Separates: Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between

Just like Johnny Mercer said guys.

So many trends in menswear can be attributed to revivals of popular notions that have been and gone, they are re-invented and reworked with changes to small details that make them more suited to today's market. As far as tailoring is concerned in the last decade or so we've seen slim fitting 1960's style suits re-introduced to the market by brands such as Topman, We've seen peak lapels come back into preferred styles of suiting with the likes of Reiss and companies such as Suit Supply have breathed life in to the double breasted jacket, among others.

We're now in the midst of another previously established staple returning to our wardrobes. This time it's the turn of separates. Mixing and matching trousers and jackets from different suits or pairing differing fabrics and textures to make the most of what we've got hanging on the rails.

If you're unsure and don't want to go for anything too different first at bat try switching with a navy and grey suit. Either a grey jacket and navy strides or vice versa will typically pair well together plug for a deep navy suit ideally although almost all shades of grey will work in partnership as long as it's not too dark.

Once you're happy in these sorts of combo's you can cast the line a little futher, mix different shades of the same colour, a lighter grey jacket and slate grey slack or a royal blue top and navy bottoms. Brown compliments grey extremely well as will beige and neutral tones.

To give you a few ideas me and Tee have done a bit of mixing and matching ourselves. Enjoy.

Set 1:
Jacket - Suit Supply
Shirt - Suit Supply
Tie - Missoni (Vintage)
Pocket Square - Marks & Spencer
Chino's - Massimo Dutti
Shoes - Jones Bootmaker
Folio - Holdall & Co.

Set 2:
Jacket - Suit Supply
Shirt - Suit Supply
Tie - TM Lewin
Pocket Square - Marks & Spencer
Trousers - Austin Reed
Shoes - Crockett & Jones
Folio - Holdall & Co.

Set 3:
Jacket - Suit Supply
Shirt - Charles Tyrwhitt
Tie - Knit (Vintage)
Pocket Square - Esteewhyele (Shop Coming Soon)
Trousers - Marks & Spencer
Shoes - Loake
Folio - Holdall & Co.

We'll have a bit more about Holdall & Co. coming soon so keep an eye out for that over the coming weeks.