New lavender and ivory lapel flowers, $10.
Lapel flower $10
A flower worn in the lapel, also known as a boutonnière, was common—even de rigueuer—until the 1960s. If you don’t have a live flower on hand, wear one of these instead.
Harris Tweed sportcoat
Real flower
Kent Wang custom shirt
Kent Wang cotton pocket square
(Source: Flickr / bootsintheoven)
Kent Wang rabbit fur hat
Dunhill cashmere sportcoat
Kent Wang shirt
Real flower
Kent Wang silk pocket square
Kent Wang burgundy grenadine tie
Kent Wang silver tie clip
Harris Tweed sportcoat
Kent Wang purple rugby shirt
Kent Wang cotton pocket square
Real flower—I know, looks a little fake
Sugar Cane 2009 jeans
Kent Wang suede chukka boots
Restaurant Akelarre, San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain, with the Bay of Biscay behind me
H&M linen sportcoat
Kent Wang shirt
Kent Wang bicolor knit tie
Kent Wang white cotton pocket square
Kent Wang mother of pearl cuff links
This is what I pack for trips. Linen always looks wrinkled, so if gets wrinkled in your suitcase it looks perfectly normal. Knit ties are also impossible to wrinkle. I prefer the point end as it doesn’t look as casual and is more versatile in that respect.
P.S. - Akelarre was the best meal of my life.
Corneliani sportcoat
Kent Wang blue gingham shirt
Kent Wang cotton pocket square
Paul Stuart sportcoat - I like the large curving “belly” of these lapels
Kent Wang blue gingham shirt
Kent Wang navy pindot tie
Kent Wang white cotton pocket square
Thick as Thieves trousers
Martegani double monks
Corneliani sportcoat
Kent Wang pink herringbone shirt
Kent Wang cotton pocket square
Orchid
I have recently been buying flowers for my apartment, so as a consequence I now have a steady supply of flowers for my lapel. If I don’t, I’ll pick one out from the apartment complex grounds. I endeavor to always wear a lapel flower. In the 1920s, this was the norm.
