Autumn 2013 Preview

Yes that’s right the sun has finally put his hat and yours truly is going on about Autumn already ! Sorry folks, but if you
wanna buy some shorts, T-shirts, or those speedos you’ve had your eye, you better get a move on, cos every retailer from Abercrombie & Fitch to Zegna will soon be stocking up on coats and winter warmers, quicker then you could say, a change in the
weather. As always Clothes Make the Man offer you a sneaky peak at what the best of the best retailers have in store for you,
literally, in the coming months. Enjoy !!!!!!!!

 

We were only talking about this collection last week, but here is a little more from the Paul Smith Best of British Collection, well worth taking a look at.

We were only talking about this collection last week, but here is a little more from the Paul Smith Best of British Collection, well worth taking a look at.

 

Matchless London, the oldest British Motorcycle company whose motto is Safety, Performance and Elegance. Who feature a certain Mrs Hince in their Ad campaigns for Autumn 13.

Matchless London, the oldest British Motorcycle company whose motto is Safety, Performance and Elegance. Who feature a certain Mrs Hince in their Ad campaigns for Autumn 13.

 

Now Nicholas Kirkwood is known for making great Ladies shoes well, who'd have known it, he's not bad at Gent's shoes too !

Now Nicholas Kirkwood is known for making great Ladies shoes well, who’d have known it, he’s not bad at Gent’s shoes too !

 

Ahhhh, I just can't resist a Lacoste collaboration and this one with Anime Artist, Osamu Tezuka will certainly brighten up your Winter wardrobe

Ahhhh, I just can’t resist a Lacoste collaboration and this one with Anime Artist, Osamu Tezuka will certainly brighten up your Winter wardrobe

Ben Sherman are another brand that are promising to brighten up your Winter apparel and this collection will have you looking smart and dapper to boot.

Ben Sherman are another brand that are promising to brighten up your Winter apparel and this collection will have you looking smart and dapper to boot.

 

Sorry I had to include this, your never gonna guess where this lil beauty is from........ Only God damn Sainsburys !!! Yes the same one where you can get a loaf or bread & your favourite Chocolate hob nobs, no less

Sorry I had to include this, your never gonna guess where this lil beauty is from…….. Only God damn Sainsburys !!! Yes the same one where you can get a loaf or bread & your favourite Chocolate hob nobs, no less

 

Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I loved this collaboration from Puma X Todd James puts a dash of humour to casual wear.

Maybe not everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved this collaboration from Puma X Todd James puts a dash of humour to casual wear.

 

Burton, no not that one the other one, the one that makes GREAT Skiwear, tut, have worked with Filson, the US Outdoor Heritage brand, on these brilliant coats. Bring on the cold weather !

Burton, no not that one the other one, the one that makes GREAT Skiwear, tut, have worked with Filson, the US Outdoor Heritage brand, on these brilliant coats. Bring on the cold weather !

Please excuse the gentlemen in the background, but these Hiking boots by Oliver Sweeney, yeah I was surprised too, promise to bright up any Grey Autumn day.

Please excuse the gentlemen in the background, but these Hiking boots by Oliver Sweeney, yeah I was surprised too, promise to bright up any Grey Autumn day.

 

I'm a sucker for a good tuxedo and this is a GREAT example. Tweed is a massive trend for Autumn/Winter 13 and this tuxedo from Gucci is simply AMAZING.

I’m a sucker for a good tuxedo and this is a GREAT example. Tweed is a massive trend for Autumn/Winter 13 and this tuxedo from Gucci is simply AMAZING.

Pwoar, not a word I use gently but the Autumn/Winter Collection from Jigsaw Menswear qualifies for it. No fillers all dance floor killers folks.

Pwoar, not a word I use gently but the Autumn/Winter Collection from Jigsaw Menswear qualifies for it. No fillers all dance floor killers folks.

Another surprise and this was a little hidden away at their Press day and is certainly nothing to be embarrassed about. Boden, yes Boden offered a contemporary and confident collection. No not ground breaking but flipping lovely.

Another surprise and this was a little hidden away at their Press day and is certainly nothing to be embarrassed about. Boden, yes Boden offered a contemporary and confident collection. No not ground breaking but flipping lovely.

Yes I know another tuxedo, but I couldn't resist it and if your sick of your traditional black or simply fancy standing out from the crowd here's the answer from Nick Hart for Austin Reed

Yes I know another tuxedo, but I couldn’t resist it and if your sick of your traditional black or simply fancy standing out from the crowd here’s the answer from Nick Hart for Austin Reed

Knock em dead in the office when you walk in fresh after your summer holidays and wanting that promotion. As we said Tweed is a massive trend for next season and wearing it can sometimes be tricky, not in this Reiss Outfit.

Knock em dead in the office when you walk in fresh after your summer holidays and wanting that promotion. As we said Tweed is a massive trend for next season and wearing it can sometimes be tricky, not in this Reiss Outfit.

This image sums up Kurt Geiger's collection for Autumn. They can see you through every occasion from Formal to casual and everything in-between. Plus look out for the collaboration with British designer James Long

This image sums up Kurt Geiger’s collection for Autumn. They can see you through every occasion from Formal to casual and everything in-between. Plus look out for the collaboration with British designer James Long

 

If your gonna buy one jumper this Winter make sure this cable knit sweater from APC is on the list.

If your gonna buy one jumper this Winter make sure this cable knit sweater from APC is on the list.

Heureux Quatre-Vingtième Anniversaire Lacoste de Vêtements-Font-le-Man.com OR Happy Eightieth Birthday Lacoste from Clothes-Make-the-Man.com

The very first Advertising campaign from Lacoste back in 1933

The very first Advertising campaign from Lacoste back in 1933

Bonjour Style Trekers and welcome to a, particularly Gallic post today to celebrate an amazing milestone in the history of an  exceptional brand. So without further ado, Happy Birthday Lacoste ! or Joyeaux Anniversaire for you linguistic sticklers. So what you gonna do for your birthday crocodile ?

