Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Form and function

During a trip to San Francisco last year, I acquired a jacket that was a bit of an oddity. It's a Kenneth Cole (try to stifle your laugh) 3-button number that's styled to close up with a Nehru collar. It's actually one of the nicer garments I've seen from their label in general, with a cut that fits me nearly spot-on. Plus, I got it for cheap. So yeah, no complaints.

Nehru collar
Being able to close up the jacket has also served a real and important purpose on several morning commutes, as many times the temperature is still freezing when I leave the house. It blocks the wind (which was especially important riding into a 25mph northwest blast this morning) and the closed collar helps me conserve some heat on the ride to work.

open collar
Once I get to work it transforms into a somewhat normal-looking three-button jacket, albeit with the interesting lapel details. Today, I paired it with a blue OCBD, a silk/cotton blend vintage Lands' End tie, and a cream-colored pocket square with just a bit of a pattern.

Florsheim ankle boots
I'd mentioned these vintage Florsheim Imperial ankle boots a couple times in recent posts, but I hadn't really gotten a good picture since I'd re polished them. They're a little odd looking, but the leather on them is really taking on a great color after giving them some love.

other dog and me
Here's the whole get-up, along with our other dog Zoey, who amazingly had yet to be pictured on this blog. She had been laying in a sunbeam sleeping just before walking over and joining me for this picture, which explains her sleepy pose.

5 comments:

  1. Aaron:
    A Kenneth Cole jacket?

    Vintage Florsheim ankle boots?

    A Boston Terrier?

    Bicycling to work?

    You're a mid-west urban hipster!

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  2. Perhaps it's just my associations with the word over the years, but "hipster" stings a little. To be fair, I bring it on myself a little, so I'll take my medicine...

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  3. Kenneth Cole.. so what? Like I say, fit takes precedence over brand. The jacket also has a nice texture. The strap and color of the shoe are excellent.

    Been finding some good clearance deals at Orvis. Might be worth visiting online.

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  4. Do you just buy anything at the thrift store you see? Those ankle boots are just horrid. You clothes hardly ever fit either.

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  5. I shouldn't even respond, but other than the previous post, which I explicitly mentioned the fit, what are some of the other myriad of post in which my clothes don't fit?

    Regarding the boots, I'll just quote The Big Lebowski; "Well, that's just like... your opinion, man."

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