Sport Coat Inspiration for Nordic Winter
New odd pair trousers As my wardrobe has mostly consisted of just suits in my past job, I have to admit the sport coat / odd trouser department has been rather lacking in options. In fact, I sort of...
View ArticleCoccinella Bespoke Sport Coat Winter Inspiration
A winter outfit with warm hues As my current office has no client-facing work, my day-to-day outfits have gotten a bit more casual lately. Today's post is another addition to this stream, combining a...
View ArticleA Winter Look for the Weekend
Shades of brown and grey Today's post is a rather simple semi casual sport coat look for the winter season. Colors used combine different grey ish browns and taupe with dark blue and small splashes of...
View ArticleLefren Leather Bridle Leather Portfolio Bag
Intro It's been a busy spring, but I think I've just managed to keep my break from posting below six months. I've been a bit too occupied and uninspired to shoot much content during the season, but now...
View ArticleHow to Find Vintage Aloha Shirts in Tokyo
Vintage shirts from Tokyo I think for as long as I can remember, I've had this thing for 80s and early 90s. And not really even to any of the Stranger Things type cliches, but really the feel of the...
View ArticleSummer Evening Wear in Baby Blue Bespoke Sport Coat
A classic Neapolitan look Over the spring and summer, my baby blue Peluso sport coat has become one of my favorite pieces, if not the most favorite piece, of my summer wardrobe. This jacket simply has...
View ArticleA Solaro Suit and a Vintage Aloha Shirt
Intro Today's post has already featured on Instagram and many of you are probably starting to be fed up with my aloha addiction, but what can you do. One of my favorite ways to utilize older casual...
View ArticleSummer Business Look
Black leather accessories for a more formal look Today's post includes a take into semi professional summer wear. What is basically the typical blue sport coat and khaki trousers is shifted into a more...
View ArticleYoutube channel - Vintage Aloha Shirt Films
With my recent increasing interest in cinematography, I decided to open up a Youtube channel for my little amateur projects. Feel free to follow me there as well - you can find my channel "Vintage...
View ArticleAnother Business Look for Summer
Testing out my new lens After the last post, I actually acquired a Canon 135mm F2.0 L lens which I plan to mostly use here on the blog and for Instagram. To try it out, we took some shots with another...
View ArticleI Finally Got Back My Green Peluso Sport Coat
Intro So, earlier this spring I visited my friend and tailor Pino Peluso in Naples during a short holiday. As part of my visit I made a new purchase/commission that I also just received. What happened...
View ArticleWearing Pink Accessories
Pink as menswear accessaory color Pink is one of those colors that can be either great or pretty horrible on you based on your skin tone. For very pale skin tones pink will often look not so good, but...
View ArticleGreen Is a Versatile Color
Green ..the color of money. And trees and what ever. But it's also the color of my bespoke jacket from Pino Peluso which continues to be one of my favorite pieces. When posting pictures on this jacket,...
View ArticleAnother Second Hand Vintage Find
Yankees - the most hated team there is? Earlier this year I was visiting a local second hand store for mostly street wear, Variety, and had my eye get caught on this cool-looking bomber hanging on the...
View ArticleCasual Friday Inspiration
Some time ago we had a camera with us while having a walk. While we actually ran out of battery, I think the few pictures that I was able to salvage would make for a nice Friday evening post. In this...
View ArticleAttolini Sport Coat - Does it get any better than this?
Attolini sport coat If you followed my travels in Japan earlier this year, you might've noticed that I found this gorgeous Cesare Attolini ready-to-wear piece from Tokyo. More specifically, from this...
View ArticleMy New Pino Peluso Sport Coat
Visiting Pino in Naples Earlier this year, April more specifically, we visited Naples and the Campagnia area with a group of friends. Quite lucky find I think, we got a really nice large villa near...
View ArticleIs This Smart Casual?
"Smart casual" Even though I have to say I rarely see this term (which is nice) outside Christmas parties at the office, but every now and then I still do get questions on what to wear for "smart...
View ArticleCold Weather Inspiration
Sitrep I've been rather busy lately with the new addition to family, Herkku (check @herkkugram on Instagram), pretty much filling my schedule. After so many years of waiting for a puppy dog though,...
View ArticleNew Year New Looks
Spring has arrived to Finland and life is good. To celebrate, I decided to kick off the blogging season once again. In this look I was wearing my Attolini sport coat, Vaatturiliike Sauma denim shirt,...
View ArticleSpring Tweed
Attolini for spring Another outfit from early spring - when it's not quite warm enough to wear summer weight clothing just yet. Here I am combining my Attolini sport coat with a deep green tie from...
View ArticleDark Brown Suit For Spring Business
Brown is the best color for business wear Or if not the best, maybe the second best after navy. In this case I am actually doing the somewhat rare combo of brown suiting and black leather accessories....
View ArticleClassic Menswear Shorts
Pleated shorts from Berg & Berg Recently I bought two pairs of shorts from Berg & Berg, one in khaki cotton and one in white cotton. For a long time, my only pair of classic shorts were a...
View ArticleWearing a Vintage Aloha Shirt
Vintage Aloha shirts - the coolest addiction to have Vintage is a word that has become a bit overused in menswear today. I personally have used it extensively and probably will continue to do so, In...
View ArticleGreen Summer Jacket from Sartoria Peluso
Bespoke jacket made in Naples My green Peluso jacket has been one of my favorite pieces since I had it made back in 2016. The color is very unique and I love the cut. It is rather sporty with roomy...
View ArticleDark Brown Business Suit for Four Seasons
Dark brown suit is a great alternative to navy Dark brown is a color that many deter from when it comes to professional suiting. In fact, in a recent exchange with Bernhard Rötzel himself the old...
View ArticleCoccinella Bespoke Sport Coat in Scabal Wool Fabric
Late souveniers from Osaka, Japan If you followed up on my Japan posts during the past summer, you've seen me visit Mr Chujo at Coccinella in Osaka. Mr Takeshi Chujo is a great master tailor with a...
View ArticleLate Autumn Inspiration with a One-Off Vintage Jacquard Tie
Autumn colors It's very common to see mostly browns, oranges, dark greens and other similar colors when it comes to seasonal looks. It's very true these tones tend to look especially good this time of...
View ArticleSartoria Peluso Bespoke Suit in Autumn
Autumn menswear inspiration Today's autumn inspiration comes in the form of some versatile business wear. A bespoke made in Naples suit combined with classic accessories and dark brown Oxford shoes. In...
View ArticleA Casual Day Off
A day in Copenhagen It's been a very busy end of the year, but I did have a chance to visit Copenhagen for a day or so. After a long week traveling for work and then right into Denmark, I opted for a...
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