Well, a whole host of celebrating  80 years of evolution, revisiting, reinventing and renewing of glamour, essentially.

It all started on a tennis court in 1933 when French tennis champion René Lacoste, or “the Crocodile” performed viva la revolution of men’s fashion by replacing the classical woven, long-sleeved starched shirt with a light and comfortable short-sleeved one in airy petit piqué fabric, better known today as the classic LACOSTE polo shirt.

Authenticity, audacity, empathy and a certain “joie de vivre”
inherited from the 30s are the four pillars that made LACOSTE a successful worldwide fashion brand. Today the iconic Croc insignia has more than 1160
boutiques throughout 110 countries, selling two items every second !!!!

Yes, all good and well, but what are the brand going to do to celebrate this historic event ? Well, first in the series of projects is,  EDITION – a capsule collection of classic iconic Lacoste items inspired by images taken from the archive.

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Next up we have, the Custom Polo shirt, the brand has created 12 very special limited edition custom polo kits, which, lets face it are bound for collectors item status. So throughout 2013, Lacoste will propose each month one custom polo kit, distributed exclusively in an F-Store available on the LACOSTE Facebook page (Facebook.com/Lacoste). Fans will have the opportunity to customise a white L.12.12 polo shirt using different techniques such as coloring, sewing, embroidery, flocking or graffiti.

LIMITED EDITION 80 CUSTOM POLO KITS - Number 4 - ANTI TAG - Kit

LIMITED EDITION 80 CUSTOM POLO KITS - Number 1 - TRIBUTE TO RENE - Kit

Talk about saving the best for last and personally my favourite of the projects. Lacoste to commemorate 80 stylish years, invited the celebrated British designer Peter Saville, yes the same man responsible for designing some of the most memorable album covers EVER, including Closer by Joy Division, Happy Mondays’ Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches and responsible for designing the Identity logo to the best city in the UK, Manchester. Saville was asked to create a symbol to represent this milestone in the Brand’s history. Peter, of course, successfully rose to the challenge with a specially crafted 80th Anniversary Logo.

The resulting motif elegantly epitomises 80 years of Lacoste history with a contemporary vision. Peter worked alongside Lacoste Creative Director, Felipe Oliveira Baptista and Lacoste Design Director, Christophe Pillet to translate his celebratory  configuration of circles forming a symbolic ‘80’ numeral which is designed to frame a multiplicity of visual content.

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Sun’s so bright gotta wear shades

That time of year is drawing closer and closer, it doesn’t matter if the weather here is rubbish or not. If you haven’t booked a cheeky lil getaway, then maybe now’s the time to do so. Remember that feeling, bags packed, check, passport in order, check, high factor suncreams, check, sunglasses, ohh. Well don’t worry, rather then running around your high street, surfing countless websites or trawling through a shopping mall, we’ve saved you the trouble, here are a selection of the BEST sunnies money can buy for this season, enjoy.

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Wayfarer style sunglasses by Persol @sunglasses-shop.co.uk/

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Grey sunglasses with green detailing by Breo

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Mirrored lens with purple frame aviators by Ray Ban @ sunglasses-shop.co.uk

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Tortoise shell wayfarer style sunglasses by Oakley

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Foldaway wayfarer style sunglasses by Sunpocket

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Avaitor style sunglasses by Tom Ford @sunglasses-shop.co.uk

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Sports sunglasses by Carrera

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Avaitor sunglasses by Maui Jim

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Tortoiseshell frame sunglasses by Lacoste

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Red frame with white detailing wayfarer style sunglasses by TopMan

STOCKISTS –

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www.persol.com

www.breo.com

www.ray-ban.com

www.oakley.com

www.sunpocketoriginal.com

www.tomford.com

www.carreraworld.com

www.mauijim.com

www.lacoste.com

www.topman.com

The 16 Nations – Lacoste goes flagtastic

Lacoste have been dressing the great and the good, around the world for nearly 80 years, due to celebrate their milestone birthday next year. Where would we be if it hadn’t been for Monsieur Renee Lacostedreaming up the revolutionary tennis shirt, later to be commonly known as the polo shirt and producing it in every colour of the spectrum ?

USA, USA, USA

For summer 2012, otherwise known as the summer of sport, Lacoste have gone truly global and are playing on the competitive and patriotic spirits of their customers. Having transformed their emblematic crocodile logo to become the standard bearer for 16 nations with special and limited edition capsule collection. The Croco flag Polo shirts sees their iconic little green mascot swapping his scales for the colours of one of the chosen countries and is further highlighted against a backdrop of their white polo shirts. The countries is question (see below image) are South Africa, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brasil, China, Canada, Korea, Spain, USA, Frances (of Course), GB, Italy, Japan, Russia & Switzerland. Then in turn for the more, how can I put this, adventurous and patriotic amongst you, you can really show your national pride and flaunt your support with the Flag Polo Shirt, which interprets the 16 nations flags onto the canvas of a polo shirt. Finally you have the Limited Edition polo shirtwhich is presented in an engraved Plexjglas transparent display case. The specially selected countries’ colourful pennants are highlighted by the shirt’s black & white printed patchwork of world flags. Whatever your take, show off your national colours and strike up a chorus of the national anthem, wearing this international piece of apparel.

Lacoste polo avec le drapeau Français

Rule Britania

南アフリカ共和国の旗とラコステポロシャツ

Lacoste polo-hemp met die Suid-Afrikaanse vlag

If in doubt wear all the flags and support everyone

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