Personal Profile for Darren P.

Outfits

Outfits, March 2016

Style Key Words

  • Tasteful
  • Put Together
  • Classic 

Colors

Style Essentials 

Shirts

10 button ups (if you wear button ups 5 days/week)

  • 5 Dress shirts including a mix of white, light blue and subtle patterns
    • Choose spread collar over point collar
  • 5 Casual shirts including 3 OCBD (Oxford Cloth Button Down) including 2 blue and 1 white
  • 10 white undershirts including a mix of v-neck and crewnecks (if you wear an undershirt everyday)
  • 5 tees that are not white (grey, navy, black)

Sweaters

4-6 including a mix of crewnecks, v-necks, cardigans and half-zips

  • 3 light weight options made from Merlino wool or cashmere 
  • 1 cozy wool sweater
  • At least 1 cardigan

Pants

Jeans

  • 1 pair of dark denim 
  • 1 pair of lighter or distressed denim  (optional)

Chinos

  • 1 light pair (grey or khaki)
  • 1 dark pair (charcoal, navy, black)

Suit

  • 1 navy 3 Season Suit, wool, not flannel that can be broken up so that pieces can be worn separately
  • 1 charcoal, wool flannel (optional)

Coats

  • 1 short jacket (bomber or field jacket)
  • 1 mid length wool coat or pea coat
  • 1 puffy vest or puffy jacket that can be layered underneath either coat
  • 1 raincoat (optional)

Shoes

  • 1 pair of brown wingtips
  • 1 pair of black oxfords that can be worn with a suit
  • 1 dress sneaker
  • 1 dress boot
  • 1 driving shoe (optional) 

Accessories

  • 3 great ties including 1 knit tie (opt for slim but not skinny width)
  • Tie bar 
  • Variety of socks including boot socks
  • 1 black belt
  • 1 brown belt
  • 1 woven belt (optional)
  • 1 great watch
  • 1 watch with a woven band (optional)
  • 1 pocket square (optional) 
  • 1 black umbrella with a long curved handle

Bags

  • 1 canvas briefcase
  • 1 canvas or leather weekender 

Recommended Retailers

Bonobos

Nordstrom

Nordstrom Rack (especially for shoes)

Freeman

Filson

Glasswing

J.Hilburn

J.Crew

Ian

Hammer + Awl -tell her I sent you:)

re-souL (Italian made shoes, tell them I sent you)

Frank & Oak

Need Supply

Calvin Klein (for undershirts)

Old Navy (for colored undershirts)

Club Monaco

Cole Haan

Clarks

Sizing Specifics for Bonobos

  • 34x30 slim in casual pants/chinos
  • 35x30 slim in dress slacks
  • Medium slim in our coats and sweaters. Opt for alpaca and other knit sweaters. Avoid cotton. 
  • Medium standard in casual shirts. (avoid Bonobos oxfords, opt for any other cotton)

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