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Swipe The Style #5 - When You're Young, The Jam

17/10/2017

As far as non-album singles go, When You're Young is actually secretly one of my favourites. This is mainly because of the video, as you'll see below, but also because it has a great thundering guitar riff throughout and a cheeky bit of the lads bascially fucking about around 2/3 of the way through the song.

Anyway Weller's outfit in this is on point as usual. To clarify, I'm not sure why I'm not bothered by Bruce / Rick... they just don't seem to nail the look in quite the same way.

Black Button-Down (Ben Sherman)
£55

The foundation of the look is a smart black button-down. Surprisingly difficult to find these anywhere reputable. So we've gone with Ben Sherman.

Black Trousers (Adaptor Clothing)
£75

I still prefer these over the alternatives (e.g. Sta Prest from anywhere else) because they Adaptor's ones have a better feel to the fabric.

Boating Blazer (MadCap England via Atom Retro)
£99.99

This is a bit trickier as the exact blazer Weller is wearing doesn't actually exist anymore. Best bet is Madcap England, who do a variety of quite loud and zany jackets. You can get this one on the Atom Retro site.

Bass Weejun loafers (GH Bass)
£135

Thanks to the cameraman getting a great shot of Weller tapping his foot in the video, we can surmise he's wearing a pair of Bass Weejuns. What else, frankly?

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Swipe The Style #4 - Town Called Malice, The Jam

10/10/2017

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This is one of my very favourite Weller looks and one I actually wear to work on a regular basis. I will go with “simplistic but suave” essentially - it's a white shirt and black suit and from what the video shows, a black and white polka dot tie and - if you look very closely - you have a collar bar through his shirt collar too.

The collar bar is a look which I haven't worn often enough frankly. It adds an extra level of suaveness to the whole outfit.

Also, on his feet in this context I suspect he’ll be wearing a pair of loafers or something similar.

Black mohair suit - Adam of London
Price: £395
Yes - I know I've gone with AOL a few times in this post but if I'm honest there seems to be a famine of black suits about at the moment. JTG and Adaptor seem to be fresh out.

What I do like about AOL is their jackets have working cuffs. The full experience.

Pin-collar shirt in Ivory - Adam of London
Price: £55
Quite rare to see this all as one package, but Adam does the deal here for a decent price.

Pin dot tie - Ties Planet
Price: £9.99
Quite a cheap one, but I've got one of these and it does the job. It is, to coin the phrase, the Look for Less.

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Swipe The Style #3 - House of the Rising Sun, The Animals

3/10/2017

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As I promised last week, this week’s Swipe the Style is not going to involve Paul Weller at all

(although admittedly he is the best source for some of these – not only does he have good music, but his look is always great too)

This one’s from the Animals, House of the Rising Sun.

Grey suit - Jump The Gun
Price: £325

Tricky to find anything like the grey suit exactly as it is in the video. The black trim around the edges is obviously something they’ve had made for them as a band. On top of this, 3-button grey suits seem to be a bit scarce at the moment among the usual suspects. What I’ve got here is Jump The Gun’s grey suit. I’ve had JTG suits before so I know they are strong quality. It is however quite pricey.

An alternative, if you were really into that black trim, might be good to visit this site, where you can design your own boating blazer. It’ll be 2-button but you’ll get that black trim that is so distinctive.

Yellow shirt - Adam of London
Price: £50

Yellow shirts, not particularly hard to find, but from details in the video these have French double cuffs. So it has to be Adam of London. If you want to have a go at source your own one, I've got a little guide that might help you with that, based here.

Black tie - Tootal (via JTG)
Price: £20

The black silk tie is pretty standard around and about. But I’d say Tootal is the best price.

Winklepicker shoes - Underground
Price: £125

Shoes again are not particularly clear here, but I’m going to get creative and say they’re all wearing winklepickers. A strong pair of winklepickers can be picked up from Underground, although I can’t remember where I got mine from.

Grey socks - Primark
Price: £5

Pretty nondescript when it comes to socks – stylishly neutral one might say. But Primark do most socks very cheaply, grey included here.

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Swipe the Style #1

19/9/2017

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This is a new thing I’m going to be posting - favourite videos from the classic bands where they look the absolute best (although not necessarily the best songs admittedly).

Then I’ve got a few pointers as to where you can get a look like the vid.

This one is one of my all-time video favourites, with the lads repping a classic mod look, suits, ties, the works. With the striped tie, it's a bit more college / Ivy League than usual.

Electric blue suit - Adaptor
Price: £220
I suspect the video is more of a navy suit vibe, but Adaptor do some very good and inexpensive off-the-peg whistles. This electric blue suit is a blue they’ve still got in stock, but they've got a few others, mostly patterned fabrics.

White button-down - Adam Of London
Price: £55
Pretty straightforward, so might as well go with somewhere reliable. Adam’s is a great little shop and they can be relied upon to get the look right when it comes to collar rolls, etc.

Red / blue striped tie - Ties Planet
Price: £7.99
Ties planet are good for cheap, skinny ties. They’re not silk, but the quality is decent. I actually think this might be a bit bright for the original video, but it’ll go with the electric blue suit.

Other Top Tips
Couldn’t get a decent look at the shoes in this vid, so can’t make any recommendations, but it’ll probably push the price up if you’re looking to complete the look. Other than that, this one is a pretty strong, smart mod outfit for less than £300.

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