Batteries nearing zero

Folks,

i´m glad the weekend´s approaching so fast: i´ve spent nearly 14 hours in the office today and feel totally exhausted. Really looking forward to see my girl and being able to refill my inner batteries.

Gotta prepare my dad´s upcoming 50th birthday over the next fews days...plenty of work left to do. If you´re reading that, Dad: won´t tell you a thing, but you gotta be prepared :)

Anyway, here´s a classical theme: light blue, green, dark blue. Eat this.

Outfits & Birthday presents

Folks,

i had a great night out yesterday, when all my friends were present to celebrate my birthday at the local Irish Pub. After ordering a round of kilkenny, i was surprised with self-baked muffins, one with a candle on top, and two very cool and charming presents: two self made pin buttons and a voucher for a pocket square. What more can you ask for when you´ve got birthday?




Back to charming presents: my ever so lovely gf bestowed me with a copy of Scott Schuman´s "The Sartorialist". It contains heaps of pictures of both male and female characters dressed extraordinarily well. From high-class suits to thrift-market coats, it contains a wide spread of different styles and ethnic groups. It goes way beyond mere inspiration...

Dealing with that style thing, i ordered "The Chap Manifesto: Revolutionary Etiquette for the Modern Gentleman" by Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood, and a book of his styliness himself, Mr. Alan Flusser, named "How and where to buy the best men´s clothes". I´m seeing forward to receiving these books and taking a deeper dive into the world of classic menswear.

Screw me, you´re coming here to see some ouftits, not to read much about presents and stuff. So here you go: i wore the first one yesterday, being under the charm of Preppyness. The second one, worn today, was inspired by a picture by Scott Schuhmann, printed in the above named book. I just altered it a little bit, but it still came close to the original....







Sure you´ll ask yourself what i gave myself as a present? Well, not that much yet...besides that lovely jacket here, tailored by René Lezard:



I´m planning on a big thrift shopping session in Frankfurt this saturday, with the sartorial help of fellow dressmen...i´m really glad to have such style experts on my side when marching to "war"...

By the way, what do you think about these lovely objects? The first is a vintage Austin Reed tweed suit in perfect condition and great colour, the second one a pair of Grenson shoes. I think they would look lovely together...wish me good luck with bidding!