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Hender Scheme Jordan IV Excellence

Posted by truedrivingdale on June 5, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: fashion, handmade, hender scheme, jordan, leather, nike. Leave a comment

As you can see, I rarely post on this blog site, as our other platforms like Instagram and Facebook have taken over. BUT when I do it’s to either announce something big or share something that is beautiful and inspiring. These Hender Scheme “Air Jordan IV” is one example of the latter. The classic silhouette has always been a favorite but Hender really took this to his upper level of expertise and brilliance with an all leather, handmade homage to the shoe. You can expect this in extremely limited quantity around the world and a hefty price tag. Well worth any price set in our opinion.

What We Wear pt. 4

Posted by truedrivingdale on March 1, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: 3.1 phillip lim, alexander wang, balmain, belstaff, berluti, bomber, denim, dior homme, fall, fashion, leather, shearling, style, valentino, winter. Leave a comment

BACK after a short break, with a fresh set of eyes going through many runway shows, and making sure I don’t pick out any boring pieces. It’s all about the wearable fashion. We love seeing the conceptual fashion, but what we love to do is actually be able to wear what we see on the runway with our own personal twist.

Belstaff Fall/Winter 2014/15

We usually love everything Belstaff has to offer so it was actually harder to choose only two rather than wanting to rock every damn thing they offer. We have a massive infatuation with the leather (possibly waxed cotton) pants with cargo pockets to hold all of the girls numbers you’ll be gathering because you’ll look like a rock star/biker/han solo. Which is a pretty unattainable combination in any other kinds of pants.

Again, like the last look, this look is absolutely brilliant, classic and stylish at the same time. Rich brown belted leather jacket is killer and mixed with the dark cargo pants and turtleneck you will have a look your friends will have a hard time 1-upping.

Valentino Fall/Winter 2014/15

Valentino has always been consistent with creating “new” classic pieces. This camel top coat is a really killer piece with dark green neck detail that means you can wear this as a cape which only real fashionisto’s could pull off previously. Thank you Valentino.

On the subject of coats, check out this, very well put together, patterned top coat.

One HUGE reason we love Valentino is that they refuse to let camouflage die! It’s pretty impressive to see almost every piece of this look covered in camo, but still doesn’t feel overwhelming. Or maybe that’s just us. Did we mention we love camo?!

3.1 Phillip Lim Fall/Winter 2014/15

Leather on leather. End of story. NEXT!

Beautiful layering here with a more clean cut look that you may be able to get away with wearing to work. The denim adds the dark texture that makes this look a win is every aspect. Darks on darks!

Alexander Wang Fall/Winter 2014/15

We weren’t massively into this look but the leather top coat is definitely something to lust over. What really caught our eye from AW was the generous amount of break that wen’t all the way up to the knee. Certainly a different angle from what we are used to seeing on recent runways, the no-break/sock flashing pants.

Balmain Fall/Winter 2014/15

Balmain is easily one of our all time favorite menswear brands. Here we have a healthy serving of olives and greens with a military influence from top to bottom. We love that Balmain brought back the cargo pockets and also refuses to kill off camouflage . Awesome layering, perfect fit, and a great contrast with the leopard print chelsea boots.

MORE OLIVE GREEN. Of course, we are putting aside a piggy bank only for Balmain garments. This coat hits on every single level.

OF COURSE we had to point out the camo biker jacket with MASSIVE patches to make this possibly the most bad ass jacket ever created. Prepare to have many “war stories” ready for the ladies. The olive green leather pants puts this look over the freakin top. Did we mention we love Balmain?

Berluti Fall/Winter 2014/15

Leave it up to Berluti to created the very masculine color palette of browns and maroons. This adds at least ten years of maturity, and the jacket will be the subject of all conversation. Dress smart.

I have to be honest here, I’m not quite sure what attracts us to this particular 3-piece suit. It certainly gives new life and meaning to the pinstripe suit, with a great slim fit, vest and casual finish with the un-buttoned shirt. We are beginning to see why we like this so much.

Dior Homme Fall/Winter 2014/15

We are absolute suckers for layered denim, which here gives such a unique pop to an otherwise bland suit.

Again, Dior gives us no choice but to drool over the layered denim vest underneath a beautiful shearling bomber. This is for the friday night, stepping from the office, onto a motorcycle, and joining your friends for a long awaited weekend ride.

Thanks for reading.

Part 5 coming soon…

You can find all photos on Style.com

What We Wear pt.3

Posted by truedrivingdale on February 23, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: andrea pompilio, blanket, canali, etro, fall, giorgio armani, knit, leather, missoni, philipp plein, winter. Leave a comment

No small talk to open this one, cutting right to the chase. SO MANY more designers to cover.

Missoni Fall/Winter 2014/15

To be honest, there is so much to love from Missoni with such warm knits that become instant classics each season. But what we really loved from Missoni is this knit throw blanket!!! SO MANY patterns and colors, we can only imagine how long it took to construct much a masterpiece. Take my money! We have to figure out how to somehow replace a coat with this next winter.

Philipp Plein Fall/Winter 2014/15

I hadn’t heard of Philipp Plein before checking out this season, but I really enjoyed the generous amounts of leather. I do honestly think the cowboy theme has been done and done to death but we do applaud any shot at re-interpreting it in their own way. The soft black snake leather jacket is so pimp.

