside, but consequently durable and waterproof. Make sure you find the Orb logo that has identified every piece of Harris Tweed for a hundred years, and you’ll know you’ve got the good stuff.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tweed Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Men's Tweed Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tweedlookbook.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tweed: A Commentary</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">You would have to have been living on Mars for the last year to be unaware that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">vintage classics are very much on trend and prominent on the catwalks.</strong> Tweed, just like the aged style of choice for many of the infamous designers of today, partakes in the idea that <em>‘old is new’</em>. Arguably, fashion is often like that. It consistently looks at the past in an effort to move forward, but such is the age of this fabric, that it existed long before the concept of highlighting trends by having stunning men and women show them off on an elongated walk. Thus, the description of tweed being new due to its ‘fashion’ age should not be celebrated. It is more like celebrating a 50th birthday – you give thanks for the fact that you are still living and have many fantastic memories. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Tweed in my opinion should not be caught up in the hype of the modern-era;</strong> it should be respected and admired for standing the test of time, and the closets of many people – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Timelessness</strong>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">There are many reasons designers have recently started to create more ready-to-wear lines, no reason less influential than the depression we find ourselves in at the moment. The focus on the catwalk seems to be on times post the second-world war (see the recent <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/the-mens-fifties-50s-fashion-trend/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">50s</a> and <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/the-sixties-fashion-trend-inspire-your-work-wardrobe/" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;">60s</a> trends), where the country was in the middle of an era that focused on conventional and consistent dress; conformism was high. However, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">buying tweed is a financially responsible purchase</strong>. With tweed, it is highly unlikely that anyone will regret purchasing the garment – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">for it is never out of style</strong>. Admittedly there may be seasons when it is out of fashion, out of the magazines and off the catwalks, but you can decide <em>whether you want to be trendy or stylish</em>.<strong style="font-weight: bold;"> At the moment, you’re sure to be both</strong>. 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</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Bruce Pask from The New York Times Style Magazine comments: <em>“There’s been more care paid to the practicality of tweed. I think the washed, unstructured look that’s been a big movement in men’s fashion in general — unconstructed jackets, jackets that are unlined or half-lined or washed-cottons — I think have made tweed more accessible and also more comfortable.”</em></div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">As Pask alludes to above, no longer do these garments look or even feel like your grandfather’s lacklustre, standard tweed jacket. This has something to do with tweed’s decline in the 1960s when they were stiff to the point of being un-manageable, coupled with a weight so heavy that it was useless for those that wore it to keep warm, as it would wear them down. The fabric has been softened, the style brought bang up to date, with a tweed jacket being a great way to add texture and flair to your blazer collection.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Despite recognition that fashion is amongst the closet of our ancestors at the moment, as the highly-esteemed Mr Ralph Lauren says: <em>“If you’re in fashion, you’re going to be out of fashion.”</em> Yet such fabric simply adds a different dimension to the over-used ‘timeless’ phrase; a dimension that is far more acceptable and ordinary and even true to the definition – not quite like the fashions from the last twenty years.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3100&awinaffid=32880&clickref=tweed&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseoffraser.co.uk%2FFred%2BPerry%2BTweed%2Bpique%2Bpolo%2F153090217%2Cdefault%2Cpd.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fred Perry Tweed pique polo" src="http://houseoffraser.scene7.com/is/image/HOF/I_153090186_00_20110804?wid=288&hei=442" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</h5><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Tweed Modern Wearable Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wearabletweedlooks2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">How To Wear: Tweed</h5></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Tweed is an inherently outdoorsy cloth, and to play on that effect you want shoes that have roots within the same ideals. A round-toe suede or leather boot would work, as would brogue boots. Brogues in particular has roots firmly within country clubs and the countryside, where they were often utilised on hunting trips. These days however, they are more likely to be seen walking in the centre of your local city, such is the rise of their popularity within the fashion community.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Tweed with brogues, a modern take:</strong></div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=1249&awinaffid=32880&clickref=tweed&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.my-wardrobe.com%2Fpaul-smith-london%2Fwhite-classic-fit-shirt-by-paul-smith-london" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Paul Smith London White Classic Fit Shirt" src="http://cdn11.my-wardrobe.com/images/products/4/3/433881/p4_433881.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">On the <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://www.harristweedhebrides.com/products-page/browse-all-categories/menswear/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">official Harris Tweed website</strong></a>, you will find many different garments and accessories available to buy in tweed. Purchasing a tweed wallet may set you apart from the crowd, whilst a waterproof bag may be a viable sensible option. Some items on the website, such as the ‘Harris bomber jacket’ really cut a modern edge to an otherwise traditional collection.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Pask again has something interesting to say on wearing tweed, in particular the mixing of tweed and other fabrics which he finds <em>“most interesting.”</em> He continues by observing that being clad head-to-toe in tweed can look <em>“costumey”</em>so mixing tweed with a denim piece is a look he advises. Wearing a tweed cap with a denim jacket that has a shearing collar might not work as it is crossing paths with a different era and style that represents two completely individual concepts. But <strong style="font-weight: bold;">keeping it simple</strong> with a good pair of indigo jeans and a glen-plaid check, coupled with a pair of tan coloured brogues will be ticking all the right boxes:</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=221884.1&type=10&tmpid=7952&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrporter.com%2Fproduct%2F302855" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Canali Kei Prince of Wales Plaid Wool Blazer" src="http://www.mrporter.com/images/products/302855/302855_mrp_in_l.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=tweed&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2611615%26langId%3D-1%26sort_field%3DRelevance%26categoryId%3D207294%26parent_categoryId%3D207282%26pageSize%3D20%26refinements%3DColour%7B1%7D~%5Bbrown%5D%26noOfRefinements%3D1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Arthur Tan Leather Shoes" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/97F00CTAN_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">As we learnt at the beginning, tweeds are composed of varying shades of yarn woven closely together, which gives the fabric a real sense of depth. Usually tweed is in a brown or green colour, although setting yourself a part is possible with ten different patterns to choose from. Glen plaid check is probably the most popular, followed by Herringbone. However to show some passion or even some patriotism, opting for the tartan pattern tweed would make something of a statement.