One summer item I was able to find from the winter sales, luckily, was a blogger blue cotton jacket from L.B.M. 1911. I've been looking for one for years, and gladly found one for a very reasonable price (from Yoox) in my size. The real color of this Italian piece of art is somewhere between the first and the second photograph.
The weight is good for summer and spring both, and the fit is Lubiams' unstructured 2-button one, with patch pockets. This is a piece that can be used with a variety of different items, with faded denim or beige chinos jumping into my mind first.
Naturally, it got dark in the few minutes I had to take the pictures, so the last shot is somewhat artificially lit. It does, however, show the shape of the jacket quite well. To give it a touch of summer love for the pics I've hanged a pink linen tie on it. That almost takes you out of the -18° C outside.
Beautiful color jacket!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI have a very very similar (different brand but same color) that combined with silk tie orange or light green silk (the perfect combination seems also thanks for the idea)
Hope you can enjoy it soon ...... here from Madrid (Spain) from the middle of February and get something started to spring up.
Congratulations on the blog
J Escarpa
Thank you! It is a good find, perfect for those nice, sunny summer days. Also, as you said, it does work well with a variety of colors, be it orange, green or perhaps navy.
DeleteYou're lucky to be down there, we're probably going to get nice enough weather for this piece in May (if we're lucky). :)
I hope if you get lucky ;)
DeleteIf not, you are invited to Madrid!!!
Here to part sun, good food and beautiful people ..... there are good shops to go shopping without breaking the pocket! (Nordic countries only know Norway, and in my opinion is very expensive .... and offers nothing new here),
For example here we Meermin without going too far, .... I personally know Pepe.
Greetings
J Escarpa
It truely is quite expensive up here, but luckily Finland is not as insanely expensive as Norway. That sounds great by the way, I've talked with him over some emails, and he seems great gentleman. Please say hello for me when you meet him the next time. :)
DeleteYes, is a young gentelman and a great professional who knows a lot about your business. Ok I'll do it with pleasure. This week Pepe send me a pair of boots for to look..... I can not wait!!! ;)
DeleteJ Escarpa
Great. :)
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ReplyDeletenice jacket! How would you compare this Lubiam sizewise to the Bogliolis you bought earlier? Thanks!
This 2-button fit is definitely slimmer and perhaps a narrower from the shoulders than any of the Bogliolis I have. Lubiam's 3-button fit that can be seen in a post called "Greens" from last week is closer to the fit on Bogliolis, but this one is definitely smaller.
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ReplyDeleteBefore you switch into summer mode, a slushy question for you: what range of shoes do you use during the winter, and overall? I see your Meermins frequently, but I'm trying to get a sense of your cold climate shoe strategy. (Like you, I live in an often cold and snowy environment (Canada) and I'm trying to figure out whether I should get mostly rubber/Danite soles as I build my shoe collection, and/or if I should resort to adding thin rubber soles to leather-soled shoes.)
First of all, I would see that my style has two distinctive sections. Italian and then more casual/street kind of style that I always find myself drawn into when the temperatures get colder.
DeleteMy winter rotation is only rubber-soled shoes and consists of longwings (not really used with the Italian stuff), split toe derbies (a sleeker option that goes well with both italian and casual), semi-sleek suede chukkas (goes with both), brogue boots (casual).
Most of my oxfords are with a leather sole, and to some I've had a rubber insert added so that I have shoes to go with a suit around the year. Also, I would argue that nearly all shoes apart from the ones clearly made for sunny summer weather purposes (playful tassel loafers etc.) work the best with a thin rubber insert.
So, to conclude. I prefer Dainites in shoes that are supposed to look slightly heavier, such as my Meermins. The thicker sole just looks better on certain shoes. For oxfords and other more elegant shoes I would go for a thin rubber insert or leave them with leather soles, depending on when you are planning to use them. For example, I wouldn't go to a bar or a club with leather soles. And lastly, shoes that are made for that nice summer day are probably well off with their leather soles.
Oh, and as a tip, some manufacturers such as Alfred Sargent offer a thin Dainite sole as an option.
Thanks for the tips! By the way, what's your given name? (I'm tempted to call you Mr. Boglioli, but that wont' do... :-)
ReplyDeleteNo problem. I'm Juho, pleased to meet you. Or however one's supposed to call this Internet interaction. :)
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