Pants, All Black Sneakers, And The Color Of The Season
Pants under $215, how to style all black sneakers, and few item recommendations for the color of the season (well at least, the color I determined as the color of the season)
I really need to think of something clever to say to start these things off, don’t I? Until I do, I’ll just put a vibey picture here.
This is the largest floating infinity pool in the world, and its located in one of my favorite places in the world, Lake Como.
Pants Under $215
A lot of requests for more affordable options for pants so here you go.
A. Beams Plus - Relaxed fit with a taper at the end. Should hit at your ankles. Has a cuff at the end of the pant, which I personally like. ($150)
B. Norse Projects - A relaxed fit straight leg pant made of organic cotton twill. Has a drawstring waist - which some people hate so I thought I would mention it. ($185)
C. Frizmworks - Has a relaxed tapered fit. Should hit at your ankle. No cuff at the end. ($104)
D. Another Aspect - Its a regular straight fit, semi high waisted cotton twill chino. The perfect every pant AND its going to last you forever. ($212)
E. Ronning - This is an amazing straight leg high waisted pant. Comes in 3 color ways including a pinstripe, which I am loving right now. ($213)
F. Alex Mill - Semi high rise pant. Has a relaxed fit with a taper at the end. Comes in 5 colors. Honestly, a great deal. ($145)
G. Sunflower - My favorite pant on the list. Its a wide leg relaxed trouser. It is made of wool, so maybe a little warm. I am so into vertical stripes (as you’ve heard) on pants for men right now and these are PERFECT. ($199)
H. J Crew - For J Crew, they are wonderful. They honestly seem to be THE pant from J Crew. They are semi high rise. Straight fit. Has a cuff at the end. ($98)
Black Sneakers and how TF to style them
I’ve had a fixation on men’s all black sneakers lately. And when I say all black sneaker I mean ALL BLACK. Not vans, not converse, not a samba.
Lets start with the easy part, my top recs.
A. Salomon XT-6 ADV - okay fine this one has a little color on it whatever
NOW. Let’s talk about how to style them. Maybe its just me, maybe I’m the problem, but I feel like a black sneakers is hard to style! Everyone seems to think they are sooo versatile, but I don’t see it. I feel like black sneakers often end up getting lost in most outfits. Shoes shouldn’t be getting lost, or blending in an outfit!!! Anyways, here are a few outfits I came up with.
Lately, I have been loving mixing the old money aesthetic and technical vibe together to create some friction in looks for men.
Light Blue Is The Color Of The Season
Pastels for spring is not revolutionary nor is blue for men, I am aware. But the Spring 2024 runways had an exceptional amount of it - so I’ve declared it the color of the season.
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So here are some light blue items to add to your closet for the season
B. Manresa Oysterman Sweater - okay this is teal but I love it and you need it
D. Norse Project Adam Cardigan
G. COS Utility Jacket - also kind of teal/turquoise but I love
H. Marane Linen Overshirt + Pants
Hopefully this was helpful. Thanks for being here xo