LIFE// New Business Cards

I struggled with the choice of who would print my business cards, the deals at Vistaprint are astounding at first, but when you realise that nearly everything that you would normally expect are considered "extras" the price point more than triples. Not only that but the website really is awful and call me picky but I don't like buying things from ugly websites, I just don't.

In the end I chose MOO Business cards, the designer is really intuitive and their packaging is really nice (which wipes out Vistaprints "free cardholder"). I have included contact information besides my email of course but I thought it best not to publicly share that, especially when these pictures will be shared across 8 different platforms haha.

I put this post under life because it kind of marks a change in my blog, I'm starting to take it seriously as a business and with blogging, who you know is really the most important thing, these are going to come in handy when I go to fashion week next week, it's women's fashion week so it's not really important for my blog, but I hope to do some networking and snap some street style photos. So keep coming back for those.

STYLE// Spring Wishlist

1 - COS // COS

2 - WEEKDAY

3 - ZARA

4 - COS

5 - A.P.C.

6 - CHEAP MONDAY

 Spring is my favourite season, partly because of the sun and the fact that it's not TOO warm but mostly because it starts with my birthday! Meaning that I may actually stand a chance of getting these clothes... Also I've noticed that most the brands I like are either Swedish or French lately (and expensive) only one item on my wishlist isn't from a swedish/french brand.

STYLE// Spring Inspiration

Electric Shades Richard Nicoll + Lou Dalton (Photos from Vogue.com)

Varsity Jackets and Shades of White Phillip Lim (Photos from 31PhillipLim.com)

Non-Leather Moto Jackets and Poppy Red Paul Smith (photo from Vogue.co.uk)

This spring is gonna be all about primary colours and classic jacket cuts, including the Moto Jacket and Varsity Jacket but with fresh fabrics and colour pallets.

PEOPLE// Gerard Valldeperas

All Photos Sources from lookbook.nu/gerardsreal and thewambag.net

Gerard is a 19 Year-Old Graphic Design Student living in Barcelona. There's something so admirable about his style, its effortless and eclectic whilst still undeniably urban, Gerard's interest in Fashion Photography is clear in his outfit photographs as well as throughout his entire blog which I urge anyone and everyone to look at HERE

Gerard kindly agreed to answer a few questions:

JACKSSTYLE: What interests you about fashion?
GERARD VALLDEPERAS: I like fashion 'cause I can show about myself through it.

JS: Describe your style in in 5 words?
GV: Comfortable, Casual, Less is More.

JS: What's the best piece off fashion advice you can give?
GV: Just wear what you feel like you'll feel comfortable.

OUTFITS// Spring is Coming

Spring is right around the corner and England has actually warmed up a little (but hardly at all) which was cause enough for Ray-Bans in my humble opinion. I'll be posting a spring inspiration board in the next few days so keep coming back!

Most of these items aren't new so I can't remember prices, plus I got the Sweater in New York which was a while ago so I don't know if it's available in England at all.

STYLE// Ute Ploier Fall/WInter 2013-14

 

Ute Ploier's Autumn/Winter 2013-14 lookbook is shot in Monochrome which exaggerates the youthful nature of the pictures. The shots are full of energy and the clothes are just perfect, not too sure about the Samurai stance in 3 though.

Pictures taken from Selectism

OUTFITS// Scandinavian Winter

Coat // Cheap Monday // £15 (so lucky in the summer sales)

Shirt // DIY [here] // N/A

Turtleneck // Cos // £18

Skinny Trousers // Topman // Old

Shoes // Nike Elites // £45

Watch // Hugo Boss // £135

Normally at this point of the year, people my age are praying for snow every night and groaning every morning because we have another college day, but nevertheless, this year we've experienced a scandinavian winter because of something to do with the North Atlantic Jet Stream (I have no idea if I'm honest), making for some nice winter outfit photos and six day long weekend.

STYLE// Picks from Milan Autumn/Winter 2013 Part 1

1              -  Layering at Costume National

2, 3 & 4   - Asymmetrical Jackets at Corneliani

5 & 6       - Winter Whites at Versace  

STYLE// Best and Worst of London Fashion Week

It's the biggest mens fashion week yet and we've had some really great displays so far of what we'll all be wearing next fall/winter. Here are my favourite picks as well as some of the more questionable pieces from London.

I loved the cropped peacoats from Topman Design, I've never been drawn to peacoats they're just a little bit too vanilla but having cropped them really gave them an edge and made them the perfect pairing with the baggier silhouette of the trousers in the collection. The black structured jacket from Qasimi is BEAUTIFUL, I just want it so bad, it's got a very precise quilted texture to it that just feels really fresh. Lastly I love the metallics in the Richard Nicoll Collection, amongst the mostly timeless collection it just pops without being gaudy.

It's a pet peeve of mine when a Fall/Winter collection doesn't cover the model up, it's just not a winter look so sorry Sibling (immediate left) but I'm not loving it, and I'd rather not comment on the pieces by JWAnderson (far left) out of fear of offending any angry feminists.

LIFE// Real Style is Timeless

A philosophy many of us could adopt, trends are a very real thing in Men's Style now and that's not a bad thing. That being said on the whole Men's Style hasn't changed a great deal for a very long time and for good reason, "if it ain't broke don't fix it".

I've tried to take a more timeless approach to my style lately, simple pieces that come together and form a concise aesthetic. Men's style isn't about making big statements. Keep it simple and the outfit will be stylish for the next 20 years if not longer, go too far and you'll probably come to regret it. Don't believe me? lets give some examples:

Johnny Depp's style has barely changed for years and rightly so, he knows what he's doing. All of these outfits would work just as well on someone now.

As far as I'm concerned, nobody suit's up the way Ed Westwick does, but everybody looks good in a decent suit for one reason, they're classic, there's little room for error (not impossible though).

So let this be the year for simplicity and establishing a timeless style.