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">If you are thinking about investing in a tweed blazer, one way to coordinate it within your outfits would be to pick out one of the more subtle colours in the tweed and match it with similar coloured chinos or trousers. This attention to detail helps develop a subtle sense of style, where those who know what to look for and admire the details will appreciate the effort – whilst the others can just admire your tweed jacket!</div><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">As for wearing additional textures (other than denim) with tweed, wool or a fine-needle cord is about as far as I would ever go, though some of you might be far braver than I am, and if you feel confident then I am sure you can pull it off. In the look book above we see a great tweed and cord trouser combination [<em>top left</em>], which would look great this autumn/winter:</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; height: 280px; line-height: 1.8em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=221884.1&type=10&tmpid=7952&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrporter.com%2Fproduct%2F301867" rel="nofollow" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img alt="J.Crew Herringbone Linen Sportcoat In Ludlow Fit" src="http://www.mrporter.com/images/products/301867/301867_mrp_in_m2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Conclusion</h5></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="clear: both; color: #8c8c8c; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Tweed is a fabric which is draped in history and tradition, which has been brought bang up to date for those looking to separate themselves from the crowd. Whether you opt for the classic tweed blazer, or something you can integrate without much thought – tweed trousers, accessories, polos and the like – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">it is sure to add another dimension and texture to your look.</strong> Modern tweeds are infinity more wearable and have moved away from the traditional country club look, enabling them to be worn by country folk and city boys alike. <em>But what do you think?</em></div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Will you be investing in tweed this year?</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If so, what will you be purchasing?</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Heltevica; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Have you already got on this trend? If so, how do you wear it?</li>
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</ul></span>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-68354211910102958992011-08-09T11:19:00.000+01:002011-08-09T11:19:51.070+01:00Music Style: Hurts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction</h5><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Recently, many articles have explored and recommended the necessary attire to keep you dry for when the British weather surprises us again. In fact, it is possible that the very utterance of that word – <em>rain </em>– may have you watching BBC Two’s fascinating documentary on the British weather. I am aware this is probably just me – which is all the better for you guys – who can trundle on oblivious to the fact that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">we suffer 199 days of rain a year</strong>. After prematurely moving off the topic of this piece, it is about time I attempt to explain the crux of my critique. In some way, I have written this article to appeal to my infatuation with the sun and the greatest thing to come out of Manchester since Oasis, but more so to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">make you aware of the understated elegance of the dream duo that is Hurts.</strong></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hurts</h5><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Hurts are a relatively young band. Since their arrival on the scene in 2010, they have featured on The Guardian website in their “Band of the Day” section. As a result of their notable performances all year round, the band finished fourth in BBC’s sound of 2010. Thereafter, Hurts have become more and more prominent at festivals and on the charts. Their début album Happiness was released in September 2010, containing an impressive duet with eminent pop star, <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1166799" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kylie-Minogue/e/B000APWPA8" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Kylie Minogue</a>. Thus, it is no surprise that Hurts are performing at the major UK and European summer music festivals this year.</div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Festivals scream summertime, and having already made memorable appearances around Europe (with more to come), Hurts, amongst many other artists, are the standard-bearers of what is good about summer for many people. In their performances, the Hurts have made it clear <strong style="font-weight: bold;">just how much they value the aesthetics of both themselves and their sets.</strong> Importantly, Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft believe in the <em>less is more </em>approach, which omits the sort of caution to the wind, throw on anything vaguely smart and go out to perform vibe. Such an attitude is communicated by the absence of a tie, leaving the top-button undone, and the addition of classic men’s jewellery. The end result is one that proves they are representing themselves by not conforming to the traditional form of sharp, formal dressing associated with a gentleman who is suited and booted.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hurts: Not Your Typical Band</h6><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Recently, more and more column inches have been dedicated to their personal style. When GQ held an interview with the duo last December, they revealed their passion for fashion when Hutchcraft asked for <em>“a comb and a suit as part of our record deal”</em>, whilst Anderson requested a <em>“fox umbrella”</em>. A far cry then from how one might expect a band to dress on tour; shorts and t-shirt, a pair of espadrilles or boat shoes, perhaps even a straw trilby. Yet these two are not your typical males. For these two sartorial gentlemen, looking like your typical festival-goer is far from ideal:</div><div align="center" style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="The Hurts Live Style and Fashion" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurtslivestyle.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The Hurts clearly separate themselves from your traditional festival, indie or rock attire, performing at Latitude recently in a simple two-buttoned black suit. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Dressing poorly is never on the cards with Hurts, and neither is over-complicating outfits</strong> – which states everything about the grounded, charming boys from the north. So frequently do they wear the same base to their outfits, one might think of them as boring. Yet as fashionable males (and readers of FashionBeans) appreciate, the key to this apparent bland, monotonous appearance <strong style="font-weight: bold;">is in the detail.</strong></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hurts Look Book & Style Analysis</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="The Hurts Style Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurtslookbook2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Whilst some artists are being praised for being ahead of their time and setting trends, Hurts are making their own waves in the music and fashion world by being the face of the stylish past for many people. For those retorting that they are bang on the <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/the-sixties-fashion-trend-inspire-your-work-wardrobe/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">60s trend</strong></a> at the moment, you are right, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">but this is not them following the trend</strong>. I think that the Hurts will forever be adorned in such beautifully crafted tailoring, symbolising their own tastes – and that can only be admired. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Such elegance is timeless, and their outfits consistently define such a term.