Summer Prints for Long Sleeved Summer Shirts

Don’t limit yourself to just checks and stripes, there’s a whole range of other patterns out there for summer shirts.

Next Paisley shirt

Its name may have derived from the Scottish town, but the paisley pattern is of Indian and Persian origin so is no stranger to the hotter climate. 

This paisley shirt (price £32) from Next looks right at home on the beach, teamed with straw Stetson £14, belt £18 and jeans £45 www.next.co.uk/men

Viyella Liberty print shirt

Floral patterns make great summer shirts such as Viyella’s Liberty print blue purple meadow shirt.

This purple and blue ditsy print flowers cotton shirt costs £49.50 

www.viyella.co.uk

 

Manteray flower print shirt from Debenhams

If you can’t take the leap from the safer stripes to the more flamboyant florals, then Debenhams Manteray blue flower stripe shirt may be a good alternative as it mixes floral and stripes. Features chest pocket and denim lining on its two button cuff so looks good rolled up. 

Price £32. 

Available from www.debenhams.com

And for the boys who love their toys, there’s:

Simon Carter's helicopter shirt,................ 

.... Simon Carter's motorbike shirt..........

........ and Simon Carter's airplane shirt.

Check out their website for stockists www.simoncarter.net

Country Tweeds - the colours

Tweed traditionally comes in muted earthy and autumnal colours which suits men with warm and muted colouring. This ranges from the pale freckled face, rosy cheeked and warm olives to warm black complexions.Hair colour softly blends with the complexion from mousey fair, reds and gingers, to deep warm browns. Eye colours range from greens, hazels and browns.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/

Keep the warm muted colouring with shirts and jumpers to complement the look - demonstrated here by a Brooks Brothers Harris tweed sports jacket teamed with an orange sweater. www.brooksbrothers.com



But don’t worry if your colouring is not warm and muted, there are some tweeds out there in bolder brights and cooler colours – you just have to look harder:

DSDundee Alford jacket from http://www.hubshop.co.uk/

DS Dundee has an Alford peaked lapel jacket in navy herringbone tweed which will work well for the deep but cooler complexions. Match with bolder bright colour shirts or pure white to create a high contrast look.





Ash Vanguard coat from http://www.dsdundee.com/



The DS Dundee Vanguard Tweed double-breasted coat shows how the different colours can produce different effects. Their ash herringbone is light, bright and cool, contrasting with the mid-brown gamekeeper three-piece tweed suit – great for guys with a bright and high-contrast colouring...

Cinder Vanguard coat from http://www.dsdundee.com/

..Their cinder herringbone is deep, warm and muted, blending with the walnut tweed suit – so great for guys with warm and low contrast colouring.

The ash shade (above) suits this model’s Celtic colouring better but he doesn’t look too bad in the cinder shade only because he’s teamed it with a bright white shirt to give more of a contrast.

Viyella tweed jacket

If you already have a tweed jacket in a warm colour, just team it with cooler shades of pinks and blues to add more contrast and brightness.

Viyella has done this for you with their brown tweed jacket made of European wool, by adding a bright purple and pink windowpane check and purple lining. Just pick out these colours for your shirts, ties etc.

http://www.viyella.co.uk/fcp/product/viyella/Jackets-and-Coats/Brown-and-Purple-Check-Jacket/1362

http://www.tkmaxx.com/

And for the guys who have cool complexions but cannot take deep colours, then go for something like this TKMaxx jacket in a soft light grey with pale red windowpane check.

Full article on ww.eclipsemagazine.co.uk under men's fashion

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Shirt & Ties - the Casual Country Look

For those days when you want a more relaxed look but without looking scruffy and unkempt, where comfort is high on the list rather than trends and fashion:

Eton checked shirt and bowtie

For a smart casual look wear a button down collar shirt – a style introduced by Brooks Brothers in 1900 and the story goes - John Brooks took the idea from wealthy polo players’ shirt collars which were buttoned down so they didn’t flap about during a match. This look was popularised by American businessmen.

Oxford cotton is ideal for less formal shirts  – it is softer heavier cotton than poplin, more comfortable and hard wearing - so ideal for the winter months.

M&S woollen tie

Woollen ties are great for the winter, keeping your neck warm and the ultimate is the cashmere tie.

Viyella Tattersall shirt

Cotton blended with Merino wool combines warmth and durability of wool with the weight and comfort of cotton. Developed in 1890 by Hollins, a Derbyshire mill owner and branded Viyella, it was originally a blend of 55% merino wool and 45% long staple cotton. Now the mix is usually 80% cotton and 20% wool for a fresher and tailored look.

The country check of Tattersall (named after the patterned horse blankets used in Richard Tattersall’s famous market) is still a classic and looks smart with a tie.
You can find a good selection of checks: Cheltenham, Tattersall, Lindfield and Newmarket on www.peterchristian.co.uk

Tesco shirt & tie

Christmas is near and you’ll probably get a shirt or tie from Santa. But please don’t rely on him to choose as he’ll only pick out what he likes and not necessarily what suits your colouring, personality or lifestyle. So give him a hint at least – how else will you have fun showing off the real you?

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