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Left to right and top to bottom: The Brooklyn Circus Oxford shirt, Oliver Spencer 'Sid' round sunglasses, Valentino camp trainers, Gant Rugger leather sleeve bomber jacket, Oliver Spencer multi-panel sweater, Orlebar Brown road rip print swimming shorts, The Brooklyn Circus striped cotton jacket,

Pierre Hardy cube-print wash bag, Gucci felt fedora hat, Grenson 'Archie' leather brogues,

Gant Rugger jacquard stripe roll neck jumper.

Oliver Spencer FW13

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Even though I haven't been able to attend many shows during the latest London Collections: Men this week there are certain ones I would never dare to miss. Oliver Spencer is one of them.
The designer addressed the three key elements to dressing a man – fit, colour, texture – in different ways that harmoniously came together in the form of a current, masculine collection with a flavour of the past.
The fit of his tailoring was very much modern. Slim trousers and fitted jackets, always comfortable and enhancing the right parts of the male body: broad shoulders, long legs.
The colour palette was rich but subtle full of autumnal hues but didn't lack injections of mustard, French blue and burgundy, which are always a staple in a winter wardrobe.
My favourite element was the texture, which reminded me of the post WW II tailoring and referenced Spencer's inspiration – the work of art theorist Joseph Beuys, particularly of his use of felt. It was the great combination of felt, tweed and wools that, for me, made the collection so full of character.
The outer and footwear deserve a special mention. The first, because it's such a strong element in all the designer's collections – I am the proud owner of one – and the second, because Oliver Spencer shoes get better and better every season and compete at the level of names like Grenson or Church's.

Click on read more below to see my video of the finale after the jump.

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Frank's Top 10 Christmas Wishlist

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs shearling bomber jacket, 2. An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris by Stephanie LaCava, 3. Slowear plaid cotton chinos, 4. New Balance ML574 Backpack Trainers, 5. The Unknown Hipster Diaries by Jean-Philippe Delhomme, 6. Alexander McQueen wool and cotton sweater,

7. Jil Sander dinosaur tie, 8. Oliver Spencer leather brogue boots, 9. J.Crew leather iPhone 5 cover,

10. Sandro checked bomber jacket.

He's Fly: Nick Carraway

1. Gant Rugger herringbone tweed blazer, 2. Gant Rugger herringbone tweed suit trousers, 3. Oliver Spencer Eaton collar shirt,
4. Gant Rugger herringbone tweed tie, 5. Polo Ralph Lauren sleeveless pullover.

I know that I can't technically say that someone is a fashion icon if he never existed. Nick Carraway is the main (fictional) character in one of my favourite books –The Great Gatsby. I could certainly, however, call the interpretations of his character in movies iconic.
I don't know how many times I might have seen the 1974 film version with Sam Waterston playing Nick. Regardless of how true to the book it is, the film really captures the style of the 20's in an exquisite way, which won the film the Oscar for best costume design.

Now I am even more excited to see the Baz Luhrmann version with Tobey Maguire as Mr Carraway. The film is not due out until next year but we've already been seeing a few snaps of the actors on set. I think I stared at this picture of Tobey for about 5 minutes when I first found it last night. It's so cool and slick and it really captures Nick's style.
I instantly congratulated myself for buying this Gant Rugger tweed suit from Mr Porter earlier this week. This is exactly the kind of look I love for the winter so I looked for the other pieces that Mr Porter had to offer to complete my Nick Carraway outfit. I admit that I'd rarely wear those piece together these days but they're a good mix ox classics that, combined with jeans and desert boots, give a great feel to your winter wardrobe.