Books on Fashion
Thought this might be an interesting idea for a thread. Are there any specific books that helped to inspire you and if so how?
All White Look
Solid white tops, pants and shoes. Your thoughts?
I think minor details like fabric quality and ironing matter much more, because when its just white, theres nothing to distract you from imperfections.
Also, making sure the shades of white are similar enough....
Corduroy Appreciation Club
https://www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast/episode/2ff42414/the-corduroy-appreciation-club
This episode of Articles of Interest reminded me how much I love corduroy and now I'm hunting for the perfect corduroy trucker jacket. And I ordered a corduroy hat. And a(nother) corduroy shirt. Why is it so great? I don't know.
If anyone reads this and has suggestions of great corduroy shit, please post....
Why do collars exist
The original purpose of collars was for cooler weather. To tie a necktie around it to insulate your body from the cold air. That combined with a suit jacket kept you warm.
This became the standard of mens wear in northern cities like London and Manhattan.
But at some point the southern U.S. and southwest U.S. developed. Latin America, Africa, middle-east, etc. are developing. It's just odd to expect something northern-specific to be the standard everywhere....
Silk shirts
While looking for something else I found this https://herrernesmagasin.dk/collections/skjorter/products/100-silk-off-white had never really considered wearing silk but I think it looks great. At least on he model that is. What are your opinions on silk shirts?
Vancouver cobbler wins prestigious cobbling award
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/patrick-nijdam-cobbler-prize-1.6947230
This is the cobbler I use. Really good work!...
