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Blue suit with gray wool tie

Take a blue suit with gray wool tie and white shirt. Put on a lightweight wool pocket square with some little contrast color and choose a pair of brown leather shoes. What you have, is a perfect outfit for any business meeting.  It's been a busy week with no posts but let's continue with the basics. This set is from our photo shoot at the Dick Johnson Barber shop in Tampere a couple of months ago. And there's one more from the same shooting coming up. align="alignnone" Always remember to keep the width of your jacket lapels in balance with your body and the width of the tie you choose. Blue suit with gray wool tie - and white shirt...

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Zalando Nordic Style Icons 2016 - Vote for me

Zalando launched this week their yearly blogger awards competition . Unlike its predecessor, this year the awards are named as Zalando Nordic Style Icons awards. The reason I bring this up here is the fact that I personally got nominated as one of the Finnish finalists in the category "Male Style Icon of the Year". So now you get the chance to vote for me. Zalando Nordic Style Icons Award 2016 According to Zalando, through the competition they look for inspirational style icons influencing in the Nordic countries. "The most amazing fashion influencers in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark racing against each other" as they said in the press release. I naturally appreciate the nomination. And when I take at look at the other...

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Gray suit with navy grenadine tie

Gray suit with navy grenadine tie and white shirt. If I had pick one outfit to rule most of business oriented occasions one can come across, it would be based on these elements. The shade of gray can of course vary depending on the formality of the situation. And the same applies to the choice of footwear. In this post I give you one interpretation of the look. Light gray suit is appropriate for most business and work related occasions. Especially for spring, summer and early fall seasons lightweight and light gray wool suit is a versatile piece that can be modified to fit multiple different purposes. By combining the gray suit with navy grenadine tie, white spread collar shirt and...

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Tie with jeans - how to combine?

Is it alright to wear tie with jeans? The answer depends on who you ask the question. There are people who say that it's wrong. And guys who say that of course you can. My answer is somewhere in the middle. There is no general rule that you can't wear a tie with jeans. But you need to combine these two in a right way. If you are about to go to event with formal dress code, forget the jeans with tie combination. Same applies to any more serious business occasions. But if you are looking for a dressed-up casual setting, the right tie with right blazer and denim can be a good option. align="alignnone" Softly tailored sport coat is...

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Best of season - FW16 collections and look books

Early fall is the time when everyone are looking for inspiration for the upcoming season. And the time when you see the new selections and look books coming up. Today I take a look at five collections and look books that are worth keep an eye on this fall. I haven't for a while come up with any reviews of current collections. Therefore I decided to bring together my favorite look books for the season. So in this post I have gathered five different collections, all from the brands I personally value and for which I can find inspiration time after time. Ring Jacket FW16 If you are about to take a more detailed look at only one look book...

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