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Outfit: Fall To Winter Styling & Shopping In London’s Covent Garden
Visiting London on a press trip this month, I took the opportunity to indulge in some shopping sightseeing. Exploring one of Covent Garden‘s best streets for men’s fashion and grooming, King Street (above) is filled with London brands such as Burberry Brit and Hackett London, and others you may not be too familar with such as Oliver Sweeney (luxury footwear, accessories and outerwear), Murdock London (a barbershop and grooming line, located in Hackett) and Jo Malone (fragrances and skincare).
International brands continue to set up shop here, and now include the first Opening Ceremony in Europe, 7 for All Mankind, Sandro (Parisian luxury), Lyle & Scott (Scottish knitwear) and Aesop (Melbourne grooming and skincare).
Styling myself for the fall to pre-winter weather, I went with a reversible varsity coat from Kenneth Cole that offers a wool side and a quilted one (see both below). For an extra pop of color to the look, I wore my Gap garment-dyed skinnies in forest green.
UGG‘s lightweight, black leather Westly style desert boots with blown-rubber outsoles, I was comfortable with all the exploring I did in Covent Garden and the rest of London, and I geared up with a camo Tumi Lejeune Backpack Tote to stow any goodies I found while wandering. Next shopping stop, Floral Street:
A street up from King, on Floral Street you’ll find a mix heritage and modern brands. On the west end of the street you’ll find the Paul Smith flagship, which is also Sir Paul Smith’s first one he opened and the first in fashion shop to open in Covent Garden. Also on the west, Ted Baker and Dune London (footwear and accessories). Heading east, you’ll find Spanish shoe brand Camper, British luxury accessory brand Mulberry, and Yohji Yamamoto and addias’ edgy Y-3, which just opened this year.
A handy map is available here for your next visit to Covent Garden, and more of my look below:
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London Street Style: The Chunky Knit
In this street style find for Out Magazine, while exploring King Street in London’s Covent Garden, a shopper’s playground of international luxury fashion and skincare brands such as Sandro, Aesop, Hackett and Europe’s first Opening Ceremony, I spotted Kareem, an Opening Ceremony intern and local blogger at The Lonely Londoners. He caught my eye in an electric blue and black sweater that he found at Beyond Retro, an excellent thrift shop with branches across the city. He pairs the look with a pair of suede Oxford boots, the fruit of a collaboration between Opening Ceremony and Timberland.
See the full look on Out.com, and check out more street style on Vee Travels.
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Street Style: How To Wear Camo Pants
In this week’s edition of OUT On The Street, I found writer and stylist James King on Greene Street, in SoHo, showing us how to dress up a pair of geometric camo pants from Club Monaco. See the full look on Out.com, and check out more street style on Vee Travels.
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Outfit: Combining American and British Heritage Brands
As we start to say goodbye to the fall season with December’s arrival (and with the recent snow in New York), our autumn wardrobe is here to stay for the winter ahead. Shot just before all the foliage starting leaving Central Park, I styled Vee Travels model James in heritage brands from both sides of the Atlantic for an outfit that you’d just need to throw a coat on and you’ll be all set for a cold winter’s stroll.
American classic Brooks Brothers’ lambswool shawl collar sweater is perfect to keep warm, and has the added feature of suede elbow patches that makes it a sophisticated sweater. I paired the orange sweater with the Milano Fit Brushed Twill Pants (which will work both in the office and on the weekend) and with an olive and purple plaid shirt from J.Crew. I topped off the look with a pair of rugged, scotch grain derby boots from British footwear heritage brand Grenson.
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Outfit: A Classic New York Date Night Look
I love the pre-winter season in New York when the city starts to get brighter each night with holiday and winter lights being put up, it’s perfect for a date night stroll. Vee Travels blog model Eric poses as my faux boyfriend for a walk around the classic Rockefeller Center (yes I know touristy, but like Icona Pop’s hit from last year, “I don’t care, I love it!”).
Sticking to bold basic colors is always a good way to go if you aren’t sure what color to wear on a first yet (and blues are good all year round), but make a little statement with your style by adding some a color blocking such as this Express wool peacoat that I styled with an Armani Exchange henley sweater and Zara ankle boots and trousers.
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Trending: Camo & Polka Dot Patterned Pieces To Get Now
Butch camouflage and whimsical polka-dot patterns are both big for this fall season (separate of course), popping up on shirts, shoes, sweaters, accessories and more. Camo has been on the style board for some time, ever since designers began tweaking the military pattern with Day-Glo colors. Polka dots have been a style staple at least since the 1960s, but this year the pattern is really making the rounds, from couture to street fashion.
Contributing style for NewNowNext.com, I’ve selected pieces to get this season. See a couple selections for each below:
Camouflage
Volcom’s Sub Zero Boots
Volcom’s new footwear line is on point with these comfortable survival boots offering just a hint of camo. Rock it in the city or in the wilderness. ($160, Volcom)
Joe Fresh Camo Sweater
A solid crew neck sweater is a fall essential, but for a cooler look this Joe Fresh heather-gray sweater sports blue camoflage arms. ($29, Joe Fresh SoHo)
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Street Style: The Statement Coat By Bradley Mounce
In this week’s edition of OUT On The Street, I searched the Flatiron district for some winter style and stumbled upon the fiercest coat on emerging designer Bradley Mounce rocking a rather androgynous coat from his sportswear brand, K’toi. The designer styles them with a pair of Prada two-toned boots, black Levi’s, and a vintage newspaper boy hat. See the full look on Out.com, and check out more street style on Vee Travels.
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Spring Forward: Simon Miller Spring/Summer 2014
Continuing to put out wonderful denim collections, Simon Miller’s Jake Sargent and Dan Corrigan have taken inspiration from the American Southwest for their upcoming spring and summer collection.
Known for their use of Japanese selvedge denim, the LA-based brand’s new collection covers all the washes (from deep indigo to white), and features sun-staining styles, photo prints and plant based dyes in this collection that feats jeans, jackets, shirting and knitwear—including a fitted striped, denim baseball jersey:
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Outfit: The Business Casual Autumn Traveler Featuring @FrankAndOak
The best thing about business casual attire is the versatility it offers travelers. The look can be worn in transit and at your hosting office—which is perfect if you have a meeting right away when you land.
Wonderful for styling a business casual look, the Montreal-based e-commerce Frank & Oak offers an array of individual pieces that are perfect for fall (and any season really), and they design a new collection each month.
Shooting in the perfect foliage setting of New York’s Central Park, Vee Travels’ newest model, James, sports Frank & Oak’s slim fitting Huntsman’s Wool Blazer in the oak. Paired with a wine purple-colored button down, I topped off the two with a slim flannel plaid tie with the fall color scheme of navy, forest and honey.
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Street Style: The Rugged Huntsman
In this week’s edition of OUT On The Street, I found a traveling Minnesotan named Ricky giving us huntsman realness on Crosby Street. Ricky mixes a vintage camo tee and Italian boots with a jacket from Grenfell, a British brand of luxury outwear. See the details of the look on Out.com, and check out more street style on Vee Travels.
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