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Friday 2 September 2016

Maxwell Scott Bags

Craig of That Dapper Chap introduces us to Maxwell Scott Bags and the Calvino briefcase and offers readers the chance to win a credit card holder.

Meet Maxwell Scott Bags

Maxwell Scott bags are a luxury British brand offering beautifully handcrafted bags and accessories for men and women made from fine Italian leather.

Established in 2002 Maxwell Scott Bags have recently re-imaged and set about making waves with one single aim, and that is to become the most loved British bag company in the world.

With a range of top quality products to rival any other brand out there, Maxwell Scott Bags are a true contender for this title, and I for one am super impressed with the bag that I received.

What I Wore Today #33 Primark Outfit

Craig of That Dapper Chap show of his latest look, created entirely from the range available from Primark

I know what some people are like, they will turn up their noses at low cost menswear, with comments about poor quality and other elitist remarks. My view is that style is how the pieces are put together and not what they cost. A person can spend thousands of pounds on an outfit and look like a dogs dinner. They're happy of course, as they're dripping in designer names, would I know that, or care? No. I'd simply know that they looked a complete mess!

What I Wore Today #32 - Hammond & Co & Hawkins & Shepherd

Craig shows us his latest look in his navy Hammond & Co suit and new shirt from Hawkins & Shepherd

Ready to get stuff done

The suit grid flat lay as seem on Instagram

Shirts with a pin collar are very on trend right now. Not a new thing by any means as they've been in an out of fashion as early as the 1920's. It's just one style element that's made a return with the heritage looks that we've been enjoying over the last couple of years.

Showing off the fit of the shirt and waistcoat

The detail of the pin collar shirt

This particular shirt is from Hawkins & Shepherd of London. Hawkins & Shepherd pride themselves on the highest quality products and exceptional service, and are market leaders in luxury menswear. They sell a wide range of classic pin collar shirts along with tab collar shirts and both formal and casual shirts. In addition to this you'll find a wide range of accessories from ties to socks, and watches to pocket squares. They even sell suits

The pink pocket square compliments the colour of shirt

Suited and booted

This three piece 'Chiltern' suit is from Hammond & Co at Debenhams. A mix of linen, wool and polyester and in a classic tailored fit with heritage detailing, it's a perfect suit. I love the lapelled waistcoat and the little hedgehog pin on the jacket, and it's these details that take it from an ordinary navy suit and turn it into something a little more unusual.

Oxblood tassel loafers compliment the look and the socks add personality

The shoes are a burgundy tassled loafer which link in with the pink of the shirt, and to pull things together a bit more I chose some fun pink socks and a pink and navy polka dot tie. The pink pocket square continues the accent story.

A closer look at the jacket and waistcoat

You can't beat a well fitted three piece suit

A close up of the navy and pink polka dot tie

Loose the jacket on warmer days but still look smart

The monogram detail on the Hawkins & Shepherd shirt

Ready for whatever the day has ion store

A look at the pin stripe pattern on the shirt

when one door closes another door opens

The full look

business ready in classic navy and pink

The trouser chain keeps my security pass safe in style

One final look at the Hammond & Co three piece suit

Where It's All From

Burgundy Tassel Loafers: Next

Pink Elephant Socks: Foot Cardigan

Three Piece Suit: Hammond & Co

Pink Stripe Pin Collar Shirt: Hawkins & Shepherd

Navy & Pink Polka Dot Knitted Tie: Boden

Trouser Chain: The Modern Gentleman

Sunglasses: Primark

Briefcase: Vacation Purchase from Tunisia

THANKS FOR READING!

What I Wore Today - The Boden shirt and blazer

That Dapper Chap shares todays look, wearing a shirt and blazer from Boden

I've loved Boden menswear for a few years now and have amassed quite a few pieces from their range, mostly knitted ties and patterned shirts, which I have to say are exceptional. When I speak of Boden, most people are aware that they do womenswear but not many know that they also do a great range for us blokes.

They did used to have the mens range in their little catalogues, which I looked forward to getting each season, but for whatever reason they decided to do away with it, and focus their range of menswear purely online. So, I thought I'd bring it to your attention with today's look.

