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anthonymcgrath405 / 23/07/2014

Flower Power – The men’s Floral trend

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There is a misconception that Flowers are just for the fairer sex, in that, us men should shy away from anything of a floral print nature. Oh contraire by dear masculine friends, as for Summer of this year, all things flowery are everywhere. Our dear clothing retailers from high end designer to high Street wonders are embracing their inner flower power and in all honesty it must be shifting as retailers can’t get the floral trend pieces on the shelves quick enough for us. So as alway we do the hard work so you don’t have to so here are some of the hottest items from this Summer’s brightest trend.

Long sleeved shirt by Banana Republic

Men’s jogging bottoms by Franklin & Marshall

Floral swim shorts by Polo Ralph Lauren by Harvey Nichols

Liberty print floral baseball cap by New Era at Selfridges

Floral tie by Liberty

Floral patterned socks by Paul Smith at Harrods.com

Floral patterned sweatshirt by Acne

Floral plimsoles by YMC at Steranko.co.uk

Floral print blazer by Gucci by MrPorter.com

Floral Rucksack by Bershka

Ditsy floral pattern polo shirt by Native Youth at House of Fraser

Fancy going matchy matchy this Summer then check out this lil floral combo by Farah

anthonymcgrath405 / 07/03/2014

Get on your horse and ride off into the sunset – 6 of the best Western Shirts

“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by.” – The late and great Mr John Wayne. Now there never was a greater cowboy of the silver screen then the inimitable big John Wayne whether it was Fort Apache, El Dorado, Rio Grande or True Grit you didn’t mess with this man and if your were stupid enough to do so, you could expect one thing, Trouble.

The look of the traditional Cowboy whether it be the Marlboro Man, the classic American dream manifested in a check shirt and denim jeans all summed up in Marion Mitchell Morrison, otherwise known as John Wayne, this look is a timeless masculine theme. Epitomising this great trend has to be the Western shirt or Cowboy shirt, which so easily looks great with a pair of jeans or cords as it does giving a less formal edge to the humble suit.

As always we are here to advise you on 6 of the very best that are currently available to you, well right now.

A great example of a classic plaid Western shirt but there is nothing Traditional about this brand, no siree, ohh it True Religion by the way.

Yipee ka yeah ! This be one of the routenest, tootenets finest cowboy shirts around this then parts and is available from French Connection.

There is no disputing the fact that Renzo Rosso, his new Creative Director, Nicola Formichetti and those there guys over at Diesel are Masters are producing Classics with a Modern twist.

Like a good single breasted black suit, every man should have a decent Chambray shirt at his disposal And they don’t come much better then this example by Polo Ralph Lauren.

Now this great lil shirt also comes in a gold colour way but I thought if you are going to invest in a shirt of this nature, you probably want to tone things down somewhat. It’s a brilliantly literal interpretation of the Cowboy shirt and is from no other then TOPMAN.

To finish this post we’ve gone for a more versatile shirt this time by G-Star so whether your home on the range or just plain home, this ticks many of the boxes with this trend.

anthonymcgrath405 / 25/10/2013

They’ll warm the cockles of your heart – 6 of the best Cable Knit sweaters

Ahhh the nights are drawing in and its getting harder and harder to get up in mornings, Winter’s on its way and if your to believe the reports of those pesky weathermen and women, Sian Lloyd I’m talking about you its gonna get mighty cold in the coming weeks (and months). Now the style of knitwear for this season is none of this fine gauge light weight nonsense, Ohhh no. Its as though the Fashion houses around the world have been looking into their meteorological crystal balls and can see Winter 2013 is one for good and heavy old fashion Jumpers !

So we at Clothes Make the Man have searched far and wide for some of the best example of THE knitwear for the season, the knitwear in question being, the ‘Aran Jumper’ otherwise known as the ‘Cable knit Sweater’. Now there is an incredibly interesting, if not macabre, story behind this type of garment. Many moons ago the fishermen of the Aran Island, off the coast of Galway, Eire would get their good lady wives and mothers to knit them, fine sturdy jumpers to keep them warm and protect against those savage Atlantic conditions. Now the ladies would knit for their men folk jumpers but would add in intrinsic cable patterns onto them. So heres the interesting bit, every family who lived on the three main Islands which make up the Aran Islands, Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inisheer would all alter their patterns, almost like having a family coat of arms. So if one of the fishermen were wash overboard, basically his body could be identified by the jumper, or more importantly, the pattern on his Aran Jumper, told you it was macabre !

So with thought still engrained on your minds check out 6 of the best examples, our finest retailers have to offer –

No Winter chills are gonna get past this bad boy from Reiss

Keeping it nice and simple , this fine example with go with pretty much anything. It by Remus Uomo from House of Fraser

Keeping it nice and simple , this fine example with go will pretty much anything. Its by Remus Uomo from House of Fraser

Colour my life, there’s no chance of going missing in the snow if you’re wearing this knit by Paul Smith from MRPORTER.com

Well you can’t get more authentic then an actual Aran Sweater which is produced on the Aran Islands themselves. This is by Inis Meain for galvinformen.com

This is a great example of a cable knit from high Street favourite Burton.

Channel your inner country gent in this wonderful Polo Ralph Lauren jumper from Matchesfashion.com

anthonymcgrath405 / 04/09/2013

Polo Ralph Lauren Autumn 2013, now here’s a collection !

Sorry, I’ve literally just been sent the below video the Autumn 2013, sorry Fall Collection by Polo Ralph Lauren it presents a season of heritage looks paired with authentic American roughwear. Key pieces include versatile tailored pieces and a range of sportswear—from estate tweeds and signature fairisle knits to a special selection of nylon and down jackets crafted by RLX and mixed with Polo. Not only is it beautifully shot, making me long to be wherever it is, but I can quite honestly say I want every single piece PLEASE !

anthonymcgrath405 / 08/03/2013

Making it less of a “Manic Monday” and more of “Friday, I’m in Love” – Figleaves.com

We here at Clothes-Make-The-Man know that our good readers lead a hectic lifestyle and haven’t got much spare time, so of course something has to give which can sometimes result in us being not as organised as one may like. Now whether this results in us having to diary in time to see our loved ones or forgetting that Mum no longer does our laundry automatically, ahhhh those were the days. Now, we aren’t the only ones who have your best interests at heart and because of this Figleaves.com, the underwear specialists, have been hard at work thinking of ways to make your life easier. So they want to do you a favour and give your underwear draw an overhaul with their ‘Days of the Week’ package.

The Days of the Week’ underwear edit – offers the best of styles from boxers to briefs in a selection of the best underwear brands around, to fit around your lifestyle, in seven assorted styles and in doing so figleaves.com have takes the trauma out of shopping for your smalls.

Designed to work around your week, they offer;

‘Back To Work’ Monday
‘Training Day’ on Tuesday
‘Date Night’ on Wednesday
Thursday, being the new Friday,
Friday offers a ‘Post-Work drink’
Saturday night, ‘Going Out Night’
‘Lazy Day’ Sunday

So from Monday and beating the Back to work blues, with a inspirational and assured pair of trunks by Figleaves’ own FGL brand. To ‘Date Night’ on Wednesday and you should probably look as sharp beneath the bespoke two-piece as you do on the exterior; this calls for the Hom Glitter Sensation Trunk which gives a smooth appearance and is detailed with a paisley pattern with delicate glitter for an extra special touch. Right the way through to ‘Lazy Day’ Sunday and get yourself out of bed, keep it comfortable in your Polo Ralph Lauren White Boxers. Ahhhh another of life’s time saving properties, Phew.

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