Summer Essentials

What are the essentials for summer?  I fell that it is always a difficult question to answer but here are my thoughts.

• The perfect blazer - I am currently into a lovely Dries Van Noten 
• A good raincoat - This year I have a smart McQ and a casual Nigel Cabourn 
• Sunglasses - Normally Ray Ban's for me but I might invest in a new pair of Persols 
• The perfect scent - Comme Des Garcons 
• Good moisturiser - Shiseido 
• Simple t shirts - Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten, Folk, YMC and Stone Island 
• A good cardigan - Folk this summer 

I would also say that some good jeans, shorts, Tretorn's and 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

Packing for Milan Trip March 2011

I am currently packing for a weekend trip to Milan.


My case is a Mandarina Duck DROP case in grey and I will be taking my trusty Bill Amberg selvage skiff bag.


My wash bag is a Isi by Mandarina Duck and it will contain the following;

• Shiseido face wash
• Anthony moisturiser
• Modern Organic Products (MOP) shampoo and wax
• Monocle x Comme des Garcons Scent Two: Laurel
• Bamford body wash  
• Plus the normal little bits to get me through the weekend 

My clothes for the weekend are as follows; 

• Lee 101 Selvage jeans
• Our Legacy chinos 
• Folk t-shirt with a blue block colour pocket
• YMC t-shirt 
• Comme des Garcons wax over shirt
• Folk oatmeal cardigan 
• Our Legacy blue jumper 
• Woolrich checked shirt 
• Universal Works denim shirt
• Nigel Cabourn air craft jacket 
• Tretorn pumps in grey 
• Church's desert boots in blue 
• Dries Van Noten jacket 
• McQ trench coat 
• RAF scarf 

Other essential things for the weekend include a number of guide books, my sunglasses and the wife.