Outfit Blur and New Shoes

I thought I would show you some outfits of mine.

Pea coat: Boutique in Paris

Trousers: Asos.com

Sweater: Ralph Lauren

Shirt: Custom-Made Vintage

Leather Ankle boots: Vintage

Sweater: Dior

Jeans: Diesel (Mexico City)

Shoes: Massimo Dutti (Mexico City)

Shirt:

I bought these last night online. The

brand is Schmoove. It is based out of Paris and

are the ones

that introduced the casual wing-tips

(brogues in England and

les chaussures richelieus in French.)

I bought a pair in France a little over
a year ago but they unfortunately

are worn out and I have been looking for a new pair.

Featurette

Yay! I got featured twice on the frontpage of Etsy. There's my dress on the bottom. I was really excited because this was the first time.  I have been in a few treasuries but they have never gotten to the front.  Treasuries are handpicked items from Etsy that if appealing enough to the administrators, they will choose and the treasury will make it to the front for one hour.  I was lucky enough to be in one that did. My views jumped tremendously from it and I even got my first sale. I sold a vinyl carry-all. The dress that was featured was made from a pattern dating back to 1969. I shortened it quite a bit and took it on the sides. It looks great on Melissa. You can take a look at the store here.

Well, the purple dress that was in the works will be featured next time. It came out great and I love the feel of the material I chose.  

Cheers

 

The Egality of Fashion

Topic: 18th Century Men's Fashion 

Oh, the opulence of 18th century fashion! I do have to say that since I was a child, the 1700s have always intrigued me. I think it has to do with my parents taking me to Colonial Williamsburg. The largest museum in the United States, where actors dawn colonial garb and reenact various trades such as 

blacksmithing, shoemaking, wig-making and the like. The museum is situated on 301 acres and is home to many prominent buildings such as the Governor's Palace, the Raleigh Tavern, Capital and many more. It's definitely worth a visit, even just to see the costumes. 

Men of the time typically wore silk or woolen stockings, breeches that reached the knee and tied in the back, shirts that were gathered at the cuff and a nice waistcoat and topcoat. Most of the time, people could only afford 2-3 ensembles. No prêt-à-porter in these days. 

To purchase a jacket for example, one

 would go to his tailor not to the department store, who would painstakingly make the garment by hand as the sewing machine had yet to be invented. The garment would take days to make and usually required the help of his apprentice. 

In conclusion, the style is cut cleanly and embellished well.  The detail of each coat is something we lack today. The lace and embroidery a forgotten thing of the past.

I wish that one day men's fashion will be equal to that of women's as it once was in this gilded age.    

Trop de Chats à Fouetter Mais Pas Assez de Temps

Today's Topic: The Business

Ah oh! Did I hear promoting?

As you may know or do not know, I have a small clothing label under the name of none so ever than Démodé Fashion. For those of you who don't what Etsy is, I will explain. Basically Etsy is like eBay except that you are only allowed to sell handmade, vintage older than twenty years old or supplies. It is a great site started by a NYU grad a few years ago. My girlfriend and I started selling vintage on eBay back in July. However, the profit was marginal and we decided to make the switch to Etsy around September. During the same time, I began my clothing line under Radioactive Threads which can be found here. During my winter break I broke away from the vintage store and launched Démodé Fashion.

Some pictures of the studio and the dress pattern that has been transforming

itself into an actual garment.

Well, this little adventure has kept me very busy. I spend around 4-5 hours a day on it. My two most recent projects have been a men's cardigan and a fitted button down shirt. They are both for sale on Etsy. However, the men's shirt is custom ordered to fit. There will be much more to post this weekend, so keep your eyes open.

http://demodefashion.etsy.com/

About me

So, I decided to take one of those surveys to let you know a little more about me. I added and deleted some of the questions  

Name: Aaron Brown

Age: 22

Birthday: 10/20

Hair color: Sandy blond/brown

Eye color: brown

Languages spoken: English, French and Spanish

Favorites

Season: Autumn

Candy: Swedish Fish

Color: Yellow

Sport: Soccer

Designer: Givenchy

Decade: 1960s

Singer: Sufjan Stevens

Cologne: Dior Homme 

Food: Italian or French  

What I'm wearing (picture above):

Vest: Dior

Shirt: Blue striped oxford, vintage

Pants: Asos

Shoes: Patent leather, vintage

Questions

Have you ever been in love?: Yes and I am now

What is your clothing style?: It's like if France were to meet Sweden and have a baby and then that baby gets with England and has a baby. Then that that baby goes to the States and has a few kids. 

Where have you lived?: Lubbock, TX;

Lyon, France; Fontainebleau, France; Austin, TX

What makes you happy?: A good cup of coffee

What do you do for a living?: Student at the University of Texas

Next post will feature some of my work...

Julian Casablancas

The Strokes.

An American rockband who hail from New York City of mixed origins. Their style is simple and unique. They wear vintage clothing and tattered jeans. They enjoy cropped jackets and v-neck t-shirts and fuse modern-day rock with blasts from the earlier days.
Julian Casablancas, the lead singer, ( second to the right)
can be marked by European influences, possibly from the days when he lived in Switzerland to attend boarding school. His father is also Spanish and his mother a former Danish supermodel.

His style is probably my favorite of all the members.

It's always very classic but edgy. Casablancas always finishes
off his look with a nice jacket. His shoes of choice of definitely
Converse's.


Where do you get this look?
Jacket
Asos (pictured below) $403



Where do you get this look?


The real deal
Bergdorf Goodman: $1,440 (Jacket)
Won't burn a hole in your pocket
Asos: $54.00 (Shirt)
On the cheap
Hot Topic: $4.98 (Tie)

Bienvenue

Hello! 

Well, first things first. I should probably tell you a little about what this blog will be about. I would like to blog about men's fashions and some women's. I have a small clothing label named Démodé which specializes in street style and tailored looks.

www.demodefashion.com

 I will occasionally post some of my creations 

on here but for the majority of the posts I will feature fashion websites, the latest trends and other things. 

For my first blog I will tell you what I like for men right now. 

1. Slim Trousers (asos.com)

2. Pea coats

3. Pointy Shoes (Schmoove)

4. Hi-Tops