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The base of their outfits is a well-cut suit, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">never in anything but a neutral colour</strong>. Combined with this industrious staple piece, fundamental to the Hurts look is a pair of well-polished, sleek shoes in a complementary colour, often in a basic Oxford style. As Hurts enjoy adding creative elements to their look, by wearing monk shoes you can really pull off the classical edge that the Hurts personify. These core pieces add to the <strong style="font-weight: bold;">ethos of being dressed agelessly.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Having a look at <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/how-to-wear-bold-coloured-tailoring/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">Ben’s article on tailoring with bold colours</a>, it is possible to add this individual element by incorporating a splash of colour into the basics. Furthermore, it is very rare that either of the members of Hurts sport ties; both reject them as a matter of taste. This aids them in creating an informal look, more often associated with playing at concerts and festivals – perfect for when you feel like smartening up on a night out or for a relaxed summer event. It also enables them to add another dimension to their look by throwing on a scarf or a bow-tie. 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</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px;">Adapting The Look – Colour</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">So we have seen that Hurts prefer to keep things classic, sharp and muted for their personal style. It is timeless, looks great and they are certainly well dressed, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">but the look is not for everyone.</strong> For those who may be slightly younger, have a more outgoing personality, or just like to experiment with bolder colours, there are ways to adapt this style of dressing<strong style="font-weight: bold;">without sacrificing the core principles.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Bold coloured blazers can be used to create a real focal point in your outfit (especially when paired with neutral trousers), whilst bright coloured basics such as tees, shirts and roll neck jumpers could be layered underneath neutral coloured tailoring to give your outfit some ‘pop’. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">More subtle ways to introduce some colour and flair would be to look for coloured accessories and footwear.</strong> Suede shoes in particular are great for spring/summer and come in every colour imaginable these days. They add to the relaxed formal look we are going for but add some interest and intrigue to your bottom half. Pair with a similar coloured belt or pocket square, and you suddenly bring this classic 60s look into the 21st century.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=186561.1&type=10&tmpid=5135&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asos.com%2F&RD_PARM2=Asos%2FAsos-Slim-Fit-Chino-Red-Jacket%2FProd%2Fpgeproduct.aspx%3Fiid%3D1502226" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="ASOS Slim Fit Chino Red Jacket" src="http://images.asos.com/inv/media/6/2/2/2/1502226/red/image1xl.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Despite an in-depth look into Hurts’ style, I hope I haven’t inspired you to under-go any drastic transformation in an effort to be just as cool as either of these two! Having said that, I hope you are able to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">take away pieces of their style which you particularly admire and integrate into your own dressing.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; line-height: 18px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Jos</strong></div></span>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-51834586737505337492011-07-20T16:49:00.000+01:002011-07-20T16:49:52.440+01:00Article #2 - Behind the brand: Burberry<h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction: Burberry</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Inspired by a totally fascinating and comprehensive look into the history of the pinnacle of a gentleman’s attire – <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012cnww" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">“The perfect suit”</strong></a> – I thought I would research <strong style="font-weight: bold;">one of England’s finest exports of chic and classic clothing.</strong> This article is designed to inform you, succinctly but in plentiful detail, of the origins of Burberry and its mercurial rise to the catwalk of London, Paris and Milan. No matter your preconceptions, or the misguided labels given to the brand, Burberry is one of the finest houses of fashion in the world, designed by the distinguished Christopher Bailey no less.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">In recent years, Burberry, with its iconic red, black and camel check, has<strong style="font-weight: bold;"> become a must-have fashion brand.</strong> The check itself became a fashion item in the 1960s when it was used on umbrellas, luggage and scarves. Fortunately, it has moved away from an affiliation with football hooligans which, for some people, tarnished its reputation. Yet mere associations do not have the power to entangle themselves in the mind of the designers. Thus, the quality and innovative detailing that are such a hallmark of all designer labels has not depreciated as a result. In supplement to that, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">those fortunate enough to wear such quality, bear a part of Burberry’s incredible history.</strong> The rest of us can start zealously saving in eager anticipation of buying a true timeless item from Burberry, and subsequently, being the subjects of envious eyes from many.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Burberry Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="The Burberry Men's Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/burberryLookbook.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The History: Burberry</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Burberry was founded in 1856 when 21-year-old Thomas Burberry, a former draper’s apprentice, opened his own store in the small town of Basingstoke in Hampshire, England. The company did not make the flying start that one might expect from a name <strong style="font-weight: bold;">currently worth approximately $1.7billion.</strong> By 1870, the business had established itself as one that focused on outdoors attire. Ten years later, within the outerwear collection he assembled and designed, Mr Burberry introduced the gabardine – a hardwearing, water-resistant yet breathable fabric, in which the yarn is waterproofed before weaving. Such a material has been worn by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther. More recently, this distinctive jacket has been worn by the likes of Douglas Booth, in the iconic trench coat style – <em>an in-depth article on the model’s sense of style can be <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-style-icons-douglas-booth/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">read here</a></em>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Burberry was the original name of the company, but that soon switched to Burberrys, after many customers from around the world began calling it Burberrys of London. This is still visible on many older Burberry products. The eminence of the company kept growing, and as it did so, the name began appearing more and more frequently across southern England. In 1891, Burberry opened a shop in the Haymarket.<strong style="font-weight: bold;"> This still exists today and until recently was the site of Burberry’s corporate headquarters.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">In 1901, the Burberry Equestrian Knight Logo was developed. The Latin word <em>‘prorsum’</em> – meaning <strong style="font-weight: bold;">forwards </strong>- was introduced to the logo. This is how the fashion label came to exist, and is the same Burberry Prorsum found at London Fashion Week and the major fashion weeks across the globe. In later years, Burberry was awarded a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and subsequently a second Royal Warrant was granted in 1989 by HRH The Prince of Wales. 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</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Moving onto a different topic somewhat, there has been a lot written recently on FashionBeans about distinguishing your character and personal style <strong style="font-weight: bold;">by either following trends, or donning more archetypal sartorial elegance.