Everyday is Halloween

“Any place, anywhere that I go all the
People seem to stop and stare they say

‘why are you dressed like it’s Halloween?
You look so absurd, you look so obscene’
O, why can’t I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that’s served?
Why can’t they see they’re just like me it’s
The same, it’s the same in the whole wide world

Well I let their teeny minds think that they’re
Dealing with someone who is over the brink and
I dress this way just to keep them at bay
Cos Halloween is everyday it’s everyday o…”

Everyday is Halloween

-Ministry

I loved these FW11 menswear pieces from Julius, a label by Japanese designer Tatsuro Horikawa.

Menswear, unwrapped at Julius FW11.

We've seen men in skirts before, but not this sheer.

Loved the ease of this jacket. If the whole look is too theatrical for you, this piece, alone can change your wardrobe for the better.

In another time, in another place.

This, for me, has traces of the past - I see Tibetan monks and shadows of ancient kurtas, here.

It takes a certain kind of man to pull off frou.

Fairytale-esque, no?

Layered to perfection. I want to wear this on a cold winter's day.

An Indian groom ready to make his rounds?

There is something about this multi-level layering that gets me every time I see it. Every. Time.

Sheen without show. Metallic-ah.

Stark white can be just as gothentic as noir from head to toe.

This may be menswear, but I’d love a few layers of it for myself.

Shun the critics. Be who you are. Every day.

 

Original images from Fashionising.com, modified by moi.

Fashion Dilemma: What to Wear to Work on Monday?

Here I am, Sunday night…and I have no idea what to wear to work tomorrow. It’s that inbetween weather – neither cold nor hot, still sort of summer, but not quite autumn.

So, I avoided thought of it and decided to figure it out tomorrow (read: I’ll be late for work)…opting to catch up on my blog feeds instead.

And, as always, Sart has given me the perfect inspiration by capturing these two looks.

Yasmin Sewell photographed by Scott Schuman

I love the rolled sleeves on the trench, the pairing of simple separates but most of all – the ease of this look – as worn by Liberty’s Yasmin Sewell.

And here, I love the pseudo-jodhpurs in military green, love the vest paired with them and the contrast of the shoe. Again, the ease is the thing here.

 

So my inspiration for tomorrow? Ease + great pants + levelled layers. Done and dressed.

Photos by the one and only Scott Schuman, otherwise known as The Sartorialist.

While you are there, check out the great shots of Scott and company at his NY book signing by Joe Ferrucci - they seem to have been taken in a different era.