Tonight’s dinner with friends will be on the casual side. As such, it calls for casual clothing that still has a touch of summer. Rather than rely on the khakis/buttondown/loafers trifecta, why not lead the style pack with a bit of linen, denim and suede?
Pictured above, orange linen shirt by Tommy Bahama (worn untucked as it has a square tail), white jeans by Land’s End (since we’re in the air-conditioning), tan suede driving shoes by Tod’s (not pictured.)
I’m just hoping that I won’t clash with the appetizer.
Dried apricot dressed up with a round of goat cheese and topped with a candied walnut.
Happy weekend.
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Linen in any color with white jeans and a driving shoe would get my engine started for a very relaxing weekend.
Love the photo-
Thank you Patricia. It is a winning combination that I wish I saw more of. I have a hard time remembering life before the driving shoe. I’m sure I’m flattening already horrifically flat feet — top and bottom, they resemble spade blades — but I love them. Especially since Mrs. E. and I both drive standards.
N.B. the walnuts are carmelized, not candied as I originally stated.
There’s nothing like linen on a summer’s evening, and paired with white denim, why, it’s perfect. The appetizer sounds delicious.
{p.s. did the kaftan makes its appearance at any point in the evening?}
That is the perfect combination of elegance and luxury. How come most guys can’t grasp how easy it is to wear that in the right fabrics? I guess it’s true, ‘You’ve either got or you haven’t got, style’!
Hello TIG, I’m saving the kaftan for Saturday night. I might opt for a jaballa (sp?) instead… Something to go with the red Turkish slippers with the turned up toes which should also distract from my rapidly expanding middle.
Claudia, I think it is a combination of two things: worried about what people might say about their masculinity and not really giving a damn about how they look anyway.
LOL — E+E, certain your middle is just as elegant as the rest of you. There wouldn’t happen to be any photographs of Saturday night’s attire, would there?
TIG, not a one… and I like it just fine that way.
Very sharp. My compliments.
Thank you, RJW and happy weekend.