</strong> Certainly either approach speaks volumes of your character, but one cannot mock another for choosing the other option. By sticking to timeless pieces, you can save yourself a considerable amount of money in the long run. On the other hand, with this mind-set you are consequently <strong style="font-weight: bold;">in danger of falling behind the forward-thinking character that typifies the fashion world</strong>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Admittedly, in any walk of life you have to take note of the past to make any sensible decision that affects the future, but that is a debate for another time. For now, take a <strong style="font-weight: bold;">look at the origins of the most distinguished items of outerwear a gentleman can own</strong>; the Trench. I must warn you however that it might have your lust for a Burberry trench coat reach dangerous levels.</div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Trench</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The history of the iconic trench coat anchors itself in the early twentieth century. In 1914, Burberry was commissioned by the War Office to adapt its officer’s coat so as to accommodate the equipment of the infantry soldier. Many of today’s contemporary trench coats still retain key features of the design created for the soldiers in conflict. These include the epaulettes, storms flap on one shoulder, belt cuffs and ‘D rings’ on the belt for attaching equipment. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Trench coats then became regulation dress during WWI</strong>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">After the war, the innate sense of style we Brits are born with made us realise the brilliant originality of the trench, and<strong style="font-weight: bold;">how its practicality combines with style to an unrivalled extent.</strong> The iconic Burberry check that is synonymous with the label was created in the 1920s; it was used as a lining in its trench coats, a feature that is still present in the modern-day trench. As a result of such flourishing success and demand for the trench coat, Burberry announced last year that it was to launch a custom trench service in 2011 – featuring over 12 million options for customers <strong style="font-weight: bold;">who want to own a true one off piece that no-one else would have.</strong> To find out more visit the official website: <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://www.burberry.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">www.burberry.com</strong></a>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Now it may seem bizarre to be writing about a jacket designed primarily to be worn in the harsher elements in the winter, yet the summer sales are still going and you can still purchase a classic piece at up to 70% off. Conversely, there are trench coats styles that are created using lightweight materials and have cropped finish, allowing them to be worn all year round, come rain or shine.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">That being said, most trench coats are available in neutral colours for the simple reason that it is a timeless garment and should not be subject to the years when red is the new blue (now), or heaven forbid, luminous green is the new red. 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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=216145.1&type=10&tmpid=8183&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.matchesfashion.com%2Ffcp%2Fcategorylist%2Fsale%2Fmens%3FaddFilter%3DDesigners%2526filterValue%3Dburberry%2520prorsum" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="burberry prorsum Classic belted mac" src="http://www.matchesfashion.com/pws/images/catalogue/products/bur-z-4417283_nav/xlarge/bur-z-4417283_nav_1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/burberry-clothing-behind-the-brand/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="BURBERRY LONDON Britton double–breasted trench coat" src="http://selfridgesretaillimited.scene7.com/is/image/SelfridgesRetailLimited/336-72019980-BRITTONDK_1UP?$GALLERY_1UP$" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad914a; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px;">The Art Of The Trench</span></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://artofthetrench.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">ArtOfTheTrench.com</strong></a> website was launched in 2009, and it is a photo-sharing collage of real people sporting the iconic Burberry trench coat. Art of the Trench has images submitted from professional fashion photographers, street style photographers and the general public themselves; all of which (in a collaboration with Facebook) can upload images, share and ‘like’ their favourites.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">It includes a particularly amazing collection of photos from Scott Schuman at <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">The Sartorialist</strong></a>. Burberry describes the site as <em>‘a living document of the trench coat and the people who wear it’</em>.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Click the screen shot below and take a browse though an eclectic mix of fashion inspiration and history:</div><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/wp-admin/blogroll.php?site=http://artofthetrench.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Art Of The Trench Website by Burberry" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/artofthetrench.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></a></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Shopping Vintage Burberry</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Although Burberry is a premium brand, and priced like it, there are alternative ways in which you can get your hands on one of their sought after garments. <strong style="font-weight: bold;"><a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="874161" href="http://ebay.co.uk/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">eBay</a></strong> is a great choice for vintage and second hand pieces (for all brands), and if you get lucky, you can snap up a trench coat at less than a quarter of the current going price. Here are a selection of Burberry trenches on sale right now:</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="BURBERRY Vtg Belted Trench Coat/Rain Mac/Jacket" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqV,!iME3S7mkWEhBOEv)bsLGw~~0_3.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="CLASSIC BRITISH DESIGNER BURBERRY RAIN MAC TRENCH COAT" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/24/!B6KL1Ng!2k~$(KGrHqYOKnMEy1488k5,BMwb0JcpVQ~~0_35.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="BURBERRY men's double-breasted trench coat" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqQOKj4E37cKKMWHBOIB3+rf1w~~0_3.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Mens Classic BURBERRY Trench Coat" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKosE33b(vU56BOGgZI(6nQ~~0_35.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Burberry Prorsum BN Double Breasted Trench Coat" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqQOKjIE28TMlj)tBN2UVCLzDg~~0_35.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://clothes.shop.ebay.co.uk/Coats-Jackets-/57988/i.html?LH_PrefLoc=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A6%257C72%253A4908&rt=nc&_nkw=burberry+trench&_ipg=96&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="VINTAGE 80s BURBERRY TRENCH MAC JACKET COAT" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqMOKo4E3uY-ooJ4BOF(wKPk6g~~0_35.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad914a; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px;">The Alternatives</span></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">It is almost blasphemous including other brands when you mention the history and craftsmanship behind a Burberry trench, but we have to cater to all budgets and the trench coat is such a classic piece that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">everyone reading this should own one</strong>. Here are some current models from high-street to mid-priced, all of which would look great in your ever expanding wardrobe.