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The Seasons BLOG
5th April 2012
Get the Mad Men look
With the return of Mad Men to our screens, is it any wonder that this spring it's all about the grooming?
Cast your eyes around any of this country's trendiest postcodes and you'll see it everywhere: men with perfectly coiffured locks, shoes so polished you could use them as a mirror and a crisply folded handkerchief peeping out of a top pocket.
We at Seasons Clothing welcome the return of the gentleman. Well turned out at all times, never a hair or thread out of place and won't annoy his other half by stealing their moisturiser - he's got his own already.
So what does this new breed of gentleman wear? The office attire is simple: well-cut suits, fitted shirts and skinny ties, matching cufflinks and perhaps a simple tie clip for those windy days. The difficulty comes with downtime - there's only so much time a guy can hold out before slipping into his favourite old jeans, even if they've developed holes in unmentionable places from too much wear.
Paul Smith for Men offers a range of smart casualwear, from chinos and coloured trousers to contrast collar shirts and crew neck knits - ideal for the man about town.
Take a leaf out of Don Draper's book by mixing and matching colours - team blue slacks with a burgundy polo top, or a red button down shirt tucked into some slim-fitted beige chinos.
A good quality sports jacket will take you from after-work drinks to a Saturday morning appointment with the barber for your twice-weekly close shave. Wear it open with a thin-knit jumper underneath or a short-sleeved shirt with the top button undone on those warmer spring days.
And we can't discuss Mad Men tailoring without talking about headwear. Marketing guru Draper puts his hat collection to good use in the show, so pay homage with a tan fedora sat at a jaunty angle to keep the sun out of your eyes as you go about your gentlemanly business.