Style inspiration for this season: Justin Bobby Brescia

New feature on me blog. As a so called Menswear professional I'm always looking at trends and taking inspiration from what guys are wearing on the street to who's wearing what around the media and celebrity circle. First hit of my style inspirations is dedicated to a man not all will know. The name Justin Bobby Brescia mean anything to you?? No fair enough, I may have asked that question to the wrong crowd. He was the wild boy rebel biker from U.S. Reality TV series 'The Hills' from a few years ago. To my stylish point, I absolutely unashamedly love his drop.

JB's 'LA biker' look as I like to call it is so understatedly cool. Nonchalance with an edge. Really cool vintage pieces from 'worn to death' military boots to a sleeveless denim jacket. David Beckham as he does nailed a watered down version of this look when he was residing in LA where it was more about flowing colour combinations. JBs look has bit more bite and variety. 

I'm also a big fan of the styling Justin deploys. He portrayed a careless persona in the show and comes across in a good way to how he dresses. Some people just have the ability to put next to none thought process in to their attire and look like they have. Brescia looks to be one of those guys. How this for a look? Hoody up under a shawl knit. Pretty damn cool right??

  

LCM: stylish salutes

Haven't given any stylish salutes for a while so as we've just had London Collections I thought it would appropriate to collate some of the particularly stylish from crowd.

Mr David Walker-Smith

I'm a big fan of David's style. On Day 1 he opted for a really cool silk embroided bomber with a functional Burberry parka. Also loved the beautiful oxblood Pradas. I wouldn't expect anything less from DWS. Ultitarian chic.

Mr Stephen Kelly

Presenter Stephen Kelly looked ever so dapper in his River Island DB suit.Yes I did say River Island. Nice work from them and from Stephen combining the deep tan Grenson boots. I have to say I'm favouring a good formal boot and cropped flannel right now. Also great work from Stevie in the MFM X River Island LCM video. Check it out.

Mr Phil Green

Phil always gets it spot on. Tailoring wise he's one of the most consistent around. Doesn't diviate from the plan and dresses clean-cut and sharp. After seeing Phil in his Archibald Optics specs from Day 1, I think he's convinced me to give the japanese made frames a go. Take a bow Mr Green.

Mr Oliver Cheshire

I loved Oli's look from Day 2. Would say outfit of all three days I loved it that much. Minimum effort with maximum effect. There was a fair amount of 'peacocking' and over doing it with the accessories doing the rounds over the three days. Mr Cheshire shows sometimes less is more! A real stylish look especially with the fedora.

Dumi Oburota 

The Disturbing LDN mogul made a firm statement alongside his pal Tinie Tempah in his own right after being named into GQs list of best dressed for 2013. On Day 1 he had an applaudable, understated ensemble going on with a blue flannel whistle and Bengal stripe but that's not what the stylish salute is for. The salute is for his Rolex DD. Blinding choice of time piece with the croc brown strap and gold face going off against the blues. Mr Oburota I salute you.

Martell Campbell and Adam Titchener

Stylists and writers Martell and Adam used bold colour and dogtooth print brilliantly from Paul Smith mainline. Superb examples of nailing statement colour pieces.

Andrew Weitz

Now a LCM regularly, the most stylish agent in the business Andrew Weitz gets two salutes. One for the Dolce & Gabbana claret dinner jacket with velvet lapel which was worn at the Dolce & Gabbana event on Sunday night. The other was for a beautiful Gucci DB overcoat that he wore in the evening of Day 1 to the Gieves and Hawkes presentation. The coat hit the runway for Guccis AW13 collection in this light blue but Mr Weitz wore it in a more sultry midnight blue. Toned down colour but still made a statement. Andrew's the only guy in his industry that could give his clients business and fashion advice at the same time!

Mark Ronson and Jack Guinness

These two showcased statement outerwear styling with a nod to the traditional. Jack Guinness had his cloaked over his check suit and Mark Ronson went 'old school' with his full length Richard James DB overcoat. Beautiful colour and loved Ronsons 'fuller' trouser to add.

Paul McGregor

Had to get my boss in here. Now before you think I'm after extra brownie points hear me out. My Editor-in-chief of MFM killed it on the final day. Hardy Aimes herringbone tweed jacket, vintage Yves Saint Laurent knit tie, Norton & Sons made to measure shirt and finished off with a pair of hand made brogues. Well played gaffer, even Dynamo thought it was magic.. Sorry that was poor.

Gary Kemp

I've mentioned Mr Kemps style before. Perfect look for him paired with Oliver Spencer's unstructured tailoring. Also loved the cuff detailing from OS. One of the highlights for me was Kemp strutting down the runway for Spencer giving it some proper swagger. If you've got it flaunt it right?