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</strong> Remember that as it is a timeless piece, try to invest as much as you can reasonably afford (<em>considering your circumstances</em>), as <strong style="font-weight: bold;">this is a piece that will never go out of date and will look just as good 10 years from now</strong> with a bit of love and care:</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=burberry&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2387994%26langId%3D-1%26categoryId%3D%26searchTerm%3Dtrench%26pageSize%3D20" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Khaki Crop DB Belted Mac" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/64F16BKHA_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=burberry&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2196299%26langId%3D-1%26categoryId%3D%26searchTerm%3Dtrench%26pageSize%3D20" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Grey Cotton Belted 3/4 Trench" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/64F15BGRY_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><b><u>Debate on how to wear</u></b></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">I will not be delving too deep into how to wear the trench coat today, as our editor-in-chief will be showing you just that with his upcoming look book <strong style="font-weight: bold;">documenting the versatility of the item and how it can be successfully worn in both autumn/winter and spring/summer.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Today though I would like you all to consider after purchasing a trench, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">what are you going to do with the belt?</strong> Do you tie it or leave it undone? Leaving it undone exposes the belt to the possibility of being trapped in the tube door, so is tucking the belt into the pockets acceptable? Purists, citing the trench coats military origins, insist on buckling – but should you buckle in front or behind?</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Let us know exactly how you prefer to wear your trench in the comments below…</strong></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Conclusion</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">I hope the price of a real Burberry trench coat does not conjure greed, though I would not blame you if such passion caused you to demand a bonus next Monday for the most novel reason. Hopefully though, your desperation has quelled by some much more affordable alternatives on the high street.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Personally, I will continue my quest to acquire an antique from <strong style="font-weight: bold;"><a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="874161" href="http://ebay.co.uk/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">eBay</a></strong> or <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=186561.1&type=10&tmpid=5171&RD_PARM1=https%3A%2F%2Fmarketplace.asos.com%2Fhome%2Fmen" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ASOS Vintage</a>; though I might have to refer a number of people to this article when they read Burberrys on the label.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">I hope you enjoyed the look into the background of this classic British fashion house, and <strong style="font-weight: bold;">you are inspired to obtain a piece of Burberry’s marvellous history.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Jos</div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-5885013365175440252011-07-18T10:50:00.000+01:002011-07-18T10:50:08.845+01:00My article on American Vintage style<h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduction</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Today we are going to take a look at American vintage style, and the influence it still has on many men’s fashion trends and ‘looks’ today. First off, it is important you understand what I am labelling as American vintage. For the purpose of this article we are going to consider it as the style donned by our friends across the pond in the 1950s.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Post World War II, America and the Soviet Union emerged as the two major world superpowers. Though many nations resented America’s influence, they had little power to stop it. At the time, American movies, fashions, and consumer products were traded across the globe; with many embracing them into their lives.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Fashion in the West progressed from the neutral, trim and “proper” dress of the 1940s to the rebellious nature of the 1950s. After the nightmare of the Second World War, many people preferred the safety of conformism; looking and acting like everyone else, so as to feel comfortable in the way they presented themselves. Yet this concept of security eroded as rations and constraints from the war-time era were lifted – resulting in the birth of the teenager generation. Of course, teenagers were in existence before that, this is indisputable, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">but back then teenagers’ style began to resemble that of their peers instead of their elders.</strong></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">American Vintage Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="American Vintage Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/americanvintagelookbook.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Style Breakdown</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">A number of factors led to this mirroring of fashion across the pond, some of which I will be discussing in detail a little bit later on. Although we are going to be concentrating on 3 major influences and trends today, there are certain items of clothing, fabrics, and accessories that are the backbone of a wardrobe influenced by this iconic era. The images scattered throughout demonstrate this perfectly, but so it is clear for everyone I will list what I consider to be the key items of 1950s American fashion:</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Denim (both shirts, jackets and trousers)</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Boots (cowboy or lace-up)</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Leather jacket</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tailored blazers</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Impressive hair</li>
</ul><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Madras (fabric)</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Madras may be a fabric many of you have never heard of, but the concept of the material is essential for pulling off the 1950s look. Its origin can be traced back to the Indian city of Madras (now called Chennai), where traditional Indian Madras fabrics were coloured with vegetable dyes. The nature of these dyes caused unstable patterns which would – somewhat intentionally – fade and merge after repeated washes, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">causing a distinctive and constantly-evolving look as time progressed.</strong> As fate would have it, Madras is a lighter material more suitable for the summer months than the vintage corduroys and wools on show in winter. In the 21st century, most Madras is now designed to be colourfast, although it still has the unique patterns, and is a breathable and lightweight fabric – just like its predecessors.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Madras has long had ‘Preppy’ connotations, and is even referenced in S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders (<em>1965</em>), as being preferred by the rich kids. This is where the connection with America can be made, and it is a material that can still be seen in abundance each year in true American clothing collections such as <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1824916" href="http://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Ralph Lauren</a>, J. Crew, Abercrombie & Fitch and <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="404080" href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Banana Republic</a>.</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=QmrL3jZ9kXA&subid=0&offerid=211320.1&type=10&tmpid=6834&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ralphlauren.co.uk%2Fsearch%2Findex.jsp%3Fsort%3D%2526keywords%3Dmadras%2526f%3DPAD%2526fg%3DBY%2BDIVISION%2526fv%3DDivision%252FMen%2526fd%3DMen%2526size%3D75" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ralph Lauren Bleeker Madras Short" src="http://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/graphics/product_images/pPOLO2-6772923_lifestyle_t240.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Considering everyone has their own tastes and opinions (and isn’t the world a more vibrant place for it?), today I am going to be breaking down 3 of the key trends/looks that developed from the exporting of American products. Hopefully all of you will be able to take away some inspiration and little touches which will influence your current, modern day looks.