Hugo Boss Fall 2011/Winter 2012

I have always been a sucker for Hugo Boss fashion even though it wreaks havoc with my finances. I also find it a bit hard to forget the piece of history that the company would most likely want to disappear and that is that the company made the uniforms for Hitler's armies. No matter of these two disadvantages I'm on the clothes like a dog on heat because, let's face it, they are really good. Through the last decade and a half they have used the Dutch model Mark Van Der Loo (above right) quite frequently which is a plus. Wouldn't kick him out of my bed.


We see alot of grey and black tailored pieces in the fall collection and that is as it should be because every man with the tiniest of fashion conciounsness should have that in their wardrobes. This fall we add a bit of a twist and match the grey and the black with strong colours like red, purple, bright blue and green. It might demand a bit of guts by the wearers but who ever said that either style or bravery would come easily or cheap?


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Tron Legacy

I have watched it several times now, Tron Legacy. Not because of a fantastic plot or multidimensional characters but because of great scenography and mindblowing music by Daft Punk. I like the sharp contrasts of the black and the white, the dark and the light. I will use this film as inspiration for numerous projects.

You'll see ...

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Wedding Dress???!?

I looked at some pictures from a wedding today. The happy couple looked stylish as one would expect. I expect the same of the wedding guests but I was stunned at the appaling lack of dress sense. A wedding is a celebration of love and commitment no matter if the two persons in question are doing it for just that, love, or for legal reasons or just as an excuse to have a great, big bash. It is a party at any rate and you should be dressed accordingly.


If you turn up at my wedding in jeans and a t-shirt you will be shot on sight.


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Socks

The weather has been absolutely lovely today and people have been running around in flipflops, t-shirts and shorts. Perhaps not so surprising in some parts of the world but here in Sweden summer is taking its last breaths.

This afternoon I took a long and somewhat involuntary walk, treading on the cobblestones of Stockholm. I walked passed a shop window in Östermalm where they had these somewhat unusual socks. They had knitted patterns on the sole of the socks. Since I'm a sucker for all things English I fell for the socks with the Union Jack.

But frankly, how many people actually see the sole of your feet??


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Pieces from Zara

To kill some time I decided to surf into Zara's webpage and look around. These three pieces were to my liking. I like the coat, the cut and the collar but do I need? Well, to be honest I need it as much as I need a hole in the head but that hasn't stopped me before.

The purple blazer I feel is a must have. I'm not enthusiastic about the material but I love the colour!


I also found this sweater but if I need a new coat as much as I need a hole in the head I need another even less. To date I have eighty sweaters. That should keep me warm through many winter days and nights.


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Burberry Fall 2011

Since I was talking about tweed and England we have this more modern approach to these subjects from Burberry for fall 2011. Good, old Burberry. A brand we can always rely on. My tongue is hanging down by my kneecaps. I want these pieces. All of them!

No one can buy them for me.


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English Tweed

Style never goes out of fashion and something that pops up as regularly as the coloured leaves in the fall is the English tweed. I can't exactly explain why but I fall for it and always have. When autumn arrives with chillier days what could be better then to wrap yourself in this what is quintisentially English?

Tailored jackets, shirts and ties which can be mixed with a pair of chinos and just as easily with a pair of jeans. Pocket flaps, patches for the elbows and beautiful buttons. You can wear this in the country side which was its original purpose but can also be worn the bustling centre of a great city.

If you don't have the items for this style in your wardrobe then immediately run out and buy them.

David Beckham wears the style well. Yum!

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