Neapolitan style from Spier & Mackay The Neapolitan cut has become the signature piece from Spier & Mackay. These jackets feature wider lapels that have a concavity to them, sometimes referred to as negative belly. Continuing the curve of the lapels down through the open quarters presents an unbroken line. The sport coats all feature …
Here we are again, looking back at another month of what I wore. March is the month where you start to see hints of spring, yet it is still cold outside. I’m feeling some urgency to wear all of my favourite fall/winter pieces a couple more times before they get put away for the warmer …
Bold jackets are fun. Bold tweed jackets are funner. After writing about the first few odd jackets I bought, I’m glad I’ve come to a point in my wardrobe where there is a justifiable (ha!) gap that can be filled with loud, patterned jackets. As spring approaches, I wanted to write something about this one …
There are numerous blog posts about pairing sport coats and jeans. Reading many of them will tell you that your best bet is to go with a dark wash with minimal fades. I used to subscribe to that idea, but as I become more comfortable in my own clothes I’m not so sure. Why does …
I almost didn’t wait until the end of the month to post this. There were a lot of outfits I wore in February that I was pretty pleased with and wanted to review. Maybe in March I will start doing this twice a month. Though it may be a longer post this time, it will …
In my post reviewing Spier & Mackay’s off the rack suits, I wanted to review their suits because those were some of my initial purchases. Now, on theme with the blog’s title, I’ll be covering what happened after the suit: Spier & Mackay sport coats. I highlighted a lot of fit issues that I have …
My History with the White Dress Shirt Ahh, the white dress shirt. Ubiquitous. Misunderstood. Misused. My first order of custom shirts included 2 different white fabric weaves. I guess I just kind of assumed white was a staple dress shirt. Well, it is I guess, but I’ve found that blue shirts are almost always a …
Bold sport coats are an interesting topic. I can recall being drawn to them before off even covered the basics, and wanting them because I liked the one outfit I saw them in. They are fun to wear, often difficult to pair, and usually quite memorable. That’s the challenge if you buy too bold too …
After writing the piece reflecting on my early odd jacket purchases (namely that a navy one wasn’t one of them), I thought maybe sharing some inspiration for navy jackets would be appropriate. For this post, I actually checked when I bought this jacket – it was in December 2016. Just over a year ago. I …