</div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rock ‘n’ Roll</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Thanks to Elvis and the <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1164834" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Everly-Brothers/e/B000APBS6A" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Everly Brothers</a>, the birth of rock ‘n’ roll had some very charismatic people fronting such entertainment, appealing to people across the Globe, never mind just here in England. The dancing that evolved as a result of the music led to a certain style that became synonymous with rock ‘n’ roll, and thereby a hit on streets up and down the country as the music was shipped across the Atlantic.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Dark wash jeans, black lace-up boots (hopefully you will already have this item to accommodate the current military trend), a white t-shirt and a leather jacket was the staple look for every rock ‘n’ roller. Think <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1167235" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Travolta/e/B000AQ0H7U" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">John Travolta</a> in Grease; <strong style="font-weight: bold;">he typifies this look</strong>. Side tracking just a little bit, the affectionate term ‘Teddy Boy’ was given to those rebellious teenagers that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">toyed with socially respected clothing </strong>(suede crepe shoes) by combining it with wide blazers and huge hair. This was a look that was created by the Brit’s, and for that we can be proud, if only for the rebellious nature of those that were so intent on looking and feeling good.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">When we think of the key items in reproducing rock ‘n’ roll inspired outfits, we can see that most of them have become timeless pieces that every male should have in their wardrobe; white tees are a basic staple, dark wash jeans have the ability to adapt to any current or future trends, whilst a leather jacket has become the outerwear of choice for men who want to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">‘toughen up’ a look in an instant or create something slightly more edgy</strong>. Even black lace boots are dominating most current fashion trends throughout the year these days. The rock ‘n’ roll look is definitely one that can be used for men of all ages as a casual, easy to wear, everyday outfit – which has even be endorsed by the majority of women in Joseph Aaron’s <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-fashion-what-women-want/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">article on what women want.</a></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rock ‘n’ Roll Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Rock n Roll Inspired Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/americanrockroll2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Perhaps the 2 key aspects of rock ‘n’ roll style that have heavily influenced men’s fashion in 2011 <strong style="font-weight: bold;">are the blazers and hair cuts.</strong> Although the Teddy boys were known more for their overly wide blazers, this smartening up of the traditional rock ‘n’ roll look can be seen on the catwalks, and the streets of major cities worldwide right now. Men’s fashion has steadily become more refined, and the blazer now takes pride of place within wardrobes of males all over the globe. Although the fit has become slimmer, we are seeing a rise in popularity of a modern Teddy Boy look, playing with the smart/casual boundaries on a daily basis. Blazers with tees, blazers with jeans, blazers with trainers and boots have all become the norm and we only need to look back a couple of generations to see how they were juxtaposing edgy rock pieces with more formal attire to create a whole new individual look for themselves.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The popular hair cut for men right now has to be <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-hair-style-the-quiff-how-to-style-it/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">The Quiff</a> and big hair in general. Robert has already broken down the rise of the style for FashionBeans <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/mens-hair-style-the-quiff-how-to-style-it/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">here</strong></a>, but it is <strong style="font-weight: bold;">not hard to see where this style originated from in the past</strong>. Just take a look at the look book above and notice how big hair was seen on everyone from Elvis, to the Teddy Boys and John Travolta in Grease. Elvis in particular influenced a Rockabilly era – one of the earliest forms of rock ‘n’ roll which mixed Rock and Country music together – an era that was defined by their big slicked back hair (coined the Pompadour), edgy rock ‘n’ roll clothing and usually tattoos. Can you see any similarities with today?</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The hairstyle itself may have been modified slightly for 2011; softer styling products are being used, a matte finish is the preference, and the back and sides have become shorter and more pronounced – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">but the essence of true rock ‘n’ roll style is there for all to see</strong>. 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</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ivy League College</h5><br />
<div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">What separates the Ivy League College style and more general American dress at the time are only very minor details,<strong style="font-weight: bold;">but such specifics gave them a more elegant and refined look over their peers.</strong> The Ivy League style dominated the American male dress code from 1955 to 1965, and was said to have originated on college campuses (hence its relation to Ivy League schools). <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Democratic, chic and relaxed</strong>, the Ivy look has held such an impact that modern day designers such as <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1824916" href="http://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Ralph Lauren</a>, Giorgio Armani and many others, emulate the Ivy style with just a few contemporary tweaks.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">In the 1950s, dark hues – blacks, navy blues and charcoal greys – were often the colour of the single breasted, two button Ivy blazers, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">promoting a simple and understated look</strong>. Small fashionable alterations that were less obvious were also evident in the Ivy League blazer. At the time it was the standard that the average American owned blazers with the absence of a vent. However, the Ivy League incorporated a single cut vent into their jackets, <strong style="font-weight: bold;">which gave them an identity separate from mainstream cultural fashion at the time.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">True Ivy League style jackets are generally difficult to get hold of, although if you are lucky you can pick up vintage examples <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="563483" href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_nkw=on+ebay" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">on eBay</a> or opt for a more modernised take through the latest one vent high street collections. The vintage jackets will not be a slim-cut like you will no doubt own at the moment, however you can quite easily take them to a local tailor,<strong style="font-weight: bold;"> in order to create a one off item that is bang up to date in terms of fit.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Some impressive names bore the Ivy look; from the button-down hip of Paul Newman and the sharp suits of Jean Paul Belmondo, to the preppy elegance of the Kennedy brothers (see Paul McGregor’s related <a href="http://www.fashionbeans.com/2011/a-timeless-style-icon-jfk/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">JFK inspired style article</a>). A common factor for all of these household names was the <strong style="font-weight: bold;">faith in the true cool of the Ivy look</strong>. By piecing together your existing clothes (an integral part of one’s wardrobe is for it to be flexible and accommodating), and purchasing some vintage class, in this day and age there is no reason why you cannot look just as indie-vidual.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ivy League Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="American Ivy League Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ivyleaguelookbook.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ivy League Inspired</h6><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2479&awinaffid=32880&clickref=americanvintage&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topman.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FbeginIndex%3D0%26viewAllFlag%3D%26catalogId%3D33056%26storeId%3D12555%26productId%3D2377042%26langId%3D-1%26sort_field%3DRelevance%26categoryId%3D207230%26parent_categoryId%3D207169%26pageSize%3D20%26refinements%3DColour%7B1%7D~%5Bwhite%5D%5Ecategory~%5B207235%7C207230%5D%26noOfRefinements%3D2" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="WHITE HORIZONTAL STRIPED SHIRT" src="http://media.topman.com/wcsstore/TopMan/images/catalog/83L24CWHT_normal.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</ul><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Cowboy Look</h5><br />
