Quarantine Log Day 17,576:
I woke up and realized that I’m more of a hat guy when I cut my hair lol. This seems utterly irrelevant, but if you take a look at the last few posts, you’ll notice that I have donned a fitted or ball cap in each one. I don’t think my haircuts are trash, but this quarantine has just pushed me to appreciate the simpler things. For instance, I only have to line my (struggle) beard when it’s time to go shoot lol.
On to fashion…
Ain’t it interesting how cyclical and simultaneously timeless fashion is? We can honestly talk about this in two different vectors: pieces & patterns/fabrics.
Pieces, meaning the articles of clothing themselves, are in many respects timeless by nature right? WRONG; there are some cuts of clothing that will phase in and phase out permanently for some people, i.e. hammer pants, asymmetrical t-shirts, you get what I’m saying, but there are others that have already proven themselves a valuable asset to any wardrobe.
You can generally tell which pieces those are by looking at what major retailers produce each season. If you step back, you know that there will always be a polo in every major retailer rotation each season. There will be options such as a long sleeve for the cooler weather, short sleeve for the warmer months, and everything in between.
Patterns/fabrics are a trickier discussion. They are the lifeblood of fashion and are seated squarely at the intersection of creativity and design. For instance, the cut of a polo shirt is pretty standard, but the type of fabric in conjunction with any additional print or layering is what makes it unique and could also be what promotes its timeless nature or makes it a blip on the proverbial radar of the fashion world.
This polo, in my opinion, does a pretty good job at blending old and new, while coloring a little outside of the lines. Here’s how…
Based on my research, René Lacoste, the French seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, designed the first polo shirt to play tennis in the 1920s. It was white lol. The next year he added the crocodile emblem. Fast forward 50 years to 1970, you start to see a surge in stripes and prints in design which are resurfacing today. The way those striped designs were incorporated into clothing in the 1970s was through panels and layers, which was not a new concept but presented in a new way.
This polo blends classic design with colors that historically are a fashion faux pas and mixes in a panel structure to create a unique look that somehow just seems to work.
Important to note, I want the shirt to be the centerpiece so I muted everything else to create a casual look. White pants, Black leather mules, New Era fitted, and a ZioZia bag from Korea (which I cannot find the website for lol).
Interested in your thoughts on the look. Drop a comment below…
To a Life, Worth Living,
The Wkender