He's Fly: Joel Kinnaman

This weekend I watched 'Easy Money' and 'Easy Money II' – aka 'Snabba Cash' and 'Snabba Cash II' – the first two parts of a Swedish-film trilogy which comes to an end later this year. I've been a fan of Swedish cinema for quite some time now as I am fascinated by the culture and lifestyle of the country.
In the centre of the three films is Joel Kinnaman, a Swedish-American actor you might have also seen in 'The Killing'.
Just famous fellow countrymen Alexander and Bill Skarsgard, Kinnaman has been favoured with the viking genes of height and style. The latter is an essential part of his character in 'Easy Money' and also of his personal life. As you might expect, his is a minimal approach – lots of navy and grey suits worn with classic shirts and plain skinny ties for the red carpet and a sportier approach of denim shirts, chinos and leather bomber jackets for off-duty. His motto is to only add a statement piece to any outfit, whether it is a luxe jacket or a printed pocket square.
This and, I'm sure, his killer hair won him the spot as the face of the H&M FW12 menswear campaign, which was launched alongside a (slightly non-sensical) beautifully shot short movie set in London.

Left to right: Burberry London wool and mohair-blend suit, Drake's paisley silk pocket square,

Dolce & Gabbana Martini silk-satin tie, Dolce & Gabbana leather bomber jacket.

I'm not Frank: What I wore to the British Fashion Awards 2012

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will undoubtedly know that on Tuesday night I attended the 2012 British Fashion Awards. I went a little picture crazy because not only I'm still testing out my (first ever) iPhone but I was terribly excited about the event as I had never gone to an awards ceremony before.
The whole night was pretty amazing. Starting with all the known faces around us at The Savoy Theatre , followed by the unexpected appearance of Valentino on stage, the Rita Ora performance at the end, the lovely Japanese dinner and the fun afterparty at Beat. And so, here is a quick recap – in pictures – of what I wore to the awards.

 

Pictured, a slightly 50's midnight blue blazer from Top Man worn with my Ermenegildo Zegna Su Misura white shirt and my brand new wool tartan bow tie from Drake's.

 

A snapshot of the proud GQ Grooming Award of my hairdressers at Pankhurst London, which I visited  last Friday to have my hair fresh and ready for Tuesday night.

 

As you might remember, I've been coveting this Lanvin flower pin for quite some time. So I thought this was the best opportunity to finally get it from Mr Porter and add a nice touch to my look.

 

I do apologise for the blurriness but I took this on a cab. I wore my midnight blue jacket with a classic pair of black suit trousers from Hugo Boss paired with a funky pair of Gant socks (with stars all over them) and my favourite Sutor Mantelassi shoes I posted about recently.

All images: Fashion, Frankly

Winter Pattern Mixing inspired by Tim Gunn

It hasn't been until recently, after 10 years of Project Runway being on air, that Tim Gunn (the legend) started to make an effort dressing up for the show. I'll admit that the man is elegant and knows how to wear a suit but if you work in fashion you need a little more than that.
I already blogged about one of his looks about a year ago and it seems he was only getting started then. In last week's episode Tim gave a masterclass on pattern mixing wearing a bold pin stripe brown suit paired with a pale blue shirt and a striking blue paisley tie. I was glad to see that I am not alone in pushing the boundaries (of taste) of pattern mixing – you should have seen me wearing camouflage in Milan...
And so I went over to the little piece of heaven on earth that is Mr Porter to find some blazers I would gladly add to my winter wardrobe and paired them up with some fun neck attire.

Above: Woolrich Woolen Mills plaid wool blazer paired with (my favourite) the Jil Sander dinosaur tie.

Above: Gucci slim-fit wool and cashmere blazer and Beams Plus camouflage bow tie.

Above: Paul Smith slim-fit wool blazer and Drake's woven silk tie.