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// Summer Style// Chinos/ Boat Shoes/ Ray-Ban Aviattors

11th May 2011 16:29:54

So, for some reason British summer time has come early this year, and hasn’t it just? The off and on-able sunshine and periodic sh’drizzle we are accustomed to has been kicked well and truly into touch by a rather more sunny disposition. So with all things considered I think it is acceptable to talk about a few key summer items even if a little early.

 

 

 

 

 

Boat shoes have grown from a niche fashion statement to staple of any style set in the last twelve months and it doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing up. Originally the good idea of Paul Sperry in 1935, creating a shoe that was both water repelling and provided grip on a wet deck and they’re versatile with it. Pilot and Net Clothing online have your basic leather shoe in tan or navy, and in the case of the Nike Blue Post Harbour, a more casual colourful style.  

 

And what better way to accompany your spanking new deck shoes then a crisp pair of pin-rolled Folk chinos? Well the rolling is optional but it wouldn’t take too much to imagine how it fits pretty smartly together. The Chino started life as a military issue khaki uniform originally in the nineteenth century. Its popularity as casual wear grew primarily in America succeeding the Spanish-American war whereby veterans returned from the Philippines with the twill trousers. So from the Philippines to the high street, well, stopping off in America for a short while as the ‘preppy’ style was preened... and then to the shores of Blighty for a final fashion tweak tweak.

 

So the chinos and boat shoes are in the cart and ready to go, so what now? From the waist up a Two Stoned demin shirt would finish off this brush with Americana pretty well. An alternative if you aren't quite ready to adopt all things starred, stiped, and preppy perhaps a pair of black loafers, maybe white converse if you’re not feeling to brave and I think maybe a white printed tee, but nothing too brash, would round this of pretty well. Pretty well indeed.

 

 Being as it is summer (earlyish?) I think it would be a terrible waste of both your time and mine if at this point if I hadn’t recommended a pair of Ray-Ban Aviators. So this is what I shall do. The Aiviators’ were supplied to US troops and there is a massive archive of military images depicting the teardrop glasses. One of the more iconic is shown above; World War Two test pilot, Mike Hunter. There have been many famous associations with the brand they feature heavily in the Topgun and Cobra films and I would like to say that there could well be more photographs of Michael Jackson wearing a pair than not.

 

 

 

 

 

 So there we have it the must haves and definite needs and wants for the summer. Enjoy.

 

  

 

 

 

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