Really nice black leather paneled coat with shoulder detail. Again, a bunch of really good looking leather all around from Philipp Plein.

Andrea Pompilio Fall/Winter 2014/15

Some really great layering going on at Andrea Pompilio with the red turtleneck layered underneath the white coat, underneath the padded vest, underneath the navy cropped jacket, underneath…..you get it. You get a ton of warmth without looking like a eskimo.

Etro Fall/Winter 2014/15

Usually, we try and stay away from looks that aren’t “ready to wear” in our eyes. But take each piece here on its own and you really have really great paisley print clothing. Slim fit (not for everyone) is spot on and that overcoat is brilliant in every way shape and form!

Canali Fall/Winter 2014/15

Beautiful color palette from Canali that combines warm winter darks with a soft blue jacket with great fit and accessories to bring a look together that is far from boring.

Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2014/15

ALL NAVY ERRTHANG from Armani, which is my favorite color if anyone is curious. Lovely knitting on the blazer and DB vest. Here Armani tells us not to be afraid to monotone it out every once and a while, just remember to utilize textures to add depth to your look.

On the subject of texture, check out this cropped DB leather jacket. I love the stitching, which doesn’t follow any symmetrical lines, it flows with the natural lines created when the jacket is worn. Very well thought out!

Phew, we’ve got a ton left, but I’m going to end part 3 here. Thanks for reading!

What We Wear pt.2

Posted by truedrivingdale on February 19, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: bags, biker jacket, blue suede shoes, bomber brown, bottega veneta, burberry prorsum, calvin klein, designer, e tautz, fashion, fashion week, helmet, leather, menswear, neil barrett, runway, shearling, sweatpants, throw blanket, top coat, versace. Leave a comment

I wanted to jump right into part 2 of our “What We Wear” series, covering all of our favorite runway shows for the coming Fall/Winter 2014/15 collections. So far we’ve been seeing a ton of reverse layering, leather, and fur is back in a HUGE way. It’s pretty interesting to see older, somewhat overdone looks given an entirely new and modern approach to current trends.

E. Tautz Fall/Winter 2014/15

I REALLY am digging the texture and pattern of this large overcoat. For a piece so big, it doesn’t seem overbearing at all. The monaco/navy-ish blue color is a perfect accent for this look. Do I spot some blue suede shoes?!

Lets get this straight, we would never be caught wearing this cropped biker, but it reminds us of the back in the day, logo all over, varsity jackets we used to wear in the hood, 5 sizes too big. Besides the ghetto reference, we really enjoy the amount of detail put into this jacket. Conversation piece for sure!

Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2014/15

KILLER shearling bomber from Burberry, from the caramel shell to the slight drop shoulder and chest detail, we are going to see a lot of this next winter. Lets not forget the beautiful assortment of bags with enormous amount of detail and beautiful prints.

We aren’t crazy about this look but do love the lux mixture of patterns and super warm-looking throw blanket. And hey, WE WANT ALL THE BAGS.

Versace Fall/Winter 2014/15

Versace usually has us running for the hills and rappers running to their bank accounts, but the coming fall/winter collection is a welcome surprise with tons of leather, details and waxed garments added to their usual frills and bright accents. The helmets put us over the edge of “like” to “love” in addition to the leather(possible waxed cotton) jacket and jeans with black detail. A very subtle and slim look that screams, “I’m late to work, where’s my motorcycle?”

Yet another look that won us other with the addition of the motorcycle helmet to the beautiful bomber jacket and deep blue detailed jean.

This look won us over because the denim looks very fun and brings us back to better times in the 90’s(although we pre-caution anyone who thinks they’ll be able to pull off those jeans), in addition to the motorcycle embroidered onto the sweatshirt.

Neil Barrett Fall/Winter 2014/15

Neil Barrett had a ton of classics to choose from, but this leather jacket IS SO CRAZYY! The deep brown fading into a cognac suede top coat with waist belt detail is a piece that makes us re-do our finances. I wonder if we can start a second 401k to fund this? Hmmm

Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2014/15

The color palette is what really caught our eye on this particular look. The leather jacket is killer and all, but pulling off that high waist ribbing without looking like a female will be seriously hard for anyone under 6 foot, unless you possess swag like this guy that can pull off lux sweatpants equally well. ps- LUX SWEATPANTS ARE THE NEXT DRESS PANTS. smh.

Calvin Klein Fall/Winter 2014/15

CK really brought out some great color palettes for their coming fall/winter collection. I really was digging this pale blue jacket with a really high sheen that would go great as a layer underneath a top coat of jacket to add some serious pop to a look.

Absolutely KILLER bomber brown leather jacket. I would not be mad at all if designers keep re-introducing this leather, it’s both timeless and will make you feel like a WWII fighter pilot.

I think this is a good spot to end part 2. We’ve got a ton left to cover, so be sure to subscribe and check in later!

All photo credit goes to STYLE.com

A Beautiful Classic

Posted by truedrivingdale on June 5, 2012

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: beautiful, bobber, classic, hard tail, leather, triumph. Leave a comment

When I look at these classic Triumph’s, beautiful is ALWAYS the first word that comes out of my mouth. There is just something about the simplicity of the lines. Or maybe is the leather accents. But it’s unmistakable whenever you see one done this well. It’s a work of art. I’m dying to own one. Anyone have more info on this particular Triumph? I don’t see a throttle cable and the leather wraps on the handle bars are a thing of beauty!

True Driving