The Sartorialist

Fair enough, but i would have been happier if he’d skipped the red socks and opted for bare ankles.

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I love the aubergine shade of the shoes but
a) not with red socks
b) or on him
They just look ‘off’ with the suit and also with the personality he seems to have.

It’s tricky not to assume too much from these photos – and it’s really easy to project a personality on the sitters (standers) but I feel that with the rest of his look (hair, shades) I know exactly what he is about.

For me this outfit, on this man, is a little too studiously ‘quirky’ and suave-ly (sp?) eclectic to have a truly classic look.

The purple Tod’s are very nice indeed.
Unfortunate is the look with Raybans (?) and the too open shirt, which both ruin the possible dandy look.

And with red socks, unless my eyes deceive me. Gutsy!

That’s very sexy. Rock ‘n’ roll gentleman.

But…are those red socks peeking out between the shoe and the pant leng??

I don’t like this at all. He looks like a mid-life crisis. If he wanted to f*ck with a classic, there are lots of other ways to do it.

Totally!! And only an Italian man can make an open shirt look this sexy.

See what you’ve done. You got me hot and bothered. *fanning myself*

I think…
this is called
Supreme STYLE!
and Confidence

Actually those seem to be CarShoes! Common mistake.

my god! his socks are red as far as ı see. In fact,he would be a sexy guy despite his awful way of dressing. Since he is an Italian,we should consider his potential of being sexy. Anyway, it is unbelievable that he is brave enough to wear that purple shoes :S. Definitely it sucks!

if those are red socks I like them too

Dashing gentleman indeed

I don’t know how…but he made it work. I guess it is his good looks and swagger but no ordinary man could pull this off and us still think it has some sense of style. So I say Bravo!

Having difficulty with the red socks alongside the purple shoes. First, the two colours together, and second, that surge of colour isn’t present anywhere else on the ensemble. From ankles upwards, it’s classic menswear.
Though ALSO I think there is a problem with the shirt collar – it’s sort of pressed down inside his jacket. Maybe if he buttoned the shirt higher, then the collar would behave itself…

Bravo! Though I don’t usually care for “male cleavage” it works for him- spot on!

Oh don’t hate the playa, hate the game.

Wishing more Yankee men would take some risks, minor as they maybe like. Red socks? – sure! Purple shoes – yes! Hairy chest, Ran Bans? Whatever, let the peacock do his thing!

He looks wonderful, lovr’ing this!

The purple Tod’s are a Lapo Elkann rip-off. I hope this is not the beginning of a awful trend.

They are Car Shoe shoes

I think that you may be drinking the Milanese water Scott, which is not so potable. This is a classic case of something that looks interesting when visiting Italy but just doesn’t translate well elsewhere (think mozzarella–emphasis on cheese). I love creativity with menswear, but this just looks too forced and bella figura–even in Italia.

I’d like to get a better look at the guy in the sweater behind. . .

quote: “For me this outfit, on this man, is a little too studiously ‘quirky’ and suave-ly (sp?) eclectic to have a truly classic look”

Exactly – so very Italian – they’re a class on their own!

Cool

Have to say that I like it from the waist up – very early 70′s movie star. I’m a total sucker for that Dirty Harry Ray-Ban action, and he’s got that down. However, the pants are SLOPPY. Not good at all. If he had planned on that look working in entirety, the pants should be a bit more fitted in the leg, and not so long – way too much break. The shoes, okay, but would be better with different pants.

Shoes: Santorini Club