Our good stylistic resolutions for 2024 - David

The years pass and my passion for clothing remains.

I have been interested in my style for more than 10 years. Things have changed a lot since the beginning . My style has become refined and asserted.

I think I found myself: my sartorial identity is very soft tailoring oriented. This is the style that speaks to me and suits me the most.

From now on, my style changes in small steps. I continually make small adjustments that allow me to continue to feel good in my clothes, to feel that my style continues to evolve and improve.

Here are the five good stylistic resolutions that I intend to keep in 2024.

1/ Return to a more dressy style

If my style has always been casual chic, I must admit that over the last 2 or 3 years, it has tended more towards relaxation.

I wore a lot of sneakers, sweaters, jeans, parkas.

Is it in relation to the context we experienced, in particular the Covid crisis, which made me adopt more comfortable clothes?

Anyway, I've been wanting to get back to a more tailored style for a few months.

I had the opportunity to wear my tuxedo recently and it made me feel good:

I also, during the last Black Friday, purchased a Berg&Berg suit. It's a little big for me but I got it at a very good price. It is currently being retouched!

It has a fairly classic volume, which I like: high-waisted, loose-fitting pants with pleats, a long jacket with a low buttoning that sits at the waist of the pants.

The suits I own are all quite casual in approach, and I'm happy to own a more traditional one, with nice proportions.

Besides, Berg&Berg is an interesting case : the Swedish brand has been offering the same thing for years, and yet it speaks to me more and more. I feel closer to her world even though she hasn't fundamentally changed anything in her style.

In fact, I just feel good in stylish clothes. And what's more, I think it's a style that suits me. It's a match!

2/ No more moccasins

I talked about it in my Christmas list: I own two pairs of moccasins ( GH Bass ) and I would like others.

I realize that I wear them really often , summer and winter. I wear my mocs so much that I sometimes forget to wear sneakers, boots or derby shoes for several weeks.

So after the black and burgundy models in smooth leather, a pair in brown suede seems totally appropriate to me. Belgian moccasins are very elegant, while remaining versatile enough for my wardrobe.

And I remain on the lookout for other models that might tickle my eye. I haven't taken the plunge yet, but lately I've seen a lot of very nice two-tone moccasins come and go . My favorite model is the Casatlantic x Morjas collab:

These Vinny's brand ones aren't bad too. White and taupe, I see them perfectly in light monochrome outfits with cream, beige, ecru :

And since we're talking about monochrome...

3/ Explore shades and monochromes

There are two main ways to approach colors in an outfit: either with contrasting colors or with similar colors (camaïeux and monochrome).

For the longest time, I dressed in contrast . This is the easy way to do it. For example, you can do just about any outfit with blue, white, green, brown, and it will work.

But right now, I don't want that anymore. I will naturally tend towards shades and monochromes, which I find are more harmonious in my eyes. And that's what I want to push in my style, currently.

Dressing in monochrome is more difficult because it calls upon a more personal sensitivity to colors. You have to feel that certain close shades will go together and others will not.

We can try to establish some rules but I find that it is a lot case by case. This is a more precise way of putting colors together.

Concerning monochrome, the challenge is , since we only use one color, to manage to bring visual richness through the textures (materials whose appearance responds well), the details (collars, zips, etc), the shapes.

We are talking here about two different ways of approaching silhouettes and style.

And it's quite stimulating for me to explore these lesser known territories, to create different outfits and combinations with my clothes.

Here are two examples of outfits that I tested recently in these registers:

4/ Wear longer pants

The pants are the piece that I place the most importance on . So I had to tell you about it.

After a few years of seeing fairly short pants, above the shoe, in recent months I have seen more and more looks emerge with pants worn a little longer , touching or even breaking on the shoe.

It's interesting because I recognize myself in that. Seeing all these cool silhouettes with pants that hang more clearly encourages me to do the same on mine.

In fact, I never cut my pants very short : I always left some margin, and it's this margin that I use today.

My casual pants were worn short but rolled up: I can simply “un-roll” them to wear them longer.

My dressier pants all have a little room at the bottom: so I simply took them to the alteration shop to gain a few centimeters.

And regarding my new pants, I choose them a bit longer than before.

Before, my pants came just above my shoes. Now I make sure they touch the shoes. We're talking about a difference of 3 or 4cm but I think that matters for the style!

5/ I (finally) wear black clothes

Sorry Benedict.

The time has come for me to start wearing black clothes . I know you don't like it. But what do you want?

I feel like this is one of the next steps in my style quest.

I will soon be purchasing these vintage pants from Universal Surplus, black and with the volume I like:

I also saw this jacket at Séfr whose composition leaves something to be desired but I like the rather sharp style (1 button and wide pointed lapel):

Update January 8: I just bought this jacket. Hoping it suits me 🤞

And a black Scott Fraser Collection polo shirt for a slightly retro vibe:

By adding my black moccasins, I have enough to make a monochrome, full black outfit. I like this idea.

And even if it's not monochrome, I really want to add black to my outfits to bring big contrasts that stand out.

My passage to the dark side of clothing is imminent.