Rose & Born

Autumn Winter 2012 By Jimmy Torneport

The Fine Print

Has fashion taken a turn for the cautious? This is a question I often ask myself. Each of us who have a fashion point of view will take this question with a grain of salt, thinking that perhaps yes, but not in their case. We all want to be fashion forward and push our own limits of color and style.
I will be one to admit that I have been cautious. My lack of color can makes things easy at times. Alas, you like what you like. Each person's style changes over time and so has mine. My re-introduction of color has been steadily increasing with the emergence of more and more pattern prints that have similar color palates that are pastels or hold to very similar color families. Let me give you an example by citing  Paul Stuart line, Phineas Cole.

 

Bold, but it is all perfectly held together by it's color family. Color should be a part of our wardrobe. In the subtle ways, I have all too often pushed on this blog or the statement pieces from Phineas Cole. It just should. It speaks to your knowledge on how to use it and can easily prompt others to add more color (or less in some cases) to their look.
My favorite thing, no matter if I'm sticking to my ways of ( for the sake of word play we'll call it) "Monocromania" or not is the use of pattern with only one color. Paisleys in all black, dress pants with vintage rug pattern using only red. It's a beautiful utilization of fashion forward + timeless design. An example would be the Jacquard Tuxedo by ASOS.

A suit that will undoubtably be a personal favorite of like after a brief stint at the tailor. It may have a "slim fit", but it should always be your fit.
If color isn't your thing then look to pattern. If pattern isn't your think then look to solid colors. If neither are your thing then I don't know, move to a nudist community.

The Week In Photos

Towards the end of each week I like to rid my desktop of clutter. Mainly photos. Pictures that didn't make the cut for Good Look or inspiration I want to put on Pinterest. So, I have decided to make use of the Trash Bin bound pieces and share them with all of you. These are things I have found interesting, inspiring, noteworthy and provocative to my style.

                                               

                                          
                           

Get The Look

Silver knit tie.

Good Look #4

Usually I'm not the biggest fan of this much color, but something about it really stood out to me.

Back In Action

RUDESUIT is back on Culture Keeper with "FROM A PHOTO". This time around I'm talking about one of my all time favorite photographs and why I enjoy it. I hope you all enjoy it as well.
-Spencer

Good Look #2

Good Look #1

Rather than giving ideas or advice on exactly what to wear and how to wear it like I usually do I will be adding a segment to RUDESUIT that is reminiscent of my earlier blog style of deconstructing a look that I find to be interesting. We will call this "Good Look". If you follow on RUDESUIT on Facebook then you will know that for a small about of time RUDESUIT went astray. I had changed the name to MR. GOOD LOOK and after countless comments about how readers missed the old name, it changed back. However, personally still enjoying the name, I wanted to somehow incorporate it.
So, by tapping into an archive of thousand of street style photographs, runway stills and possibly in the future; personal street style photos, "Good Look" will now be an inspirational piece for men who enjoy deconstructing a look themselves.
Enjoy.

-Spencer

Thank you, Michael!

Earlier I talked about how excited I was about the Spring/Summer 2013 line of Michael Bastian and the runway show that was going to be streamed live via GQ.com.

It was truly fantastic. The man knows how to make a suit casual for the summer for coolness and comfort, but give you an unparalleled looking fashion sense.

I am not one to ever buy a full look. Bits and pieces here and there that would eventually make up my personal style, but when it comes to Michael Bastian I am swoon and would buy everything a wear it just how it was styled.

Here a some shots from the show that I really enjoyed, along with the full runway video.

 

 

 

 

Oh, the simplicity!

This is look is so simple yet impressive. It's a throw together look out of the suit category of ASOS.
Plainly put together to show what it would look like on a person.
A clean look with a twist. Everything is a little shorter, a little more fitted and that's what's great about it. It's a perfect suit for a night on the town that can have things added to it to fit your exact style like a pocket square or a different colored pair of shoes.
Every man should have a classic black suit in his closet, but for the suit enthusiasts like myself it is always nice to have more than one option.
This can easily be that option.

-Spencer

Hip To Be Square

"Hey, Paul!"

When you make the decision to wear your suit jacket without a tie, you decide to do the t shirt thing underneath, or whatever it is, think about your pocket square. A lack of both a tie and a pocket square will portray the wrong kind of underdressed. You want it to look purposeful, not accidental.

When choosing a pocket square stay away from exact colors. If you're wearing a blue shirt then don't wear a solid blue pocket square of the same color.

Try to go out for your comfort zone on this one. Bright, bold, statement colors and patterns. Paisley, floral, polka dot.

These things will not detract from your masculinity. Rather they will give a small push to your style without going overboard.

And don't worry about how it is folded either. That is unless you want to. Even the littlest of things like a pocket square can portray your character.

Unconventional, but significant.

Any suit can be great if you know how to do it.

Here is one way to do it.

Sometimes it is better to steer clear of pattern and use what you have if you are lacking funds or don't know what to look for.

Stick with the essentials.

A white button down will never go out of style. Extremely versatile, and classily fashionable.

See how this is all being done? Unbutton it. A tiny detail. Unconventional, but significant.

Mixed with a white on white pocket square with single line embroidery. Perfectly executed.

Any grey suit will do, but make sure it fits you well, and stick with a slimmer tie. Not a skinny tie. A slimmer tie. Try finding one with a similar, if not the same fabric and color as your suit. It will add a confusing bit of contrast.

This guy...

Editor in Chief of Esquire Magazine David Granger said:

"I've learned that I want to be distinctive in subtle ways. Like not that many men wear single-breasted, peak lapel jackets, and it's just a nice thing," he said. "It's the little things that set you apart that are important. I don't really believe in big statements." 

If you'd like to hear more wisdom from this man, visit What I’ve Learned: David Granger.