<div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The Cowboy look has always been <strong style="font-weight: bold;">the epitome of manliness and has a very rugged aesthetic.</strong> The key item that cowboys are renowned for is denim; whether that be shirts, trousers or jackets. Denim was perfect material for the manual work cowboys completed on a daily basis, whilst its hard wearing nature endeared itself to the great outdoors. We all know that jeans are an integral part of any successful male wardrobe, so there is no need to emphasise this to the fashionable readership of this site. However, the cowboy look is still very prominent today, and <strong style="font-weight: bold;">there is inspiration to be taken for our modern day outfits.</strong></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Fundamental to any cowboy is the hat and tough leather or suede boots with stirrups. However, neither England’s urban environment nor the moor’s of the north require such specialised accessories. Nevertheless, the high street offers some great alternatives that are far more appropriate for our culture. Boots have become a major player within the footwear market over the past couple of years, and are <strong style="font-weight: bold;">now considered an essential for most men.</strong> You can take inspiration from the cowboys of old by looking for distressed leather and suede varieties. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Both add an extra dimension</strong> to your typical outdoorsy boots that are popular at the moment – whilst neither will restrict you in terms of your favourite style. You could invest in an amazing Chelsea style boot in a suede ala Ed Westwick below [<em>middle row right</em>], or something much more cowboy like, such as a brown distressed leather version [<em>bottom row right</em>].</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The key point is that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">you don’t have to actually wear cowboy boots in this day and age</strong> in order to take inspiration from the era. Picking styles, materials and finishes are all ways you can integrate this style into current modern looks that have evolved since the 50s.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">In addition to the boots, cowboys often wear boot-cut jeans that give them a little bit more flexibility. Here at FashionBeans we stress that <strong style="font-weight: bold;">the fit of your clothing is paramount to successful style</strong>, which is why the cut and silhouette created by the slim double denim combinations showcased on the Dolce & Gabbana runways [<em>below top row</em>] is much more appealing to the modern male; <strong style="font-weight: bold;">portraying an image of someone who knows how to dress</strong>.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cowboy Inspired Look Book</h6><div align="center" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><img alt="Cowboy Inspired Look Book" class="white" src="http://static.fashionbeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/americandoubledenim.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; width: 660px;" /></div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Double denim is recognised as integral to Cowboy influenced style. It is hard to pull off, and many have failed, but that<strong style="font-weight: bold;">doesn’t mean it should be disregarded in your current wardrobe</strong>. In fact, due to the amount of variation, washes and styles we have available to us these days, it means it is much easier to create a look that has the rugged, manly connotations a Cowboy conjures up, whilst still looking great. Take a look above at how Usher, <a class="skimwords-link" data-skimwords-id="1165456" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pharrell/e/B00197I5QE" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by Skimlinks">Pharrell</a> and Ed Westwick have brought the look bang up to date.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Usher [<em>bottom row middle</em>] has utilised accessories such as a trilby and pocket square to take inspiration from the cowboy era whilst at the same time hitting trends that are current and fresh. Ed Westwick [<em>middle row right</em>] has combined a double denim outfit with an essential Breton stripe tee, again just bringing the look into the 21st century and hitting the current nautical trend at the same time. Pharrell [<em>bottom row left</em>] has managed to pull off the most modern and edgy take on the look; combining a light wash pair of jeans with red trainers, whilst opting for an asymmetric denim jacket and wayfarer glasses. An up to date and cool casual look which can be thrown on in an instant.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">The Zara look book outfits [<strong style="font-weight: bold;">middle row left & centre</strong>] show that this is not a style that is just restricted to autumn/winter either. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Denim shorts with denim shirts or jackets can work</strong> if you get the tones right and make sure you utilise other layers to break up the outfit correctly.</div><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">With all of these elements combined, you might even be rivalling the sophisticated ruggedness of a certain Robert Redford.</div><h6 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #ad914a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Modern Inspired Clothing</h6><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Another key accessory in this whole inspired look is the brown leather belt. They came with garish belt buckles, but the modern fashion take would be to look out for versions with detailing on the belt itself (such as studs or brass buttons) or belts with larger but understated buckles:</div><ul class="productPicks" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; height: 280px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=2077&awinaffid=32880&clickref=americanvintage&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanoutfitters.co.uk%2Fcheap-monday-santiago-washed-denim-shirt%2Finvt%2F5212462111199%2F%26bklist%3D" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Cheap Monday Santiago Washed Denim Shirt" src="http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/content/ebiz/urbanoutfitters/invt/5212462111199/5212462111199_Denim_l1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 270px; max-width: 220px;" /></a></li>
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</h5><div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"></div><h5 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Conclusion</h5><br />
