What are you wearing today??

[Jovan]

Thank you sir!

 

[Patrick Murtha]

Jovan, looking sharp! Love your blog, too.

Back to work today. The only thing I really like about winter is getting to wear my topcoats and scarfs!

Navy cross-hatch double-breasted ventless suit
Ike Behar medium blue (subtle) mini-check shirt with white rounded spread collar and white French cuffs
Green/gold patterned tie
Gold/diamond tie tack
Navy pocket square with white striping, rectangular fold
Silver pocket watch with silver chain clipped to trouser waist (left side)
Gray/green rectangular cufflinks
Navy OTC socks
Allen Edmonds black "Cody" kiltie tassel mocs with woven leather insets
Calvin Klein "Truth" cologne
Black leather trenchcoat
Black leather gloves
Blue patterned scarf
Black wide-brim fedora

 

[scotrace]

Scott, great ensemble. I love your Tattersal Shirt and Moleskin vest combo. Now the real question is: were you wearing suede kicks with that great outfit?
Marty Mathis

Thanks Marty. It was almost identical to an old Esquire illustration, including tan wide whale cords. But - I don't have the suede chukkas. Jeebers they are expensive. So WWII USAAF oxfords instead.

 

[Marty M.]

Jovan, looking sharp! Love your blog, too.

Back to work today. The only thing I really like about winter is getting to wear my topcoats and scarfs!

Navy cross-hatch double-breasted ventless suit
Ike Behar medium blue (subtle) mini-check shirt with white rounded spread collar and white French cuffs
Green/gold patterned tie
Gold/diamond tie tack
Navy pocket square with white striping, rectangular fold
Silver pocket watch with silver chain clipped to trouser waist (left side)
Gray/green rectangular cufflinks
Navy OTC socks
Allen Edmonds black "Cody" kiltie tassel mocs with woven leather insets
Calvin Klein "Truth" cologne
Black leather trenchcoat
Black leather gloves
Blue patterned scarf
Black wide-brim fedora

Ya know PM, with these tasty descriptions, you're going to have to start posting some pic's .
Marty Mathis

 

[Patrick Murtha]

Ya know PM, with these tasty descriptions, you're going to have to start posting some pic's .
Marty Mathis

I know! I'm photographically challenged right now (got a digital camera, but no charger, no tripod), so this will have to be a project for the New Year. I don't think I'm a good photographer either, but I suppose I could try to get better.

In the meantime, I'll keep the prose a-comin'.

 

[Marty M.]

Todays outfit.

We received a lot of snow over Christmas. So it's a little messy here in Minneapolis. I thought that I would wear some heavy, yet a little casual Flannels. Thanks.
Marty

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Navy Wool flannel Blazer, Heavy Gray flannel Trouser (sorry no pic of the Trouser). Tie is a English make, Wool Challis paisley. Pocket Square is a Silk foulard weave.

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Blazer button.

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The lapel Fly of the day.

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Custom Blue Tattersal shirt w/french Cuffs. Navy box Cuff Link.

 

[Jovan]

Marty, those are some interesting blazer buttons! Very nice, and a change from all the solid brass we're used to seeing.

 

[Patrick Murtha]

The outfit today is business casual.

Navy ventless single-breasted blazer with brass buttons
Winter white cuffed gabardine trousers
Polo white button-down, open neck
Light blue linen pocket square
Vintage trout fly in left lapel
Lorus watch with tan band
Burgundy leather belt
Navy diamond pattern OTC socks
Dexter burgundy captoes (sturdy!)
Black double-breasted topcoat
Black leather gloves
Red and black scarf
Black/white tweed driving cap
LL Bean 6-eyelet duck boots (for winter slush)

 

[Marty M.]

Three words......

Patrick I have three words for you "Move to Minnesota". We Haberdashers love guys like you .
Marty Mathis

 

[jake_fink]

Patrick I have three words for you "Move to Minnesota". We Haberdashers love guys like you .
Marty Mathis

I have three more: "Take some pictures".

 

[Patrick Murtha]

Gentlemen, you are too kind.

 

[Jovan]

Patrick I have three words for you "Move to Minnesota". We Haberdashers love guys like you .
Marty Mathis

And I have several words for YOU... commission me to work for you and you won't regret it.

 

[Patrick Murtha]

Today I wanted to look like a British banker with Euro flair.

