What To Buy This Week: Gentlemen’s Accoutrements
If there is such a thing as ‘new year, new you’, make sure you’re dressed for it…
New & Lingwood Magenta Velvet Jacket
In the rakish man’s wardrobe, the velvet jacket - though undoubtedly a dressy affair - is no longer confined solely to eveningwear. Cut in a simple two-button style, an easy-wearing velvet jacket makes for a fabulous sports coat on the weekends. With its long skirt and waisted silhouette in deep-pile Italian velvet, this half-canvassed example from New & Lingwood is particularly fine. In fact, the house produced a number of velvet separates for AW16 all of which are worth a look, in a sumptuous range of colours from this rich magenta through to saffron and Prussian blue. Each velvet can be dressed as a three piece with a single-breasted waistcoat and trousers available separately, or enjoyed on its own with denim and a rollneck, or even a checked flannel trouser, much like the pair which follows in fact… On sale, £450.00, www.newandlingwood.com.
Daks Grey Checked Flannel Trousers
The grey flannel trouser is of course a timeless classic, but this pair from Daks offers a welcome update on the theme. Cut in a soft tonal windowpane check with a pick-and-pick weave, they offer an interesting injection of texture for a smart-casual ensemble; pair with the aforementioned velvet jacket, a sharp navy blazer and tie, or even with a charcoal merino crewneck and camel chesterfield on the weekends. In a clean cut with a flat front, slightly tapered legs, quarter-top pockets and belt-loops, they’re as versatile as they are a conversation piece. £225.00, www.daks.com.
Smythson Mara Stationary Bureau
When it comes to fine English leather goods and stationary, few names stand taller than Smythson. Whether a diary, journal or link-box, the house has during its 129 years of life built a collection that combines unimpeachable quality with discreet and elegant design. That’s as maybe, but for something of a pièce de résistance with which to begin your new year’s resolution to write more (as journalists naturally we think that all rakish men should put Mont Blanc to paper from time to time), the Mara Stationary Bureau is a godsend. Faced in gorgeous chocolate crocodile printed calf’s leather, the bureau features a blotter and blotting paper, storage compartments, a wafer address and telephone book, an ink pot, 50 sheets of Cream Wove writing paper, 50 Kings Cream Wove correspondence cards and 25 matching envelopes – everything that one could wish for to embrace the joys of pen and ink. We can practically guarantee it’ll have you retiring to the study with a scotch and your slippers to pen an intellectual notelet or two in no time. £1595.00, www.smythson.com.
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