This style guide uses rules on leather jackets and trousers to show you how to dress like a fucking man, and not a biker on his way to his second probation meeting.
Portobello Market
10/11
Rules.
24. Buy your wardrobe like a record collection. If you run out and buy a whole collection straight away, you’ll end up next year, with a lot of unstylish clothes. Aim to buy stuff that has a classic feel to it, and - fucking shit the bed -, you might just start looking a bit more classic.
10. No turn ups. This excludes jeans, but if you want to foreshorten your leg, making your body appear longer, and in turn making you look like an extra from Willow, go ahead, be my guest, you fucking weirdo.
21. Aim for an upside down triangle. Your hips should appear thinner than your shoulders.
I like things with a classic, timeless feel, there’s a certain elegance with things that don’t belong to any age. The black leather jacket could be from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s, who knows, but it still looks the muts nuts now. By adding a contemporary twist, with the well fitted trousers, and not plumping for the obvious jeans, he looks pretty fucking sweet.
The length and fit of the jacket, really is key. The jacket sits just on the waist, making the body to leg proportion balanced. The arms are not too tight, and the panels on the body give the leather a texture and depth, both of which are, good.
The big, chunky, patterned scarf draws your eye to his face. With the high contrast colours of his face to hair, the scarf works well as a buffer to the plainness of his jacket.
The cut of the trousers, not too tight is good, although the length may be a hair too long (notice the extra ripples on top of his shoes), but fuck it, i’m on my second glass of wine now, so I’ll let it slide.
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