French actor Jean Marais has an interesting look going on. It appears he is wearing a mink-trimmed blazer over his suit blazer. It's kind of a matching set. It would be hard to pull off today, but it is inspiring nonetheless. Marnes-la-Coquette, France, 1963.
Amanda BrooksAmanda Brooks is a fashion consultant who has written about style for Vogue and the New York Times Magazine. She is married, has two children, and lives in New York City.
Fur Sighted:
I do know men who can carry off wearing a fur coat. My stepfather, for instance, has a coyote parka that he wears at his house in the Adirondacks. I also have a more scruffy friend in his thirties who looks utterly convincing in a vintage beaver overcoat. But beyond that it's challenging for me to think of many cases where men pull off wearing an abundance of fur. However a bit of fur, most popularly a fur collar, is a different story. There are tons of options--a bomber jacket with a shearling collar, a down parka with a raccoon collar, or an overcoat with Persian lamb collar being among my favorites. And while an uptown man looks great wearing a fur-trimmed winter coat with a polished business look, I tend to think downtown guys look better if they dress down their fur with jeans and sneakers for a younger, more laid-back look.
Gentlemen Prefer Tweed:
The great thing about tweed is that it lends an air of traditional good taste to any look -- so much so that you can afford to mix it up a bit, add some irony, or try something new without risking too much. I've seen guys using tweed as a foil to a ridiculously bright colored shirt, crazy rock star hair, or just as a way to give a bit of dignity to downtown grunge. If it weren't for the reliably classic effect of tweed, I'm pretty sure I would have just passed them by, but I didn't -- I stopped and took a second glance. Even Albert Einstein, with his droopy face and mad scientist hair.
The great thing about tweed is that it lends an air of traditional good taste to any look -- so much so that you can afford to mix it up a bit, add some irony, or try something new without risking too much. I've seen guys using tweed as a foil to a ridiculously bright colored shirt, crazy rock star hair, or just as a way to give a bit of dignity to downtown grunge. If it weren't for the reliably classic effect of tweed, I'm pretty sure I would have just passed them by, but I didn't -- I stopped and took a second glance. Even Albert Einstein, with his droopy face and mad scientist hair.
Bombers Away:
As you've probably noticed, I have a thing for guys in military clothes, and bomber jackets are no exception. Maybe it's a holdover from a Top Gun obsession in my teenage years, or just that uniform thing I've talked about before. Regardless of whether you look like Tom Cruise--or not!--men look great in all incarnations of the bomber jacket--from the most authentic version worn by the Alaskan Air Force during World War II to edgy downtown reinterpretations created by forward-thinking designers. There are also lots of fabrics nowadays for grounded wingmen to choose from. While I am personally most partial to the teal nylon Army-Navy version with a fur collar, or the straight-out-of-the-war-photo shearling version, I do in fact like most kinds I've seen on the street and online, including Axl Rose's leather version (complete with Guns N' Roses logo) from the nineties.
As you've probably noticed, I have a thing for guys in military clothes, and bomber jackets are no exception. Maybe it's a holdover from a Top Gun obsession in my teenage years, or just that uniform thing I've talked about before. Regardless of whether you look like Tom Cruise--or not!--men look great in all incarnations of the bomber jacket--from the most authentic version worn by the Alaskan Air Force during World War II to edgy downtown reinterpretations created by forward-thinking designers. There are also lots of fabrics nowadays for grounded wingmen to choose from. While I am personally most partial to the teal nylon Army-Navy version with a fur collar, or the straight-out-of-the-war-photo shearling version, I do in fact like most kinds I've seen on the street and online, including Axl Rose's leather version (complete with Guns N' Roses logo) from the nineties.
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