By Jamie Ferguson.
As Jack Frost’s icy fingers slowly start their wintery crawl throughout the nation, and that shivering breeze has us reaching for the nice and cozy comforts of wool and cashmere, concern not my brethren, for the Prince of Whimsy hath returned.
Within the immortal phrases of Mr Arnie Schwarzenegger ‘Jonathan, I advised you I might be again’.
No wait. That’s not fairly proper. Let me attempt once more; ‘It is me. I’ve come again, once more.’
Nope. Not it. Final time, right here we go; ‘Who’s your daddy and what does he do?’
Dammit… Meh, shut sufficient.
Now, put that cookie down and include me into this Autumn/Winter season, as we as soon as extra dextrously prance amongst the objects I’m most wanting ahead to sporting.
Fishtail parka
Evidently recently my type inspiration is coming from one member of the PS workforce or one other. Simon, Lucas, Manish and Alex have loads to reply for.
Out of the 4 of them, nonetheless, it’s typically Mr Natt who’s my sartorial North Star. I picked up this fishtail parka from Stan Ray final season after seeing a classic quantity on Alex.
Now do not hate me, I actually tried to purchase second hand, however I couldn’t discover something in my dimension, with the small print I needed, that wasn’t TOO costly. I believe that stunned me fairly a bit, that among the extra traditional classic items have been as dear as they have been.
However I did see this and dug the eye to the finer particulars eg the fabric choice, the buttons, and the general form of the sleeves and coat itself.
I’m not significantly enamoured with the emblem on the breast pocket, realizing that it could look far ‘cleaner’ with out, however I figured I might unpick it later if it bothered me an excessive amount of. To this point although, I’m positive with it.
‘Bourgeois French Ivy Mod’ seems to be the trail I tread when sporting this; typically pairing it with the AWMS beret, my Alden pennies and this Drake’s brown and ecru spot scarf.
Wythe flannel shirts
I swear to god I’ve by no means seen Yellowstone…
I personal a few the Wythe tencel pearlsnaps they usually’re in all probability my favorite lower of shirts. I needed one thing heavier for the Autumn and had been seeing a bunch of checked flannels on gents I typically flip to for inspiration: see Aaron Levine (right here) and Chase Winfrey (right here).
I figured Wythe would have some nice choices and in a lower I already take pleasure in, and boy did they’ve OPTIONS, roughly 35 final I checked.
I ended up going for a inexperienced test and the yellow above, which has rapidly develop into my favorite shirt.
I believed yellow can be trickier to pair and magnificence however this has not been the case. I’ll associate it with a white/off-white trouser, like these Buck Mason P43s, lean as closely into the ‘Western’ styling as I can earlier than throwing on a contact of ‘Ivy’ with some black penny loafers.
This actually hits that ‘candy spot’ I really like of style mixing.
Suede layering
Suede generally is a treacherous mistress.
We have all been there. You throw in your favorite sneakers or jacket, launch out the door with a spring in your step, just for the heavens to open and say ‘No Jamie! Not right this moment you butt-munch. Get again inside and alter!’ Thanks universe.
I do know individuals say to simply deal with suede as you’ll some other materials, however that’s exhausting while you dwell within the UK and 90% of the climate you expertise is a few type of moist.
Nevertheless, in the event you’ve managed to accumulate that mindset, presumably via hypnosis or some type of mind washing, you’re golden.
The rougher wanting, the higher the patina will seem on it, no less than in my view.
However in the event you’re solely on the primary circle of the 4 dynamics and have but to attain ‘greater standing’ you would possibly really feel extra comfy layering it beneath an outsized coat or chore, like I’ve achieved right here with my LEJ Plage coat.
This jacket is from Gaijin Made, a sister firm to Blue Blue Japan, each of that are owned and operated by Seilin & Co. I picked it up on Marrkt just a few years in the past.
Double-breasted chalkstripe swimsuit
Arguably essentially the most versatile swimsuit in my wardrobe on the minute. Right here me out…
I used to be sceptical whether or not I’d get a lot put on out of this chalkstripe double-breasted swimsuit once I first ordered it from The Anthology, and approached the order with warning.
Impressed by pictures of Davide Baroncini of Ghiaia sporting what I can solely assume is a Ralph Lauren Polo model in a worsted wool, I figured I might no less than have one outfit I might put on repeatedly.
This has slowly morphed into a number of, after which many. Anytime I’ve put collectively an ensemble I’ve typically thrown the jacket on high simply to see what it appears to be like like and voilà, 9 occasions out of 10, an alternative choice emerges.
Even when outfits would usually profit from a navy blazer, I will find yourself swapping this jacket in as a substitute.
Harris Tweed Teba
In case you ask me the Teba doesn’t get sufficient love.
I believe individuals can get thrown by the actual fact it’s comparatively boxy and unstructured in contrast together with your normal tailor-made jacket, however equally too formal feeling while you need one thing extra informal like a chore coat. A sartorial Catch-22.
I’ve to confess for ages I wasn’t satisfied, however after spying this lil’ quantity on the Beige web site – who do a superb vary of Teba’s from the OG maker, Justo Gimeno – and seeing how they styled it, I used to be in.
I’d additionally look to how Douglas Cordeaux or Arnold Wong put on theirs for inspiration.
Perhaps it simply coincided with the truth that as I’ve gotten bulkier (learn: fats) and outdated (learn: decrepit) I search for extra consolation and vary of motion from my clothes and this Teba, made up in a Harris Tweed Hebrides gun-club test, delivers simply that.
An awesome piece to layer beneath a bigger overcoat or waxed jacket as I’ve achieved right here, or preserve it easy and rock it by itself.
Fishtail parka outfit 1:
- M65 Fishtail Parka – Stan Ray
- Jacket – The Anthology
- Shirt – Jakes Ldn
- Scarf – Drake’s
- Denims – Levi’s 568
- Footwear – Alden
- Beret – AWMS
Fishtail parka outfit 2:
As above besides:
- Cap – Ebbets
- Cricket Jumper – Casatlantic
- Denims – Stan Ray
- Socks – AWMS
Flannel shirt oufit:
- Suede Jacket – Buck Mason
- Flannel Shirt – Wythe
- Belt – Morjas
- Trousers – Buck Mason
- Hat – Wythe
- Footwear – Alden
- Socks – AWMS
- Vest – Marks and Spencer
Suede jacket outfit:
- Chore coat – LEJ London
- Suede trucker – Gaijin Made
- Trousers – Carharrt WIP
- Belt – Berg and Berg
- Boots – La Botte Gardiane
- Beanie – TWC
Chalkstripe swimsuit outfit 1:
- Swimsuit – The Anthology
- Denim shirt – Barbanera
- Vest – Marks and Spencer
- Belgians – Crown Northampton
Chalkstripe swimsuit outfit 2:
As above besides:
- Knit – Uniqlo
- Fatigues – Bryceland’s
- Belt – Berg and Berg
- Hat – Ebbets
- Tote – Hennerton
- Footwear – Alden
- Socks – AWMS
Teba jacket outfit:
- Teba Jacket – Justo Gimeno for Beige
- Wax Jacket – Barbour
- Shirt – Bryceland’s
- Beanie – Hennerton
- Trousers – Carhartt WIP
- Footwear – Morjas
- Vest – Marks and Spencer
Jamie is an everyday photographer and contributor to Everlasting Fashion, in addition to the creator of That Dusty Warmth on Substack
