Coffee in Brooklyn

Photographer: Nick Urteaga (@Coastal_Flicks) – Canon 60D

Attire Details (make sure to click and check them out):

Double Breasted Blazer: Cesar Renuan

Dress Shirt: Cesar Renuan

Vest: J.Crew

Neckwear: Ties.com

Jeans: Vintage

Fish Hook Bracelet: Dowling Brothers

Time Piece: Gents Timepieces

Footwear: Zara (Selection)

Headwear: World of Hats (Yelp)

Happy #DapperMonday! I hope you all had a great Easter holiday and wore your Sunday's best to church. I know you are wondering what I wore, but we’re going to have to wait for next week before I share the outfit details. Instead, this week I want to introduce the Coffee Shop Series – a little change of pace where I will be hanging out with menswear influencers at the best hidden gem coffee shops in the NY area to share tips, tricks and threads.

Today's post is a collaboration with my man Rob Mangano (@dressedtoill). We met up Cafe Pedlar in Cobble Hill where we munched on some pastries, sipped on some coffee and talked over our Spring 2015 fashion plans before roaming around the Cobble Hill to check out some of the area’s unique menswear shops like Brooklyn Circus (@bkcircus).

As for my outfit, I switched it up with my favorite new piece, a double breasted blazer from a collaboration with my tailor Cesar Renuan. And, with the weather starting to warm up, I decided to layer it with a quilted vest instead of a top coat. Per usual, the Pharrell hat made an appearance. It just had to happen.

Be sure to let me know your thoughts on the new double breasted blazer and go check out @dressedtoill and Cafe Pedlar !!

Thank you for reading and Let Your Voice Be Heard Below!!

WSP

Cheers

Photographer: Nick Urteaga (@Coastal_Flicks) – Canon 60D

Attire Details (make sure to click and check them out):

Sportcoat: J.Crew

Dress Shirt: Charles Tyrwhitt

Neckwear and Tie bar: Aristocrats bows n ties

Pocket Square: Arnold Steiner

Suit Pants: Cesar Renuan

Fish Hook Bracelet: Dowling Brothers

Time Piece: Timex Weekender

Footwear: Zara (Selection)

Headwear: World of Hats (Yelp)

Welcome to another #DapperMonday! This week the focus is on winter essentials; tweed jackets, wool ties and whiskey. We played around in our new lab this weekend and came up with the perfect concoction for every gent - look dapper and drink well. Key detail number one for this fine look is favoring our go-to colors of the winter, brown and green. Stock your wardrobe with a heavy dose of brown and green this time of year gents. If you’re not doing so, you’re missing out. Heavily. However, don't fret, now that Winter is thankfully coming to an end you can go to places like J.Crew and the GAP to cash in on those 30% off sales on their winter selections. Lastly gents, I’ll say it once and I will say it again. Two words. Pharrell Hat. When in doubt, pull it out! The Pharrell Hat can do nothing but enhance your outfit. To reiterate, if you’re going to pull the trigger on this headgear, you have to go with quality, water resistant hats that will last over a longer period of time with minimal wear and tear. These type of hats are not available at H&M, Zara, etc. yet so you will have to go to real hat stores like JJ Hat, FlameKeepers or World Hats.

Share with me your favorite part of this look and/or your favorite type of whiskey below.

P.S. Here is a link for figuring out your favorite whiskey!

Thank you for reading and Let Your Voice Be Heard Below!!

WSP

Smart Style

Photographer: Nick Urteaga (@Coastal_Flicks) – Canon 60D

Attire Details (make sure to click and check them out):

"Smart Style" Box: Ties.com

Sportcoat: J.Crew (Similar)

Dress Shirt: Cesar Renuan

Fish Hook Bracelet: Dowling Brothers

Time Piece: Timex Weekender

Footwear: Zara (Similar)

Happy #DapperMonday gents. This week I curated ties.com’s “Smart Style” box with the patented WS paper flare. The Smart Style box consists of 4 items; a tie, tie bar, pocket square and socks to mix and match with your current wardrobe. Or, for the go big or go home types like myself, you can wear them all at once as I did in the pictures above. Once again, I played around with textures and patterns. First, note the grey wool sportcoat with the brown suede elbow patches designed to accentuate the complementary brown tie. Complementary brown tie or not, elbow patches are always a #holygrail type addition to any outfit. To top of the look, I went with the two toned striped socks with a contrast heel.

To mimic this look and get the best bang for your buck, check out ties.com and search “wallstreetpaper”. Even if the Smart Style box is not for you (highly doubtful, I know), be sure to check out the rest of the dope menswear featured on ties.com. Let me know your favorite item of the “Smart Style” box and any of your #holygrail additions to an outfit in the comments section!

Thank you for reading and Let Your Voice Be Heard Below!!

WSP