Through the flood

I hate it when heavy rains flood the city, but do not at all mind wading through water – given that they reach no further than the shore.


Trench di cotone, Stefanel; camicia di cotone e pantaloni a sigaretta con tasche a filo, CP Company; boots stringati di pelle invecchiata, Diesel

'L'Irlanda'
From Velvet March 2009
Photogaphy by Perry Ogden, Styling by Nik Piras
Model: Julien Sabaud @ D'Man
Scanned by MartiX from Model Hommes

I love the feel of this editorial: the beach, windy meadows, and perhaps, sentimental music.


Completo di colone gessato con giaccia monopetto e pantaloni con doppa plissettatura, t-shirt di sets girocollo: tutto Lanvin

The boots keep the outfits rugged – jackets, trenches, bowlers, and all.


Trench di tessuto tecnico, camicia di denim con plaston, pantaloni di lino con pirices: tutto Trussardi 1911; bombetta di panno, A.N.G.E.L.O.; boots, Diesel

You are drawn to listen to the landscape.

Camicia di cotone e pantaloni gessati, Diesel Black Gold; cravatta tricot di seta, Gallo; calze, Calzedonia; scarpe di suede, Paul Smith

Dream of other places.


Giacca da smoking doppiopetto di tela mohair e camicia di popeline, Prada

I've never been to Ireland, but this reminds me of the works of some Irishmen, starting with Seamus Heaney.


Caban di tela e camicia di cotone pressato, Closed; pantaloni di misto lino, PS Paul Smith

Memories of hawthorn burning.

Camicia di lino e pantaloni oversize a vita alta, Belstaff; cintura, Closed; calze, Calzedonia; boots, Diesel

Gilet di cotone, PS Paul Smith; camicia rigata e pantaloni oversize, Paul Smith; bombetta, A.N.G.E.L.O.

Bogs. From what I've read, it seems impossible to just dip your toe in the country.


Abito di lino con giacca monopetto e pantaloni a sigaretta, Etro; boots, harley-Davidson

You run through its streets.

Pantaloni di cotone rigato stretti in fondo, Emporio Armani; calze, Calzedonia; tessuto di raso lucido, Jab

You get to know adversity.


Abito con giacca monopetto e pantaloni stretti in fondo, Canali; camicia di cotone traforata, Etro

Trench di seta con cappucio, Giorgio Armani; gilet monopetto, Sisley; camicia di cotone e pantaloni con microcheck, United Colors of Benetton

Canali: if only

In one of my many other lives, this one as a financier, I would be wearing Canali whenever I feel the need for that specific Italian nonchalance to brush all the chaff of life from my precisely tailored shoulders.

Though with all the strain banks are under these days, they'll be likely out of their jackets, crunching numbers or babysitting. So maybe I'll opt out and imagine my other life as a manufacturing scion. Fair enough. If only.

GQ Style: Homecoming

To celebrate my reunion with my long-lost scanner installer disc, here is a beautiful editorial from GQ Style that celebrates youth, the country, and the fantastic hues and shades of autumn.


Top, Paul Smith; trousers, Brioni

'Homecoming', GQ Style 9, Autumn - Winter 2009-2010
Photography by Phil Poynter
Styling by David Bradshaw




Brown tweed jacket, Daks; microcheck shirt, Hackett; beige trousers, Daks; socks, Burlington; loafers, John Lobb; roadster classic bicycle, Pashley




Brown tweed jacket with elbow patches, Prince of Wales check shirt, brown leather gloves: all Hackett; beige trousers, Tommy Hilfiger; socks, Burlington; shoes, John Lobb; roadster bicycle, Pashley




Double-breasted jacket, shirt, tie, trousers, scarf: all Ermenegildo Zegna




Tweed jacket, Gieves & Hawkes; shirt, Paul Smith; trousers, Tommy Hilfiger; socks, American Apparel




Tweed sports jacket, Polo Ralph Lauren; crewneck sweater, Daks; jeans, Bally; socks, American Apparel; Grand Carrera watch, Tag Heuer




Tweed jacket (part of suit), rollneck sweater: both Polo Ralph Lauren




Shirt and undershirt: both Paul Smith; trousers, Vivienne Westwood; belt, Hackett; Arceau pocket watch, from a selection, Hermes




Striped undershirt, Paul Smith Jeans; trousers, Vivienne Westwood; belt, Cartier




Shirt, Hugo Boss; tie, E. Tautz; trousers, Boss Green; belt, Church's; jacket (on the hay), Canali




Jacket, shirt, tie, trousers: all E. Tautz; socks, American Apparel




Shetland tweed jacket, Huntsman; shirt, Hugo Boss; tie, E. Tautz; corduroy trousers, Trussardi 1911




Prince of Wales check jacket and trousers (part of suit): both Gieves & Hawkes; shirt and tie: both E. Tautz




Barnaby Dunn wears knit tank top, Polo Ralph Lauren; top and boots: both Paul Smith; beige trousers, Tommy Hilfiger; socks, American Apparel. Harry Goodwins wears grey shirt, Hugo Boss; green knit tank top, Polo Ralph Lauren; brown trousers, Trussardi 1911. Philipp Schmidt wears sweater, Polo Ralph Lauren