[SHORTS STORY] EURO TRAD

6.11.2012

The second installment of our Shorts Story series celebrates the style flavors of Europe. Yes, I just typed that sentence! Long story short, my pants are very tiny and I'm wearing driving moccasins. The shorts used to be a pair of pants, for the record, that I unceremoniously took scissors to, promptly destroyed and had to take to my (older, Korean) tailor to see if she could get the hems straight. "They are short enough," she says. I guess so, but everyone knows that Europeans invented both the Speedo and the nude beach and really, why am I even clothed right now? But srsly u guyz, I think there's something to be said for a crisp button-down, sleeves rolled, paired with tailored khaki shorts. You can see my stylespirations below. That guy on the left knows how to button a shirt - you don't. On the right, blogger Christoph Schaller is German and therefore fully committed to the Euro Trad sensibility. What do we think? How does my spin on European prep compare to last week's Americanized version?

original photos Fareine Benz // inspiration photos via Tumblr and Christoph Who // check me out on Pinterest for more! // shirt GANT for Jeffrey (previously seen here) // shorts IDK // shoes faux Tod's (seen here) // bag Steve Mono (seen here and here) // belt Uniqlo (seen here)

THE ITALIAN TWIST

1.16.2012

The twist is that my shirt's halfway unbuttoned. That's an Italian thing, right?

These are my new pants from American Apparel that I picked up for half off, thanks to a Groupon tweet from my cuz. I know some bloggers openly boycott AA thanks to all the scandalous reports of company wrongdoings and general CEO skeeziness, but they're the only company I know of that makes pants in my waist size, so...oops. These pants are indeed so snugly high-waisted that I decided to forgo a belt, and I'm wearing sneakers. What derring-do! It should be noted that this was shot pre-haircut and that I'm not wearing a single item of women's clothing here, either - this look is all man, from the Gant for Jeffrey oxford (the only fancy dress shirt I own) to the layers of Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta and YSL L'homme gracing my wrists. Roar!

blazer - Korean
sunnies - faux Wayfarers
sneaks - Seatech

photos Celeste Wright
 

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