Week in Review

Here are the links from the past week if you didn't have a chance to see them earlier this week:

Monday: All Chrome Everything
Tuesday: Exuvius Multi-tools
Wednesday: Seersucker Neckwear
Thursday: Summer Brights
Friday: Venetians for Shame
Saturday: The New Ronaldo

Look through the things you may have missed this week and then go back to spending time with your dad on this Father's Day! They do a lot more than we will ever know and they are example that many of us will follow in the years to come!

Check in tomorrow for some upcoming fashion trend insight and all next week for more tips and advice on style! 

Celebrity Saturday: CR7

You can't have Irina Shayk, but you can adopt CR7's style!
He may not be playing till Monday, but Cristiano Ronaldo is game ready everyday with his style. Clearly, here in America, soccer players don't get any of the recognition they deserve, instead we turn to other sports like baseball and women's basketball. But enough about my misunderstanding of the American majority, CR7 is by far one of the most well known sports stars in the world and this month he's on center stage with a couple select other players in Brazil for the World Cup. One thing that amazes me is his ability to look good no matter what he's doing; his look withstands and excels through 90 minutes on the pitch and translates to his impeccable taste in clothing outside of soccer. Sure, it helps having money, but knowing your fit applies to all levels and he has his down to a science, take notes.

Check in tomorrow for a recap of the weeks topics and next Saturday for another fashionable celebrity influence!

Friday Faux Pas: Venetian Loafers

There is a difference between effortless style and surrendered style, a situation that occurs when something works, but doesn't do anything for you. The prime situation, in my opinion, is the black tie when not at a strict black tie gathering; it just shows that you didn't really care to pick out a tie. There is unfortunately a shoe version of this dilemma and men everywhere have them, and its sad.
Everything looks good...and then the loafers.
Venetian loafers are the kind of footwear that are signified by a plain toe and slits on the top vamp near the ankle to accommodate putting the shoe on. Throughout, there is almost usually no design features  and worst of all, the grand majority tend to be square toed, a big no no. Whatever color they may be, all you're doing when opting for these atrocities is being too lazy to put on my lace ups or showing other that you have zero taste in shoes.
Great leather, great socks, great chinos, hate the shoe.
If you have them, throw them out and go shoe shopping ASAP! If its a simplicity thing, get some single tone saddle shoes or wingtips. If its an effort thing, horse bit loafers and monkstraps require the same effort, but with immensely more style factor. Lucky for you, there is an abundance of variety in the shoe world and you will find something that will fit your taste that has much more style than the forfeit of a shoe that the Venetian loafer is.

Check in tomorrow for a stylish celebrity influence and next Friday for another installment of my fashion faux pas!