Dark grey single-breasted ventless suit
T.M. Lewin mini-check shirt (blue and pink tones), with cutaway spread collar and French cuffs
Midnight blue and silver wave pattern tie
Navy braces
Dark blue patterned pocket square, rectangular fold
Round silver cufflinks with inset translucent stones
Swiss Army watch with black band
Jos. Bank dark grey OTC socks with subtle argyle pattern
Black wingtips
Burberry cologne
Black leather trenchcoat
Black leather gloves
Blue patterned scarf
Fawn fedora with black band

 

[Patrick Murtha]

I paid a visit to Jos. A. Bank today to try on a sportcoat I had ordered -- a blue-brown plaid Signature wool that went to $99 from $595 during a two-day "Doorbuster" sale last week (they are really giving away the farm at JAB these days). So I dressed up more than usual on a Saturday for the try-on.

Light gray checked sportcoat with black tones
Black gabardine cuffed trousers
French blue point collar shirt with French cuffs
Navy patterned tie
Navy patterned pocket square
Silver and navy square cufflinks
Black leather belt with silver buckle and tip
Black patterned OTC socks
Cole-Haan black snaffle-bit loafers
Nautica black double-breasted topcoat
Black leather gloves
Jos. A. Bank black and gold scarf
Short-brimmed Champ brown fedora with black band and feather

 

[AlanC]

 

[Patrick Murtha]

Very nice there, Alan. Love the collar.

Pretty mucky day here in Wisconsin, so I went for a kind of hybrid outfit.

Brooks Bros. vintage tan single-vent camel hair sportcoat
Brooks Bros. red mini-check button-down, open neck
Nautica carpenter style jeans (22' leg openings)
Black jeans belt
Maroon pocket square, puff fold
Vintage trout fly in left lapel
Black boot socks
Skecher 7-eyelet black engineer boots (pretty heavy, but matches the heaviness of the jeans -- and provides solid footing in the muck!)
Tan single-breasted wool/cashmere topcoat
Brown leather gloves
Navy patterned scarf
Broner tan plaid driving cap

 

[Lucky Strike]

Catching up; the last few days at work before Christmas:

Daks suit, SB3B, one vent
TM Lewin shirt
Cordings tie
Generic white pocket square
Swedish silver/enamel art deco cufflinks, hallmarked for 1932
Emayer steel watch
Santoni wholecuts

Hackett suit, SB3B, one vent
Rochas shirt
RL tie
TM Lewin pocket square
Silver/MOP cufflinks, probably fifties
Fifties Longines Sport Chief, steel
No photo; Loake Twynings half-brogues, chestnut

Sunday:

Dunn & Co vintage tweed jacket, SB2B, two vents
Corneliani button-down shirt
Thrifted silk scarf
Johnstons of Elgin sweater
Dunn & Co overcoat, my dad's
Omega, gold, fifties
Generic corduroys, slim cut
Antonio Maurizi pseudo-brogues

 

[Lucky Strike]

Christmas day, walking around Rome with luggage lost by Alitalia:

Fuzzy shirt and Alcott sweater borrowed from gracious host
Thrifted silk scarf
Tweed trousers, Wallis & Co tailors
Bally pseudo-brogues
Longines Sport Chief

Generic Italian driving shoes, bought later in the day (got two pairs for 10 euros each)

The last photos were taken during an endless phonecall to Alitalia to retrieve lost luggage. See www.alitaliasucks.com.

Yesterday:

In front of and on top of St. Peter's:
Tweed jacket, Wallis & Co, SB3B, two vents
TM Lewin shirt
Tootal scarf
Alcott sweater
Longines Sport Chief, steel, fifties, with new "con bottone"-type strap
Nudie RRDS, three years old, almost to the day
Bally pseudo-brogues
Ray-Ban driving sunglasses, vintage

Today, nothing particularly funny happened on the way to the Forum, so I decided to clown it up a bit:

House of Scotland tartan jacket
Il Portone shirt
Johnstons of Elgin sweater
Same shoes, watch and scarf as above

 

[Adele]

Johanna - I do like your Christmas outfit. Absolutely lovely!

Patrick Murtha- I must agree with jake_fink, you ought to take some photos if you get the chance. Your outfits sound fantastic.

I have to say, on a side note, it's lovely to see you men all suited up and such - I don't see it enough in my neck of the woods.

On that note, here is my outfit:

Worn with this hat:

 

[Leonard Leroy]

Schott Perfectos are photogenic as hell. (also: vintage stetson )