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Purple sport coat with brown DLA shantung tie

Patterned sport coat with brown shantung tie, white oxford shirt and off-white corduroy trousers. I would say this is an example of optimal smart casual or business casual outfit. This kind of outfit you can also very easily modify and dress up or down. You can dress it down for example by adding a cardigan or by changing the slacks to jeans. Or you can dress it up by wearing flannel trousers instead of the corduroy slacks. In this post I will concenrate to this particular combination and go through the outfit piece by piece to and come up with thoughts why I chose to pair these garments with each together. G.abo Napoli sport coat with off-white corduroy slacks and brown...

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Eliel's- high-quality shoes for men and women in Helsinki

Last fall Helsinki finally got the first retail shop concentrating purely on high-quality men's footwear. In terms of men's shoes Eliel's Boutique has quickly taken its place as the number one store in town. Main reason for this is the man behind the store. Johan seems to have a real interest and desire to get Finnish men and women to understand, why you should invest in your shoes. And why you need to take good care of them. I haven't yet made any orders at Eliel's. But I've already had many of current pairs taken care of by Johan. As I recently wrote a brief review about the selection and store for tyylit.fi, I thought to come up with short preview...

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Business suit with denim shirt

Denim shirt is a cornerstone of a man's well-edited casual wardrobe. A good denim shirt is versatile choice you can use to dress down you otherwise dressed-up outfit. Or you can use it as a part of classic casual attire. But how about wearing a business suit with denim shirt? One of the best features of a denim shirt is that you can basically wear it around the year. It is at home with summer or winter tailoring and great for making smart tonal combinations. For this post I decided to pair the DLA denim shirt with dark blue suit and gray cashmere tie. Business suit with denim shirt - keep the balance between different parts of your outfit. Business...

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Sport coat for spring and summer

How about a new sport coat for spring? Or are you looking for to renew your blazer selection for summer? Today taking a look at what to keep in mind when talking about seasonal changes in terms of sport coats and blazers. As the spring and summer keeps coming, I decided to update the post from last spring and give you a few ideas for the upcoming season. align="alignnone" Sum up - 5 options for the season Most of brands and shops already have their full selection for the season available. As a sum-up I have picked five different jackets to help you to find a sport coat for spring. 1) Suitsupply Are you looking for something bold to start with patterned...

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Outfit of the week - printed silk and bold color ties

As we all know, the right tie can make a difference. A right tie is an easy way to bring a little contrast and variation to your rotation. Therefore in terms of buying new ties the first thing you should think about is how you are going to match the tie.  To continue the brief overviews  of weekly office outftis, I decided to highlight two attires from last week. And the reason I chose these two particular looks, are the ties I wore for those days. Both ties represent the kind of neckwear I don't personally wear that often. But both ties are also pieces that definitely have earned their places as essential pieces in my wardrobe. Light gray suit...

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