<div style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, LucidaSans, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 660px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">What seems to be clear is that those stylish men of the 50s <strong style="font-weight: bold;">not only personify timeless style, but step out of the zone of conformity</strong>, starting new trends that can now be admired decades later. This juxtaposition of setting and following trends is a rare skill, but it is one that can be refined, after all, Steve McQueen was not born with Persol aviators!</div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-5969520423332705772011-07-11T08:40:00.000+01:002011-07-11T08:40:18.337+01:00Life as an honorary scouser...<div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Like all true Reds my early morning routine involves checking the Liverpool website and every site I know for evidence of a new signing. And while the two confirmed signings both excite and intrigue me, it seems there has been a fair degree of panic in many of our red family as to what Kenny and Commolli are up to.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Here are my naïve thoughts on the “what?” and “why?” behind this summer’s business:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. </span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Champions League</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Without the carrot of Europe to dangle, we were always going to struggle to attract certain players. Clichy’s recent snub was evidence of how significant this fact is. (He’s not a bad left-back, but certainly not a world-beater. If he has chosen a club based on this fact alone – or so he claimed – then those of world-beater status will surely do likewise).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. </span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Wage-bill</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We cannot offer the wage packet the likes of the Manchester clubs and Chelsea can (because we don't have a rich owner who can bank-roll it or a big enough stadium to fund it). Paying 100,000+ pounds a week to every Tom, Dick and Harry (or in our case, Young, Nasri and Modric) means we will also miss out on certain players we may otherwise hope for. (Plus, we have to many 'pretenders' sitting on big wages that need to be offloaded ... and fast!)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This also seems to be a reason for us being willing to pay inflated upfront prices to ensure we get a young player who will be content with a lower weekly wage. (And personally I think both Carroll and Henderson will be worth the money at the end of the day).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3. Imminent fairplay</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">restrictions</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">While this is surely not a determining factor, it is in the mix – and rightly so. Not only is it a factor our new owner’s have to consider but with their brilliant long term strategy – which in the day of instant success may be undervalued at present – it is very much part of their master-plan. (Perhaps this third point would be better headed by the phrase, “New owner’s master-plan”).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">These three factors alone – undoubtedly there are more – mean that we need to remember we’re in the process of rebuilding. Kenny has to rebuild a team capable first of getting back into Europe and then … we can set our sights on winning the Prem and Europe too.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This is not to say that we cannot challenge for the league next year. I believe we can … with our two new signings (Adam’s intrigues me no end; but that’s for another article) – along with a fit Stevie, Carroll and Agger (he is more important to us than most realise; but that’s also for another article) – and hopefully one or two new signings, I really believe we can challenge for the Prem, especially if, as it seems, the other top four teams are also in their own rebuilding processes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Let me mention one more factor – not at all a part of Liverpool’s strategy but a factor that affects the mood of us, the fans …<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4. </span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Media spin</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I read somewhere that Liverpool was linked to over 60 players in the month of June alone by the spin-doctor press-gurus … who should all be drawn and quartered. Mind you, that’s their job (to sell ‘dreams’ to addicted fans).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">As supporters, we should not be drawn into such speculation (or at least remember that there is a night and day difference between speculation and fact). What we can probably count on is this: what the media, and especially those self-professed “in-the-know” experts, proclaim as gospel truth is more than likely smoke and mirrors. (I wonder how laughable – or irritable – Kenny finds these claims … although he probably doesn’t even read them). Factor in the deception of the media, multiplied by 500 to the power of 60, every time you get excited or confused or angered by a “possible” player we’re linked to … and you’ll keep your head.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Of course, after I’ve finished this rather clinical article I’m going to check the web again for today’s “potential signing”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">After all, I’m addict … just like you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118020841257788234.post-60535162374176142322011-06-22T20:32:00.000+01:002011-06-22T20:32:13.268+01:00Life of a teenager<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">*Please note: those of you brave enough to take the plunge and read such a misleadingly titled blog, will begin skimming the page to assess if there are any diary-entry moments worth laughing at. I assure you, I have written about no such events that I have been subject to. Tales of having hair removal cream poured into my boxers or crying at the passion exuded by fellow Liverpool fans will remain private. Instead, read on for my confused and naïve take on many inconsequential things. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">To say that I have started a blog to boost my employability post university is to state a fact. Yet that does not mean that I cannot enjoy doing so; I mean right now I am enjoying writing in such a fashion that makes me sound conceited </span>and superior, thus making me feel important. However, it has finally hit me that the life of a teenager bears little or no impact on current affairs. To make a rather large leap in my thought process, an inevitable question will be: what is the point in life? But that is far too philosophical to get my head around at nay on 9 O’clock, and I cannot imagine anyone reading this would find it a question worth answering anyway – you all know that dressing up, getting rather drunk and watching football is the way forward right? Anyway, excusing the immature interruption, I am sure you can see where my apathetic ramblings are going, after all, you are intelligent enough to have chosen my blog as one to read. Maybe you are even a fellow blogger, which implies you have a gift with words, a skill that every Harry, Dick and Charlie admire. Now this is the power I want. This, writing a blog, is a more personal reason as to why I have started blogging. Without beating round the bush (for once), I am simply saying I am happy to be doing what I love the most, and can only hope that you respect me for doing what I love – attempting the impossible. Now one thing that I am 100% sure of, is that as a teenager, we have a right to dream. As Adidas put it so succinctly, I shall copy: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Impossible is nothing.” </i>Consequently, due to the nature of my age and nothing else – that means putting aside the fact that I understand this cliché might just be the most ridiculous, ill-advised way of living – today, I begin a quest to re-shape (well really, re-write), history. My novels will replace Tolstoy’s brutal depiction of real life, comparing more favourably to the more joyful realms of Narnia. Dictators will have their names obliterated from history; it is not right for young children to endure such turmoil studying about things they can no longer affect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whilst the last major change I would make, is to have the socialist party and any other centre liberal party cease to exist to the people of the future. We have birds for sitting on fences; the public needs philosophies that either oppose or agree to any existent policies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">One might infer that I want the world to be born again. I would have to agree.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It is impossible not to notice the length of my sentences, and admittedly at times the quality of my syntax is not up to scratch, overall resulting in a rather exhausted and laborious blog post. But carrying on with the incessant questioning: am I expected to write punctually? Is it not all about fluidity, for people to read what you write easily? Of what I write, how much is expected to be interesting: 50%, 70%, even 90%? So many questions, and until the Chinese outdo the Americans again and successfully create a website providing instant answers, and inform me of a more relevant and reasonable reason to life at 17, I think patience will be the key to all knowledge. </span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>Jos Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02773268594310642863noreply@blogger.com0