HRH Prince Charles and his patched grey suit

HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duke of Rothesay (Scotland) and Duke of Cornwall (South West England), was recently spotted wearing the same grey suit over several occasions. We are all aware that The Prince of Wales is a man who recycles his shoes, now we can add the grey suiting to the recycling process. Here it shows that the Duke of Cornwall does care for his clothing, which are bespoke by Anderson & Sheppard. Wonder why the Prince Of Wales has been selected best dress gent over time. Well done your Royal Highness we can learn a thing or two from you.

The Prince of Wales in his grey double breasted suiting from Anderson and Sheppard, which has been patched after a mishap.

Same double breasted suiting worn on another occasion

The patching on the grey suiting. Well done. 

Same suit in different occasions

The Prince of Wales and Mr Hitchcock (AS) sort through a box of offcuts from the Prince's suits. Photo: John Spinks from Fashion-Telegraph-UK

Photos sourced from Benpentreath, Telegraph and Daily Mail

HRH Prince Charles on the little details that makes him impeccably dressed

Today I have sampled pictures of HRH Prince Charles in different occasions, but as we all are aware of the fact that HRH Prince Charles  is always impeccably, classically and timelessly dressed. Need not mention that the bespoke suit, perfect English cut and the perfectly lengthened shirt sleeves make the main posture. But.....but.....

We have to look at the little details of accessories that makes the look complete. I have focused on the little accessories such as pocket square, boutonniere, cufflinks and those who can pull it, the signet ring. Most of us will do without the signet ring. But worth mentioning. 

HRH Prince Charles in the sartorial double breasted suit, blue shirt and a regimental tie. Now comes the little details: pocket square, in paisley blue and hint of red, neatly tucked in the jacket's breast pocket, boutonniere in the lapel of the jacket. Cuff-links and a signet ring on the little finger. Please note, not one of the sleeve buttons on the jacket is open. As we all know they are functional. So it should be. Hmmmm....just wonderful, simple yet refined and classic.

HRH Prince Charles showing "unintentional" his cufflinks in gold with letter "C" and the crown.

 HRH Prince Charles and the signet ring on the little finger and those lovely cufflinks in gold. Just perfect. 

Photos sourced from The Guardian and Zimbio

Masculine silhouette for a lady - and very elegant

As a gent, I tend to focus on men's clothing and how we pull the elegant, classic and timeless look for ourselves and to the on lookers. From time to time I encounter photos or see ladies in attire that is for a masculine look (men), however when they add a feminine dash and splash to the masculine silhouette, it is then softened up, fit for a lady, yet masculine. The Lady below pulls the look very elegantly and stylish. Worth an inspiration. Enjoy your Easter.

The Lady below, assembles grey, blue and lavender with such delicacy and refinement. A jacket in grey with a hint of lavender with turn up sleeves, a  matching waistcoat, a light blue shirt and lavender paisley trousers. She pairs the attire with a bow tie which hints lavender and white in pattern, though darker than the lavender colour of the trousers. The pocket square on the jacket has a dash of light blue, fawn (off white) colouring and a lavender colour that matches the colour of the buttons of the jacket and waistcoat. 

She closes the whole attire with a pair of leather gloves in a darker shade of grey than the jacket and waistcoat. Only a feminine touch can pull this look on a masculine attire. So adorable feminine yet masculine. 

 The Lady on the picture pulls the attire in shades of green, the trousers with a Paisley pattern, a darker green coat, tweed I suppose, and then there is a hint of lime green sweater under the jacket. She is holding/carrying a bag which is made of Ostrich hide in light tan colour and finishes (almost) the touch with a whole cut oxford which is either mahogany or cognac in colour. On the handle bar of the bag - a scarf tied around with orange and light grey colours. The orange in the scarf is in harmony with the colour of the shoes and bag. A feminine touch on a masculine attire. Simply great!

Photos sourced from Bespoke Makers

Mr. Beppe Modenese - Italian style icon

Each time I see a photo of Mr. Beppe Modenese, I am astounded by the way he assembles his clothing, the suit, tie, shirt, pocket square and the colour combinations. The more photos I saw of Mr. Modenese, I wondered what his occupation is / was ?  From the outfits and assembling of the clothing, he could not just be another well dressed senior citizen. And guess what......? I found out that Mr. Modenese is the founder of the Milan fashion week. So in short he has learned the bread and butter craft of style, elegant dressing from the core.
I simply adore the way Mr. Modenese gets the whole attire functioning with such ease, coolness as if no special attention is paid to the little details that makes the whole look complete and satisfactory to the viewer.

I found the below article from RoGallery about Mr. Modenese

Beppe Modenese began his working life with Giovanni Batitista Giorgini's Store "Ridotto" at the same time with a fashion and furnishings televsion program, for ten year.s. He became a leader in fashion shows organization than PR for th American cosmetic concern, Estee Lauder (1960-1966) and then for Coco Chanel cosmetics. He created and organized "Moda Parma" (1968 - 191). He has been PR and Press Office of "IdeaComo" since 1977 and of "Ideabiella". In 1978 he created the cfashion show "Modit" then he became the head of the Press Office of Milano Collezioni. He created many other important fashion shows. From 1985 to 1990, he was a consultant for Rinascente, member of the Presidential team at the Milan Fair and qualified as an ainternational judge for the Fashion Foundation of Tokyo. In 1986, he designed a collection of jewelry for Faraone, Milan. Artistic director PR for the five star hotel chain Four Season, Bugatti, the Girombelli Group, Etro, and Aneta.

Below are pictures of Mr. Modenese dressed as always very elegantly, classic style, impeccable and very timeless. I simply adore the use of the safety pin to hold the tie. A sartorial dna for Mr. Modenese. Very cool.

Photos sourced from The Sartorialist and Zimbio

Black Tie attire by the Royals

Black tie ensemble as illustrated from the 1935 Apparels. Note the two kind of dinner suitings, a double breasted jacket or single breasted with a shawl collar jacket. 
Below picture shows the standing Gent with a red boutonniere on the jacket lapel. White linen pocket square to add to the ensemble. Perfect so sartorial. 


Black tie or white tie dress code does not offer a plethora of options. You better know the rules when going black tie or white tie.

An illustration of the black tie dress code from 1935

HRH Prince Charles and his son HRH Prince William wearing Black tie ensemble. Both of the royalties are wearing double breasted dinner suitings. Not that Prince Charles opted for a colourful pocket square instead of the more traditionally white linen pocket square.
To compliment the dinner suit, he paired the suit with pumps. So classic. However HRH did not add a boutonniere to the jacket lapel. That would have been the topping. Well done Your Royal Highness .

In an earlier blog I mentioned that pumps are the "Über" formal dress shoes for weddings, black tie events or Opera visitings. However some men will opt for the patent leather shoes, or plain oxfords coupled with silk ribbon laces. That is acceptable as depicted on the below illustration from 1935. 

Below picture of HRH Prince Pavlos, classically dressed in black tie attire, white linen pocket square, no boutonniere, he complimented the dinner attire with a pair of patent leather shoes. Well done Your Highness.

HRH Prince William wearing a dinner suit with, ehhh....not pumps, nor patent leather shoes, or even a plain black cap toe oxford, but.......

Black full brogue oxford shoes with a dinner suit. Ups, Your Royal Highness. The whole black attire spoiled. 

Pictures sourced from Vox Sartoria and the Internet