I recently got myself a new sport coat by Italian G.Abo. Today I take a bit closer look of the brand and the new jacket I got. G.Abo is a Italian small family company. They offer quality products with decent amount of handwork and very detailed finishing. And they this with very reasonable price range. This might make it to be attractive especially for those who value and appreciate Italian style and that little sprezzatura. G.Abo - Made in Italy G.Abo garments are made in Naples, Italy. It is shown in their products as they in most pieces want to underline the traditional characteristics of Neapolitan tailoring. The suits and jacket for example feature spalla camicia shoulders, barchetta shaped breast pockets and even the "one...
This time the start for week is quite formal - wearing a double-breasted dark-grey herringbone suit by Rose&Born together with a white shirt from A.W Bauer, light grey cashmere tie by Viola Milano and finally black calf leather double-monks by Alfred Sargent. The only thing not so formal is the double-breasted Gran Sasso down vest. As the sun was shining in the morning and it seemed that the would be warm I thought there was a chance to go without an overcoat. As you can see here - with shades of gray (featuring a bit of blue, white and black) one can not go wrong. This is one of the presumptions and thesis I will continue with on the write-up...
Details from yesterday. Shades of blue - jersey, cotton and silk-wool grenadine - on the upper part and some grey wool & snuff suede on the lower part.
Wearing:
Blazer: Rose&Born Shirt: Proper Cloth (mtm) Tie & PS: Berg&Berg
Trousers: Incotex Shoes: Meermin (mto)
Time to head back to work and office tomorrow. Before that a set from the past weekend featuring this time a bit more color than usual. Color in celebration of Easter - how to wear purple As said many times - wearing bright colors should not be an end in itself but of course sometimes there are occasions that it is alright to wear some a bit more bold. An Easter could be described as that kind of occasion. As we on Saturday headed for a coffee to the city I decided to test my new G.Abo Napoli sport coat and trousers by Rose&Born which I also got last week from alterations. After some contemplation I decided to combine them...
Last day of March at hand. As usual - a short review of instagram-shots - featuring some wiwt-lookdowns as well as a few others. Even though I don't update the feed on a daily basis, I've noticed being a much more active there recently also. So here some sneak peeks of what I've been wearing this month as well as some other things related to my personal life. For more wiwt- and other pics - check and follow @dresslikea First three basic office-wear lookdowns. Simple, yet versatile - all once again build around shades of blue, grey and brown. An outtake of my new (old) Omega Seamaster, together with some bracelets from Viola Milano. Tie by Berg&Berg and suit by...
