Monday, May 10, 2010

An Evening In St. Tropez

Let's continue to talk about summer formal wear for a second.  Honestly, you don't really need a chino tuxedo to have your game tight.  It's cool in theory and all that, but virtually unnecessary.  If you cop one great jazzed up jacket instead you should be more or less set.  When you start marking off satin and shawl collars on your formal jacket checklist you're liable to lose a few hundred dollars in the process so it's difficult to find an option that is both affordable and handsome.  The J. Crew St. Tropez sportcoat might not be either of those things to you right now, but once this goes on sale it could be quite the snag.  The details are right no point with a proposed evening in St. Tropez - slate gray, Italian cotton, one button, shawl collar.  Forget J. Crew's halfassed nautical jibber jabber styling and think more along the lines of white jeans and some Rivieras.  Now that right there is a look that can only be described as "cold".


-L.A.S

7 comments:

  1. L.A.S,

    Are you going to give some love to beach season in the form of a post on trunks?

    Cheers.

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  2. RDJ- It's all been said...

    http://www.valetmag.com/style/profiles-features/2010/summer-swimsuit-buying-guide.php

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  3. Can't wait to have this on the show!
    You ready to come to Chicago L.A.S.?
    We're gonna give away ice cream machines! Maybe it will put out the FIRE you're starting on this blog!

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  4. Good call on this one, Lawrence. They had the white one at the sample sale last week. I tried on the 42, and it's cut slim. I can only assume this one is just as slim. For me, the Ludlow 42 is snug, but comfortable. This is cut a bit slimmer than that. Hope that helps all ye who were wondering.

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  5. Slimmer than the Ludlow cut huh?

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  6. Utterly hideous.

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  7. This jacket is wrinkled and in my view does not work, it just looks like he found it on the street (this is NOT St. Tropez at any time of day.)

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