I find that by wearing the vest open at the bottom, and showing some shirt cuff below the sleeve of the Barbour, this group can be imbued with a certain casual country sort of elegance.
If I were the sort of man to roam the lake with a rifle under my arm hunting for water fowl, I think I might dress like this, with my flannels tucked in to a high top pair of Maine Hunting Shoes. As things stand, this makes a pretty good look for a budding architect who likes to dress well in an increasingly too-casual business world.
As a side note, these old J.Press oxfords had a pretty nice collar roll. Sometimes I see guys wearing button down collars with a lot of starch in them and I wonder why. Isn't the whole point of this kind of clothing the perfectly American concept of fusing dress and casual into a distinctive form of comfortable elegance?
I Like It.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite things to wear is an old denim jacket with something dressy under, like a cashmere sweater and good wool trousers, or a fun skirt and boots. it puts everything in its place.
ReplyDeleteI like it. And I like the ink on your arm. Makes me like you even more for some unexplainable reason.
ReplyDeleteBest,
JP
Great combo!
ReplyDeleteIs it still that cold there?
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