“Glass Boutique know their claret from their beaujolais.” It certainly is a good reason to get some burgundy items in its range. Universal Works really play a boldness card with this shirt. The English label offer us a quirky pattern coming in a particular color. Such a shirt would have been frumpy few years ago, but standing out people are given given pride of place in our era. If you would like to take the plunge, try to make the shirt shine in a sober outfit, matching it with a tweed jacket for example.

Claret Shirt : £99 from Glass Boutique
Harris Tweed Jacket : £389 from Glass Boutique

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Any West Ham fans in the crowd? For all who loves the Hammers, I am glad to propose an emblematic item of gentlemen’s wardrobe. This shirt is part of the Re-issues collection of Fred Perry called Laurel Wreath. Made in England… it tells so much about the history of the brand and the quality of their shirts, following years without any scratch. This shirt is 100% cotton made and comes in two different colors. As football teams generally do, your shirt is available in both, home and away colorways. The iconic maroon/white/ice combination of Hammers just looks perfect. Just got the shirt? Please get away from Milwall (personal advice :p).

£75 from Coggles

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Undoubtedly, New Balance is the king of the vintage running sneaker. The brand constantly reissues its mythic models in a large color palette. Today, let us present a classic model firstly released in 1989 : the 1500 running sneaker coming in two colorways : a purple one called “Plum”, and a red one called “Chianti”.

What appealed us is mainly the particular color given by the use of a suede leather for both of them emphasizing their retro aspect. Then, the effect of a very thick sole is weakened by a willowy curved line dividing the shoes’ body and sole from heel to toes, and giving them a dynamic shape. We really like the combo : suede leather/upper mesh/classic sole, and an impeccable coating. Of course they are well coated! We are talking about “made in England” collector edition shoes, justifying a quite expensive retail price..

New Balance 1500 ‘Plum’ : €130 from Snkrs
New Balance 1500 ‘Chianti’ : €130 from Snkrs

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The whole editorial staff absolutely fell in love with this t-shirt from the young brand Aubin & Wills. Coloured and minimalistic at the same time, that’s all we envisage to wear on our summer holidays in La Côte d’Azur. For those who almost never wear red like me, imagine matching them with some particular blue shorts, just like Bleu de Paname does (just click the link). Know what I mean now?

€47,11 from Mr Porter

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I have deeply searched a tie, or a bow tie to match the Our Legacy suit I previously told you about. I’ve finally found one from Paul Smith. The tie is called the Heart because of its pattern. Contrary to appearances, hearts aren’t that visible from afar. As a matter of fact, this red color would perfectly suit grey tones. In that present case, we would get a modern outfit in terms of cut and matching colors, all emphasized by the shape of the tie.

$175 from Tobi

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This summer is going to be flooded with colors, a godsend to us. Will you dare wearing coloured pants like those chinos from Vanishing Elephant? The Australian label created in 2009 is becoming a surer bet year after year. The main reason for such a success : their create classic pieces with modern cuts and quality fabrics. Ok, it may look rather usual, but not that easy to make, proof with many awards won in only two years of existence. To match them, try to choose safe colors, just to avoid an ‘arc-en-ciel’ effect.

$110 from 80′s Purple

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Handsome chukka boots from Red Wing. Their red color are making them either smart or vintage. I would still recommend a casual use : match them with some raw jeans, chinos, or wool grey trousers. A question remains : are they really worth their price? I mean, for the same price you could have some opening ceremony which have at least a leather sole.

$300 from Tobi

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What I like to do about New Era hats is to find some that I’ll be the only one to wear. You guys in the US are very lucky! You’ve got plenty of New Era brands regularly releasing limited editions. This is the case for Hall of Fame, which released this cap in collaboration with the skateboard/streetwear brand Huf a few weeks ago. I’m sure about one thing, you’ll never bump into someone wearing the same hat as yours with it. New Era’s lovers are definitely gonnna try to steal it from you! (so keep yourself on your guards!!!)

It’s available into two colourways at Hall of Fame shop, and it’s $50.

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Here is a fresh tee for the season. I found it from extremepie from which you have a coupon code that offers you 12% over each £60 order. I particularly appreciated this t-shirt from the Action Sports brand Animal. I think it’s totaly in osmosis with our blog’s name and theme. So you will non only represent us by wearing it tee but also have a cool graphic tee to go to the beach.

£19.99 from Extremepie

You can get 12% Off When You Spend £60 or more on non sale items with the code June12 (Expires on 30/06/2010)

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Those shoes are the low sole version of the Vans ERA. For information, the ERA is part of the “classic” californian skateboarder style and was created in the early 1970s by Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, two legends of skateboard. They are ideal for summer times, you can easily associate them with any outfit. Quite light, well designed I assure you guys that you won’t necessarily look like an old fashionned 70s Skateboarder while wearing them (unless you want to).

Anyway, you can buy them from Office (£32.99)

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