David Gandy

A LCM stylish salute wouldn't be complete without a nod to 'the Gandy'. I liked the specs on Day 1 but felt his and Tinies scoop tee and tailoring combo felt a little odd seeing as most in attendance were layered and covered. Not their fault though that they get chaffeured from door to door. Anyway Gandy's throw back off white overcoat must be acknowledged. Very romantic with his reference to the yester-year in this made to measure Neil Fennell number.

Kanye swaps a Vuitton for a Veneta

Mr Kanye West has had a fair old bit of press recently. Forget the 'Kimye' circus I'm totally focusing on the game here. Especially with Yeezy's upcoming collaboration with Adidas straight after a much publicised fall out with Nike. Could this force a power shift? Say want you like about Kanye West but he does have some clout behind him. Could be a master stroke from the three stripes. Anyway back on track with another one of Kanyes beefs; that with Louis Vuittons Vice President Yves Carcelle over being snubbed while out in Paris. Apparently West demanded a meet with LV commander who replied in turn with 'I don't understand why we need to meet with you'... Ouch!

So Mr West with a rather bruised ego decided to go on a 'Vuitton strike'. This has seen him dump his favourite 'Neo Greenwich' holdall in favour of Bottega Veneta's woven wonder. Must of been tough on Kanye as the NG is one beautiful piece of luggage. Good replacement choice by Kanye though as the brown woven Veneta duffle is a statement of understated style. Did I just mention Kanye and understated style in the same sentence?!

Rick Owens x Adidas

So this week saw the king of black Rick Owens collaboration with Adidas released. Great move by adidas to collaborate with Rick and Raf also. My dilemma now is do I proceed with the sizable outlay (£390 to be exact) for these bad boys?? Ummmm decisions! Well if I am its gotta be all black right?

                    

                       

 

Golden Globes

Normally I would do a more in-depth style analysis on the thespians across pond at the annual Golden Globes. But time and a back log of posts to get through have dictated that like some of the speeches I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Best dressed of the evening? For me it was Mr Jared Leto in Saint Laurent. Brilliant use of accessory with the silk scarf, which a few of Leto's fellow piers could of learnt from. Take Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston in Burberry with the unnecessary tie clip. Should of left that at home Bryan.

I noticed a lot of the Dolce & Gabbana velvet numbers on the red carpet. Kudos to Matthew McConaughey for taking on the green velvet. Bold but he pulled it off. One thing that did bug me a bit was the fastening of the jacket with the waistcoat underneath that I did see Matthew have on arrival. That lost him a few marks. We also saw Chris Hemsworth go with the blue Dolce velvet. I don't know what to think about the pocket watch though. Nice idea but not sure if it was appropriate. 

GQs best dressed man: Nick Grimshaw - My opinion

Sorry this is a bit late coming. Was going to leave it alone but felt compelled to voice my opinion. My thought is shouldn't the list be changed to 'best dressed man by another woman or man' ie the stylist? This is what bugs me slightly. Literally half that list more than likely didn't have a clue or an interest in mens fashion until their management team got a stylist involved. Don't get me wrong no matter how well dressed or stylish we think we are we've all had a bit of direction along the way. I know I have and I continue to learn and take inspiration off others. My problem is having the passion to want to dress well in the first place. Actor Martin Freeman shares my opinion and recently was quoted in embrassingly An interview for GQ online.

Listen I'm not going after Grimshaw or wanting to sound bitter and jealous of the amazing menswear that is at his disposal now.. Ok maybe a little bit. No seriously good luck to him. Both himself and his PR team have played the game very well. 

I remember a few years ago Esquire magazine both in the U.S. and the U.K ran a competition for best dressed man in the country that anyone could enter. I wouldn't mind seeing that re-introduced as the amount of guys especially that I see in London have an amazing sense of style and dress. Bloggers, buyers and many in the men's fashion industry dress to impress on a daily basis. It's their life and they live and breathe it. Maybe an idea for my editor....

London Collections: Men AW14

As I write this I'm in need of a pick me up. The last three days have been absolutely manic but extremely enjoyable as myself and my editor-in-chief Paul McGregor covered LCM for MFM. Bare with me on this until the weekend as I have a full Friday planned and a deadline to meet for MFM and my LCM review. Like the magazine our coverage of LCM has grown and for this season we've collaborated with River Island to bring you video coverage and our own street style selection. Gonna go through my personal favourites on here over the weekend with a bit of my favourite best dressed blokes of the three days. Love a style analysis me, been too long!

   Myself and the boss Paul McGregor going to watch the E Tautz show at the old sorting office

                Here's a cool picture which was online of us leaving the Hackett show.

I resurrected my vintage topman camel coat from 2001 for Day 2. Also carrying the shows essential accessory... A umbrella!

          Here is my formal stance from Day 1 with my favourite Emmett tab collar shirt.

Happy new year you stylish lot

Just wanted to wish all you a healthy and successful 2014 and thank you to all that take the time out to read my little style thingy. I made a New Years resolution and a vow to a very good friend that I would put more clout and consistency behind this so watch this space. Cheers to 2014 and making it happen from myself and Deano.