Look what I got

half hunter pocket watch

A bit of steam-punk and a bit of 30's/40's.

Goes brilliantly with my new spats which I featured on the 07.02.13.

I saw it and had to have it @ the Georges Street Arcade.

Thanks,

         Carsten

Things that make us happy

Today I want to feature Fergus's post from Dublin, Ireland.
"Hello neighbor"

Fergus: "You might guess, I like creepers, I even wore them to my Confirmation 1988."

I think I did too, "high 5 Fergus".

      Leopard Suede: George Cox / Tiger Leather: New Rock / Suede Black: Demonia / Red Flames: New Rocks                                                     

Fergus: "The George Cox (leopard, suede) creepers are the very expensive ones, they're around 200 Euro quid.

The Tiger New Rock's are a custom pair and were ordered specially. The Demonia (suede, black) are the cheaper ones and not a great quality."

Silver Flames: New Rock / Silver Dots: New Rock / Black Suede:  Undergound

Fergus: "The Underground half  sole creepers are for every day wear.I even wear them to work.I wanted half sole creepers because the chunky ones are difficult to drive in. Avoid T.U.K brand creepers because although they really look good, I had to bring a pair back after only 3 wears because the quality so bad, it felt like they would fall apart."

Before ordering try to support the local. And check out China Blue, Dublin, Temple Bar, they do among other brands and styles New Rock creepers/boots and Doc Marten's too. Other wise see following links to order your favorite pair.

www.georgecox.co.uk/

www.newrockboots.com

www.demonia.co.uk/

"Thanks Fergus"

Bye for now, until next time.

Love,

      Carsten

One can have never enough accessories?...

...and I got myself those cool spats in a little shop at the Georges Street Arcade in Dublin.

I just love them.

Thanks,

         Carsten

Things that make us happy

This time I present some items Sonja from Germany send me.

H&M.com

 She recently bought this t-shirt @ H&M.

 Sonja: "I saw it and knew I must have it"

 "It's pink, it glitters and it's Darth Vader. It's so me".

One of Sonja's oldest and absolute favorite items in her wardrobe are her Doc Marten's.

http://www.drmartens.com/

She has them 17 years now and still wears them.

"The shoes of my life"

Thanks Sonja x

Bye for now until next time.

Love,

     Carsten

Second Hand Shopping

Tweed Blazer

Dad's finest? Now it's mine :-)

Hi guys.
Here another one of my second hand/vintage treasures.

I got this tweet, hounds-tooth sports jacket in brown/beige tones, of my Dad.
I think it is approx 30 years old and its still immaculate considering my Dad wore it and now I do.

great craftsmen ship, check out the lining and stitching

The blazer is 60% wool and 40% polyester, the lining is 100% viscose and needs to brought to a dry cleaner please.

Also because of the suede leather patches.

leather patches sooo in

Check out the detailing again suede leather patches and leather button at the front and the cuffs and the supporting fleece under the collar.

Not sure how much my Dad paid for it back then, but I guess it shows that quality is worth spending money on.
Surely one doesn't want every single item in ones wardrobe to last 30-40 years, but this one is and was definitely a keeper.

Of course it looks the best when worn,  thanks to my model  too ;-)

Because it's so easy to combine with shirts, fine knit jumpers, long sleeves, t's, in almost any color makes it so much fun to wear.

A little tip, go for a color that goes with your eye color because it'll help you to let your eye's stand out more since the jacket is quite plain color wise.

Pair it even with a dark brown, burgundy or mustard and for the spring time maybe a baby blue.

Ok enough for this time, thanks for stopping by.

Until next time.

Thanks,

        Carsten