Piece By Piece: Sartorial Surf Rat
Gentlemen, do we have a treat for you today or what? A special guest post by our fellow style blogger L.A.S who runs a hell of a site over at Sartorially Inclined. If you’re not familiar with his work you should really give it a looksee, as the man just plain gets style. We think his surf-inspired Piece by Piece shows just that–check it out.
Persol 714 Sunglasses, $210
Woolrich Woolen Mills Carlsbad Jacket, $527
Gitman Brothers Vintage Patchwork Shirt, $174
L.L. Bean Signature Corduroy Shorts, $49
Vans Authentic, $42
My appreciation for surf and skate culture, both new and old, runs deep so when the weather warms up I tend to look towards the left coast for inspiration.
The effortless cool of guys who spend their days shredding is undeniable. With complete ease and without a care in the world, surfers and skaters alike are often the best dressed kids on the block. When clothes aren’t really your first priority it’s easy to look natural and smooth – qualities that are easy to come by when you really could care less about what’s on your back. While I obviously put some thought into my gold coast inspired look, my attempt was to channel nonchalance and the swagger that often comes with dressing comfortably for whatever lifestyle passions one may have.
The look is anchored by the hands down greatest sneaker off all time, the Vans Authentic. I won’t even get into the heritage of Vans because, well, I would end up writing an entire dissertation. No matter what your personal style you should have a beat to shit pair in your closet. End of Story. For up top I decided to go with a white tee and the new Gitman Vintage surf patchwork madras shirt. The white tee, much like the Vans Authentic is a staple and needs no further explanation. The Gitman shirt is loud, but then again so is a surf rat. It ties in perfectly with the theme and has the best fit in the business.
All of this is topped off with Woolrich Woolen Mills Carlsbad Jacket from the S/S 2010 collection, which is all surf inspired. Designer Daiki Suzuki looked to the same guys for inspiration as I am right now so it was only fitting to include the best jacket of the season. The new L.L. Bean Signature cord front pocket shorts may seem a little out of character since L.L. Bean is as east coast as you can get, but the old school cut and fabric of the short work great with the whole vintage vibe of the kit. Finally we have tortoise shell 0714′s because you only need one great pair of shades and who are you going to look too besides the Italian icons for that last bit of sartorial flair?
Persol 714, $210 at Sunglasses Paradise
Woolrich Woolen Mills Carlesbad Jacket, $527 at Oi Palloi
Gitman Brothers Vintage Patchwork Shirt, $174 at Context
Calvin Klein White T-Shirt, 3-pack for $29 at FreshPair
L.L. Bean Signature Corduroy Shorts, $49 at L.L. Bean Signature
Vans Authentic Shoes, $42 at Zappos
7 Responses “Piece By Piece: Sartorial Surf Rat ”
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“[E]ffortless cool” is what makes such a look work. A $500 Woolrich Woolen Mills jacket is far from effortless. Those Bean shorts are incredible though.
- Someone who has lived a block from the beach for 20 years
Always good to know that one day’s worth of fashionable “vintage” should run us about 1000 dollars. here’s to endless wealth and timeless style.
That Guy- I was drawing inspiration from the same place as Daiki so I felt compelled to include the Carlsbad jacket. All price aside, it is the finest piece of outerwear I have seen in a very longtime – that’s 500 you will never need to spend on another jacket for the rest of your life.
Guest- Who said these clothes were only going to worn once. Well made things that look great aren’t always cheap, but I take solace in the fact that if anyone purchased any of these items they would be making a serious investment. You only need 1 great “anything”. Also, why did you link up my website to your comment?
would switch the jacket for a technical from NAU. maybe the acoustic. and would prefer a shirt without buttons but a floral with a lot of white would be my go to button up. love the rest especially the persols. they should be the most expensive for this look imo. great blog too! more power!
the shirt is interesting though. my suggestion probably looks like it without the checked patch part.
That shirt is the bugliest, fugliest thing I’ve seen in a l-o-o-o-n-g time. I find it astounding that our culture is so debased as to have produced such a monstrosity, much less that people actually like it.
great selection. why the hate for throwing one expensive item in. the choices are varied, as they should be. Although I may be biased cause I love that jacket ha…hopefully a sale soon! great shorts as well.