Pick of the AW14/15 Coats

Here is a selection of my favourite jackets for AW14/15 from Infinities.

Clothes for 2013

It is that time of year when my mind starts planning the purchases for 2013. I have got to bring in another budget cut, partly due to economic reasons and also I am going to put 50% of my budget into clothes for work.

So I have final piece to buy from AW12/13 and that is a new Nigel Cabourn 4-way roll neck.

For spring summer 2013 I am going to be investing in the a few labels;

Comme des Garcons - couple of tops
CP Company - new jacket and overshirt
Raf Simons - a couple of tops and maybe a jacket
Nigel Cabourn - not sure yet but I do want a new shirt and I might get a summer cameraman or parka
Stone Island - shirts, an overshirt and maybe a jacket
Woolrich - shirts

I will probably pick up a few pieces from Folk, Church's blue suede loafers and a new pair of Tretorn pumps.

Now the work-clothing investments is an interesting new direction for me. It has been on my mind for a couple of years now, some of it is age and also another part is the desire to separate my work-life attire from my personal-life.

I think I am going to go for a slim suit in blues, grey and black.  This will be teamed up with white shirts, narrow ties, simple black shoes, blue tote & briefcase and most likely jackets with a more casual influence (CP, Stone Island and Cabourn).

I am going to have to bit more research into the suits so I am starting off with DSquared2 and Costume National to dip my toe into the water - a look I really liked when I was in Milan.

Today's Selection

This is what I decided to go for today; Cabourn aircraft jacket & jumper, Edwin rainbow selvedge jeans, CP shirt and Bass loafers.

CP Company Jacket

I love the blue of this CP Jacket from Basilica Duo.

CP Company Advertising

CP Company Sweatshirts

CP Company sweatshirts from Basilica Duo.

CP Company x Jaeger-LeCoultre Jacket

CP Company x Jaeger-LeCoultre jacket in blue from End Clothing.

Nigel Cabourn, CP Company, Edwin And YMC From BasilicaDuo

Some further picks from BasilicaDuo

YMC bobble hats

CP Company Jacket

Nigel Cabourn  Zip Shirt

Edwin Chinos

CP Company Shirt and Scarf

CP Company and Nigel Cabourn from BasilicaDuo

From BasilicaDuo in Reading:
CP Company shirt and scarf
Nigel Cabourn knee patch pant

Junya Watanabe, CP Company, Stone Island & Levis

Junya Watanabe jacket, CP Company scarf, Stone Island tee shirt, Levis 503 jeans

Next Season Menswear Collections

I was looking at some pictures of autumn/winter menswear collections with Simon at basilicaduo and I have got to say YMC, Nigel Cabourn and CP Company look really strong.

We are going to look into putting some images live ... it is worth planning your purchases now.

CP Company Linen Flax Jacket With Goggle Hood In Green

I picked this up at Basilica Duo in Reading at the weekend, a great piece of design from CP Company

A Great Look From Oi Polloi in Belstaff, CP Company, Edwin, Pointer

Pick Of The Best Men's Shorts

CP Company shorts on Oi Polloi

RAF by RAF Simons shorts on Yoox

Falling Back in Love with CP Company and Stone Island

Over the past few years I have flirted with the odd piece of Stone Island and CP Company, two brands that I loved back in the early 90's.

I was re-introduced to CP Company following a gift of a jacket from my brother.

Over the last couple of seasons I have purchased the odd piece, normally gloves or a scarf.

This season I have been really drawn to both collections and I feel the brand has actually gone back to it's true values.  Or it is that the younger people buying the brands, because they wanted to look like football lads, have stopped buying into Stone Island and CP Company?

I am not sure but I am happy to be enjoying the clothes again.

In The Park Milan

Dries Van Noten jacket, CP Company shirt, Jaeger scarf, YMC t shirt, Lee jeans, Church's desert boots.

Milan at Night in McQ and Nigel Cabourn

This picture was taken on a night wandering the streets in Milan.

McQ rain coat, Dries Van Noten jacket, Folk cardigan, Stone Island t shirt and CP Company scarf.

In this picture Nigel Cabourn coat, Junya Watanabe jacket, RAF Simons scarf, Folk t shirt

New Purchases CP Company, Stone Island and Jil Sander

Well it is often said that the level of quality in the shop's in Milan is much higher than in the UK.

The quality is much better and I have tried to search to pictures online ...

• The most beautiful CP Company grey silk and cotton scarf 
• Stone Island blue canvas belt and white t shirt with blue stripe
• Jil Sander navy t shirt 

I can not find images for any of the pieces so I will upload some pictures in the next few days.