Notice the green and brown base colours of my wool prince of Wales check suit, the earthen colours highlight the vibrancy of the backdrop but also the ornate surroundings. The layering was a necessity due to the slight chill that day but grey made a bold enough contrast to work just as well a waistcoat. The pastel green long point collar shirt compliments the grey well but make two items pop out in particular, my shoes and pocket square due to the Light-Deep-Rich colour difference.
As you can see, I was sporting a very retrospective look with not only the enormous pompadour of hair but also the classic check design, these all simply accumulated to one great look of vintage inspiration. Notice how the shine of my derby shoes reflect the light but reciprocate the depth that the leaves give to them, a string contrast on a suit like this. As you can see, the gold and burgundy in both my tie and pocket square show depth to the weather's brevity but also the browner complexion I was getting from this weather. One valuable lesson for spring and summer colours at this point of the article is this, rich and bright colours unless they're earthen tones that are being complimented by equally muted ones.
Not taking into account the ghastly graffiti, the park I am in was a perfect mix of both earthly tones but bathed areas of sunlight. Men and women alike have a desire to want nice bodies, and summer bodies are a large part of teenage life sadly. Before one takes a shirt off, their body figure should leave plenty to the imagination and this basic outfit highlights that. The v neck jumper drapes so elegantly over my body but highlights my physique, showing my broader chest and shoulder with the deep v in my abdominal area, that plays well into the thighs that fit well in the tailored legs of my trousers, they highlight my calves and thighs but don't strangle my body like skinny or spray on jeans. This outfit can easily be made causal by losing the tie and made formal by donning the jacket so I make it a spring priority to have some form of a staple jumper to wear when in stylish doubt.
The base colours of my outfit all apply to my principle of earthen tones and muted colours, even my socks abide. I release my flair through the accessories like the tie and pocket square, even the sunglasses even though they apply the same principle as mentioned. The pictures you have seen highlight how simple small things can made a large impact on such an already personally unique outfit. It is simple things like this that separate the newly stylish from the truly elegant.
I would also like to give a great appreciation to my good friend and photographer, Danny Mandla. He is my confidante and now the photographer for this blog who took these amazing photos, nearly getting himself killed by a hybrid car than none other vehicle, but I digress. If you wish to hire services for a photographer or editor, contact Danny by:
Email- mandladanny@gmail.com
Mobile phone- 07531619760
I thank you for reading and greatly appreciate any feedback or contribution you have for me, him, or the article and blog!
Stay stylish stay happy,
Kieran