As soon as I saw this blazer online I knew I had to have it. luckily I got it just before it sold out, so if you wanted to grab one, I'm afraid you're out of luck. The large check pink gingham shirt is also Boden and is made from a thick cotton. It fits really well but I did buy a size smaller than I would have from another store, as I know that Boden can be large on me. I also went a size down on the blazer, and I'm pleased that I did as I think my real size would have been far too big.

This is quite a summery look, but in true British summer fashion it poured down with rain on the day that I wore it. I had planned to go sockless but the weather dictated that socks were a must. Luckily I had a pair almost the same colour as the blazer!

I wore jeans with the shirt and blazer, slim fit and dark in colour. They're the same jeans that I wore for the 'Date Night' look in the jeans style challenge blog post. They're a real favourite of mine now and I wear them a lot.

I accessorised with a pink lapel pin and pocket square to compliment the pink of the shirt, one of my trusty trouser chains, again in a complimentary colourway, and finally some pink and green bracelets just to help pull it all together. I love this look but I just wish the weather would have been more suited to its summer styling.

Where it's all from

Burgundy loafers: Next

Green Socks: Racing Green

Smart Jeans: Next

Pink Gingham Shirt: Boden

Brompton Green Blazer: Boden

Watch: Harding

Briefcase: John Rocha

Lapel Pin: Home Made

Pocket Square: Southern Gents

Trouser Chain: Home Made

Bracelets: Home Made

Umbrella: Vintage Fox

Glasses: Specsavers

Thanks For Reading!

What I Wore Today #29

That Dapper Chap shares his daily look, this time using blue and green

Summer is here so the tweed and wool suits are firmly put to the back of the wardrobe and lightweight chinos are called for. These green chinos are just the ticket for the warmer weather. They are a thinner fabric and the colour lends itself well to the season.

I love this tie. I'm a fan of knitted ties and also of blue and green as a colour combination so I had to have it. One of the greens in the tie matches that of the chinos really well and the blue goes really well with the denim blazer.

What I Wore Today - Grey Check Three Piece Suit

That Dapper Chap shows us what he wore today and tells us about this grey check three piece suit on this bow tie Tuesday.

Todays look, rolling up my sleeves to feel the sun

What a beautiful day today was! Spring is most definitely here! With daffodils and tulips bobbing their colourful heads in the light breeze, and the warmth of the sun tempting us into removing our blazers. It's now that the warmer weather gets us hunting for those sunglasses that were put somewhere very safe last September! Have you managed to locate yours?

The suit jacket and todays bag

I've only worn this suit once before, actually that's a lie, I have only worn the trousers and waistcoat once before. That's because I have only very recently bought the matching jacket. I wore the trousers and waistcoat for my shoot with Antoni Manuel and I'd totally forgotten how well it fits and how much I liked it! You can see an image from that shoot on the blog banner above.

The entire look with the three piece suit

The suit is 70% wool but it isn't a heavy suit, in fact it's quite light and very easy to wear. It is predominantly grey with a brown windowpane check. While I do not generally champion mixing grey and brown as I feel that they come from different colour families and don't compliment each other, I'm happy that this works.

A close up of the vintage bow tie and lapel pin

As the orangey brown check is quite prominent I decided to embrace the colour clash and chose a vintage clip on bow tie in a classic paisley design. It gives a very vintage look, particularly with a three piece suit and matches the colour well.

Taking time out to enjoy the delightful spring weather

Continuing with the vintage theme I wore my vintage pocket watch with a new chain. It's just a cheap replica but it does the job. It was just £7 from Ebay. I'd been looking for a more elaborate chain for sometime and while I could find plenty they were a little out of my price range! I'd love a genuine vintage silver chain, maybe that will go on my Christmas list!

My new pocket watch chain with elaborate charm

Stepping out in style

Again keeping with that slightly orangey theme, I went for orange socks. This adds a real shock of colour and a bit more personality to the look. I continued that colour story with the bracelets.

Todays shoes are a vintage style brogue, again this maintains that overall theme. While they look good, they are not leather. They're now a bit worse for wear, particularly as I tripped on these steps and virtually ripped the heel off the right shoe! Time for a new pair I think!