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Wardrobe
Jacket: G Star Raw
Pants: J Crew
Sweater: J Crew
Shoes: Cole Haan
Accessories: Vanishing Elephant, Omega, Panerai, Tai, Miansai, Tateossian

     Similar to past fall and winter outfits--I like to incorporate colors during the cold season.  The odd thing is it still hasn't cooled down here so the key is combining cool clothes with fall layers.






Wardrobe
Pants: 7 For All Mankind
Jacket: John Varvatos Star USA
Shirts: Alternative
Shoes: TOMS
Accessories: Panerai, Tai Jewelry, Tateossian, Omega, Ray Ban, Clapham

     Pleats on pants is a great way to date yourself and bring down an outfit because it has more to do with function rather than substance.  To accomplish a modern look and clean lines, typically we choose slim pants with a flat front.  But in recent years, designers have used the pleat as a design piece rather than a means of comfort for men.

     Rather than the elongated single and double pleats of your dad's pants, the modern pleat is typically singular, smaller, and inverted.  The pleats of yesteryear's pants face outward creating a wider silhouette  but modern pleats face inward bringing the viewers eyes inwards.  It's analogous to how stripes trick the eye, vertical stripes make a person look longer and taller, while horizontal stripes makes a person look shorter and wider.

     The next time you go pants shopping, think about adding some pleats to your wardrobe.






Wardrobe
Pants: Paul Smith
Shirt: Ben Sherman Plectrum
Laptop Sleeve: Hartmann
Shoes: Gucci
Accessories: Panerai, Omega, J Crew, Tateossian

     This was my last outfit during the San Francisco visit.  With fall right around the corner and fashion houses starting to release their fall collections, common trends across various designers were tweeds and the incorporation of vibrant colors (refer to my Paul Smith Fall/Winter 2013 Collection article).  

     Cold weather outfits can be at times dull and weighed down by drab colors and heavy materials, so an easy solution is layering something lightweight and colorful under the chunkier pieces.  In the following outfit, I paired a neon green vest under a classic tweed blazer to keep warm, but at the same time, not drown in dull fall colors.

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Wardrobe
Jacket: J Crew
Vest: Zara
Shirt: H&M
Pants: Dockers
Shoes: Cole Haan
Accessories: Ray Ban, Omega, J Crew, Gaspar











  

     One of my favorite ways of relaxing is heading out to wine country and just taking in the beautiful landscape while enjoying a nice glass of wine.  I avoided touristy Napa and headed over to Healdsburg where there's smaller wineries, but not of any less quality, and often, you get the opportunity to meet the owners.  If you have the opportunity to head out this way, make a stop at Viszlay Vineyards,  John, the owner, is always welcoming, has a great story, and of course makes amazing wines.  

     The inspiration behind this post was vintage, prohibition times, and farm life.  Because of the hard work and farm life that is involved in wine making, it was only fitting to mix the previous mentioned styles into the latest post.

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Wardrobe
Vest: Alfani
Shirt + Pants: Original Penguin
Shoes: Rockport
Accessories: Omega, Tateossian, Panerai, Gaspar, You Are Pretty & Handsome