- There are so many ways you can style a khaki cotton suit
and in this video, I'm showing you five ways to do it
as using it as separates and being a little adventurous.
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Hello, my name is Brian Sacawa
and I specialize in putting together outfits
guaranteed to break the internet in 2012.
I don't know what it was, but that particular moment in time
really sort of highlighted this kind of sporty
and more casual kind of tailoring.
You know, one thing I always say is that
if you buy the right suits,
you not only have a great suit,
but you have great separates, as well.
Definitely the case with a khaki cotton suit,
and right here we're seeing just how easy it is
to use the jacket in a non-suit context.
Super classic styling here
with an ice blue Oxford cloth shirt,
navy cotton pants in the same exact fabric as the suit,
and belt all HSS Michael Andrews.
With a look as simple and classic as this,
everything else needs to fall in line.
So we've got just a crisp white pocket square,
browline frame sunglasses,
simple but elegant watch,
and a little funkier with the braided leather tassel loafers
by Allen Edmonds.
This look was inspired by one of my favorite style people
to follow in Instagram, Shuhei Nishiguchi.
Everything he does is just so perfectly put together.
He wears different silhouettes than I do,
or, I should say, that I'd be comfortable wearing,
but I always just love his approach of keeping it classic
with a modern sensibility, and also a bit sporty.
One of the many great things about a khaki cotton suit
is that it's pretty much a blank slate
so it's very easy to make your shirt,
or your shirt and tie combination, to focal point.
That's exactly the approach I took here
with a long-sleeve nautical stripe tee shirt.
It's from the Nordstrom 1901 collection.
Summer's a great time for a nautical stripe,
and it's also a great casual match for the suit.
My sunglasses, again, are by John Varvatos.
On the wrist, the Datograph.
And then dressing down the suit even more
with my white Common Projects sneakers.
Taking the classic outfit we saw in the first look
and just basically kind of flip flopping
the colors around, navy jacket, khaki pants.
Classic combo, easy to do, always looks good.
One thing to point out here though is that
instead of having both a cotton jacket and pants,
I'm mixing fabrics here.
The navy jacket I'm wearing, HSS Michael Andrews,
is from a suit and is in a hopsack fabric,
which still pairs well with the cotton of the trousers.
It's also got a nice texture to it
and the patch pockets, of course, make it more casual
and more easily worn as a separate.
Something to thing about when you are considering
styling details for a made to measure suit.
Simple white poplin shirt,
crisp white pocket square,
Oliver Peoples sunglasses,
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle,
and then finished off with a suede duo.
Belt is by Luca Faloni
and the loafers are by Baudoin and Lange.
Be honest now, were you wondering
when this one was gonna come out?
This is one of my favorite summer looks,
and one of my favorite summer shirts.
It's by Reiss.
Big bold print and unfortunately,
it's like five or six years old so there is no chance
that it's available anymore.
Super sorry about that,
but if you'd like to see something like this
when we finally launch our collection,
do let me know down in the comments.
We'll do our best to try and source a similar fabric.
I love this shirt because it's loud, but not colorwise.
I feel comfortable wearing a print like this
with neutral colors.
A Panama hat pairs perfectly with this look.
Mine is by Homero Ortega.
HSS Michael Andrews belt.
On my wrist, a new edition to the collection,
a Pre-Bond Omega Seamaster,
and then anchored by the Allen Edmonds
Grand Cayman horsebit loafers.
Finally, you'll love it
or you'll hate it.
A very casual and kind of unexpected pairing,
for me, at least.
So I'm not sure what exactly possessed me
to combine these pieces,
but I think it's looks pretty good.
Got some tailored elements but it's casual
and a little elevated, at the same time.
If you don't agree, just let me know in the comments.
Now, one thing that I think might be a little divisive
is the shirtsleeve roll over the jacket.
This can actually be kind of a cool style hack
is your shirt sleeves are too long.
Not the case here for me, though.
I did it just because I thought it looked cool.
Khaki jacket and pink shirt pair really well
with these light wash jeans.
They're by J.Crew 484 fit.
My hat is by Vilebrequin.
Simple, understated, stylish.
Oliver Peoples sunglasses.
On my wrist is the Tag Heuer Blue Dreamer limited edition.
I think this might be the first time I featured it
in an outfit video.
And then elevating the look is my HSS Michael Andrews belt,
which pairs beautifully with
the Allen Edmonds horsebit loafers.
Make sure if you haven't checked it our already
that you go and watch the first video
that I did in the series.
It's linked right up there.
That shows you five different ways to wear a khaki suit
together as a suit and not just as separates.
And that is really the beauty of a suit like this
is that you have so much versatility.
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Links to everything I wore, as always,
down in the description.
Until next time, thanks for watching and stay tailored.
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