Affordable Spring/Summer 2012 footwear endorsement: Clarks Desert Treks
Because Clarks are cheap and look great with nearly all casual outfits, but everyone and their uncouth hipster cousin owns a pair of desert boots these days. The Wallabee is a classic but it’s huge soles and toe box often make it look disproportionate with slender silhouettes. This season, buy some desert treks and you won’t have to think twice about footwear for everyday wear.
Used Benchmade Snuff Suede Wholecuts by Polo Ralph Lauren, size 10B on StyleForum
IMO, blue label is often underrated and overlooked. If you have a good enough eye and a knack for sifting through the rubbish, there are always hidden gems like this to be had.
Jonathan Saunders’ Menswear Debut at thecorner.com
The ideas aren’t anything new, but Saunders’ minimal and contemporary silhouette and uninhibited use of color-blocking and fractal patterns, mimicking that of his womenswear line, is a refreshing change of pace. As we’ve seen with Sweetu Patel’s success in launching C’H’C’M’, there are parallels between furniture/interior design and fashion that allow for a certain transmutability of design elements. I’m looking forward to what Saunders offers in the future.
O&S throwback. For the record, the trousers come with a 7.5” leg opening, which I recommend tapering anywhere from 7”-7.25” depending on how aggressive you want the silhouette. 1.75”-2” on the cuff or none at all, I never cared for anything else. No break on casual trousers, maybe a little on dress/suiting if you think it suits your look. If, like me, all you wear in winter are boots, you can hem all your winter-weight trousers even shorter so that they hit just below the top of your boots. If you’re lucky enough to find a tailor you can trust and build a relationship with, you’ll probably end up getting every pair of trousers you own tailored the same way. I’m not trying to push this look on anyone, it’s definitely not for traditionalists or the faint of heart, but this is pretty much the only way I wear my trousers these days.
