Paul Smith Camouflage Sole City Brogues

Below: The best of 2 key Spring Summer 2013 trends... Paul Smith's Camouflage Sole City Brogues have both camouflage and metallics all in one design:-P

When Camouflage Meets Metallics: Paul Smith Camouflage Sole City Brogues

Metallics and camouflage are 2 key trends for Spring Summer 2013. The sleek polished metallic tones are not exactly the best companion to go with grungy camouflage prints. But Paul Smith took a chance and came up with a shoe that merges the two with quite desirable results. Clever as Paul Smith is, he incorporated the brand’s irreverent British charm, side by side with these 2 key themes onto a pair of classic brogues. But funk it up just enough with a thick rubber sole to make them both formal and street cool. The camouflage pattern sits nicely as a subtle but interesting detail on the soles while the metallic tones appeared naturally as a bronze brown tone on the leather. Brilliant execution. Get your pair at www.matchesfashion.com for £255 (or approx. SGDD480) which is quite well priced for a pair of full leather shoes from a renowned designer.

Wear with suit or jeans... hybrid style footwear transcends all occassions, making them highly versatile and worth every buck:-P

Below: Looks great with denim but will be equally good with suiting:-) Hybrid shoes such as these Paul Smith Camouflage Sole City Brogues are versatile for any occassion...

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Source: Matches Fashion

Rimowa Luggage At Mr Porter

Below: Rimowa luggage is now stocked at Mr Porter! Hurray!

New At Mr Porter: Rimowa Luggage

 If anyone has experienced the joys and ease of using Rimowa luggage... you will have to agree with me they are the best of its kind for travelling. I own a cabin size Rimowa Salsa Air and they have given me so much convenience at airports and transfers anywhere... In addition to the ultra light weight of 1.9kgs (so you can pack more within the cabin luggage allowance), super tough polycarbonate construction, it also comes with the most responsive multi-direction wheeling system to move thru any surface effortlessly, I now swear by Rimowa whenever I travel.

Unfortunately, Singapore's Rimowa luggage prices or for that matter in Asia (except Taiwan)... are heavily marked up. So it is with great joy when I found out today that my favourite online retailer, Mr Porter (for all things for the savvy gentlemen) are now adding Rimowa luggage to their ever expanding shopping inventory! With European pricing, these luggage can now be enjoyed by everyone at a fantastic price:-)

I highly recommend the Salsa Air if you are a cabin luggage fan... but the iconic ridged aluminium Topas Multiwheel offers durability and functionality when it comes to checked-in luggage. Click here to check out Mr Porter's Rimowa selections. Prices start from £303 for Salsa Air and £526 for Topas Multiwheel.

Below: Rimowa Salsa Air... unbeatable lightweight for cabin size luggage. I have this one and it is such a joy to use when travelling! I can pack more and move with ease from airports to hotels...Love it:-)

 

Below: Multiwheel Topas ridged aluminium suitcase provides all the room and protection for your travels... I want the 68cm size for my next long haul holiday!

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Source: Mr Porter

Fendi Spring Summer 2013 Mens Shoes And Bags

Below: Check out Fendi's SS2013 Mens Shoes and Bags... Loving the varied use of textures and materials in the collection...

Fendi Spring Summer 2013 Mens Shoes And Bags

Fendi Spring Summer 2013 Mens Collection is truly under the radar despite some many merits for its design. Not much publicity has been given, I guess attributed to the mens collection not being a mainstream business for the brand. Fendi is generally perceived as a women’s luxury label.

However, look hard enough and there are amazing designs to be discovered in this SS2013 season’s menswear offerings. Textures, patterns and bold use of materials are key building blocks to Silvia Fendi’s concepts. I have seldom seen so much mix of these aforementioned in a single collection. Kudos to Fendi for trying. The shoes are especially noteworthy, with many contrast material options such as leather mixed with rough woven canvas amidst suedes, python and patterned calf. Geometric micro checks, stripes and colourful snakeskin are also thrown into the mix to create some interesting visual appeal.

The bags comes in all types of shapes. The boxy briefcases are my favourites, styled in abundance in Fendi’s SS2013 lookbook. The blue one is especially handsome and looked great when matched with a good piece of suiting. I may not be a fan of blatant branding... but those striped bags also caught my eye, somehow the graphic treatment made them summer nautical and in a way, worthy of my bag collection.

Below: Some bags may have missed the mark, but look closely, and there are some gems to be discovered, such as this boxy briefcase. Love the one in blue which looked handsome with a suited style...

 

What say you? Yes or no to Fendi? (I do disapprove of the Zucca ‘monogram’ pieces no matter what form or shape they come it. It’s just not my cup of tea)

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Source: Fendi