BYE BYE SUMMER...

The gloomy days are finally here. From here on out it's 'tripolar' weather. Rain, wind, dark clouds and all else that constitutes the typical British weather, you get the picture by now. What's a better way to bid farewell to the reasonable weather than to do a post on one of the dopest lads to do it to death this past summer. Light monochrome colours and contrasts. The signature tortise shell frames coupled with the well tailored ensemble signifies a man that has found his slot in style and is well comfy in it. Salute JOE.

Gotta love the high waisted pants here. 

WEDDING PARTY, MADRAS READY.

Got a chance to pull out the Ralph Lauren madras jacket just before summer finally fades off for good. Reiss pants and William Hunt shoes to compliment the star of the show, the jacket. 

Ran into my brother Babs, he was killing in that salmon double breasted. Always on point as usual.

AMALFI COAST STYLE CHRONICLES...

Took a break from the concrete jungle aka London for a week to the Amalfi coast, Napoli. What a beautiful refreshing place. Great weather, great food, amazing beaches and some of the greatest views I have ever seen in my life. No double layers in this weather, strictly light cotton, sunglasses, linen, espadrilles, straw hats and all...

The other day @ a RAKES MAGAZINE X TOM FORD event in SELFRIDGES.

Fashion events, whats not to love about them...

PASTEL PARK...

The fair weather is here and it's time to bring out the colours. Please do not refer to this as 'colour blocking' this is not a circus (lol). That would be an insult to this especially well put together set of ensemble. The gentleman known as Park en Madison never disappoints when it comes this department and in his own words...'This ain't for punks'. Salute to a Master of his ART.  

SUNNY DAY DENIMOLOGY.

The weather is still flip flopping but yesterday wasn't bad. Sunny enough for dark shades but just breezy enough for a light double layer. Figured I'd bring out this PRPS camo shirt/jacket, it's not seen outside of the wardrobe for a while. Paired with a REPLAY patchwork/distressed jeans (right wash for the summer) and the all leather VANS skaters. TRUSSARDI square aviators to kill the glares. See you later...  

BUBA & SHOKOTO CHRONICLES...TRADITIONAL ATTIRE FOR AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY.

Had to bring out the leopard loafers for this one, goes with the gold traditional Yoruba hat. With these sort of mute outfits you need to speak with your shoes. That brings it all together.   

SPRING WEDDING.

The sun is out, the weather is getting warmer which means spring is here and summer is around the corner (finally). It also means wedding season and time to dress a bit more formal. First wedding get up more coming soon...stay tuned.    

ALL LINEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

All Hail...Sir Park En Madison.

Coming straight out of New York let me introduce to you a style maestro that goes by Park en Madison. I have been following this gentleman on social media for a few years now and I must say he has IT! He defies the myth 'Americans don't have style, they can't dress'. Whenever I visit NY I must seek this man out and get some style wisdom, yep I rate him that highly and appreciate his sense of style that much. He also makes some really beautiful Belgian loafers but thats another feature entirely. All hail 'the PARK'. Salute. 

Been away for a minute...making hats.

So its been almost a year since I 'unofficially' launched my brand MR. AUDE and how else do you 'cap' off the year...Say hello to my new creation, the AUDENIM LONDON snap back hats. Comes in black and red (midnight vamp), black and gold (oil and gold) comes in leather too, red and yellow (crimson sun) and navy and silver (Admiral Sterling). Just had to have a bit of fun with the names, why not. They are all now available to order @ mraude7@gmail.com.

David Beckham X H&M 'CAR LINEN COAT'.

Modern essentials selected by David Beckham at H&M is actually a decent collaboration between the global style Icon and the high street giant. My personal favorites of the selection is this 100% linen coat. Nice cut, well sewn, well detailed and very reasonably priced. There is also the linen blend bomber jacket, Navy tailored linen blend suit and the charcoal grey linen tee shirt. Those are my picks. Mostly sold out online maybe you'll find them in store if you are lucky. Great collection.