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Street Smarts: Sm-Arty Pants

Monday, August 31st, 2009
The Relaxed Gentleman

The Relaxed Gentleman

This is Oscar sitting on the steps of the Chicago Art Institute on a lovely afternoon. I wish I had time to sit and chat to find out what Oscar does for a living, but there was no time. He’s wearing a great summer semi-casual attire that he puched up a notch with the shoes and fedora hat. Imagine–you can get those khaki pants and a black button down at an affordable price at most retailers and then spend a little more on interesting accessories. Great use of monochromatics–only wear 2-3 colors per outfit, gentleman.

Street Smarts: Pittsburgh!

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Friday After Work

Friday After Work

I was in Pittsburgh last week enjoying all things Steelcity and honestly found it difficult to feature someone for Street Smarts. Apparently the Burgh men got together and started a Lets-All-Wear-Oversized T-Shirts club…and their membership appears to be gaining numbers. Being that as it was, I was happy to find Sukanta, a recent MBA grad from Pitt, on the extraordinarily large outdoor terrace at the new HoffbrauHaus Pittsburgh.

This is a great Friday after work or weekend semi-casual outfit. He’s pulling off the brown blazer wonderfully without being too matchy with his shoes and the untucked shirt is the appropriate length (not at the belly above the belt and not at or below the bottom of the jacket).

In other news, the Hoffbrauhaus is a great place for singles on a Friday night; Pittsburgh guys take note. Just make sure to get there before the line starts out the door and be very hungry and very thirsty in order to finish anything you order from the menu:

Look at the knife for comparison!

Look at the knife for comparison!

Street Smarts: Concert Ready

Monday, July 13th, 2009

20090708_kevin-mckinnou-004_smallI found Kevin @ the Underground Lounge for the Vital Morgans acoustic show. I was most impressed by the fit–the jeans aren’t too tight or too baggy and love the casual cuffs at the ankle that correlate w/ the cuffs of the just-right vintage shirt. This was a great choice for just hanging out in a basement for a concert!

Kevin’s a teacher in Chicago.

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