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CLOSET CONFIDENTIAL MATHIEU SANTONI PRODUCT MANAGER, VOLCOM My most favourite piece in my wardrobe is a pair of jeans. I love denim, it’s a passion. I’m not wearing anything other than my Volcom jeans at the moment. They were raw denim when I got them, and I didn’t wash them for seven months. Now they are something like a second skin. To be fair, I’ve worked for Volcom since 1999, and last year was the first time that I found a pair of our jeans which really fit me well. I really do love them! — Before those jeans my favourites were skinny jeans from Nudie, called ‘Thin Finn’. Again I got them from raw. I like the idea of wearing the jeans in myself, as opposed to buying them already made to look worn. You get more of an authentic look. So I wear my jeans every day with my favourite pair of sneakers. I don’t have a special pair; I like sneakers in general. The ones I am wearing right now are the Nike tennis classic in white. They just go so well with my jeans. — To complete this outfit, I wear a plain white T-shirt and my heather grey crew fleece from Selected. I only really wear white tees, so you’d think my wardrobe is pretty boring when you look at the T-shirt section! There’s no special brands, but the most important thing is that it should be white and fits well. I do have three from Volcom, one with a chest pocket. Regarding my crew-neck fleece sweatshirt, we do have some decent fleeces in our line, but I found the perfect fit and colour from Selected. — I also like long-sleeved woven shirts, in either denim or chambray in particular. The last one I bought was from Carhartt – a nice fit, and a great chambray fabric. The final favourite piece is my Levi’s sherpa denim jacket, which again I first got in a raw denim. My girlfriend bought it for me for my birthday and I wear it almost every day. It’s starting to get some natural ‘whiskers’ everywhere, and I really like that look. —
TOP TWEETS Smart Turnout London @SmartTurnout Excuse us whilst we zip off early for the weekend... in our racing-green mini! Siobhán Norton @siobhan_norton1 Just got yelled at for walking on the right in an M&S STAIRWELL. Told “in England we walk on the left”. Is this true beyond Tube etiquette? Robin Tabari Love @RobinTabariLove Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Warren Flanagan @warrenflanagan Friday you little sort! So good to see you again. What’s that? You’ve brought your cousin #BankHolidayWeekend with you? HELLO Sunspel @Sunspel Very happy to announce the opening of our new store in Berlin. If you’re in the area, pop by. Fashion Worked @fashionworked Having a blast on @hoxtonradio we’re now smelling Jonny Depp’s personal fragrance. He smells AMAZING Wil Benton @FatKidOnFire Old but gold: “Sacked Jeremy Clarkson To Write Drugs Review Column For The Sunday Times Called ‘Top Gear’” Design Museum @DesignMuseum The amount raised last night at #TimeforDesign auction was over a phenomenal £1M! Thanks for digging deep for design Dan Hasby-Oliver @lsofd It’s snowing again?!
SOCIETY THE PARTIES AND EVENTS FROM IN AND AROUND THE MENSWEAR INDUSTRY.
p VLOGGER JIM CHAPMAN, SNAPPED HERE WITH HIS DOG MARTHA, HAS BECOME ONE OF SIX MENSWEAR INFLUENCERS WHO HAVE TEAMED TOGETHER TO LAUNCH ORIGINAL PENGUIN’S NEW POLO. PLAYING ON THE LINE OF ‘MAN’S BEST FRIEND’, THE POLO IS DESIGNED TO BE A WARDROBE STAPLE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.
p MUSICIAN ALEX JAMES AT THE PRIVATE SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY SLOW DOWN FAST FASHION, DIRECTED BY BEN AKERS, WHICH INVESTIGATES GLOBAL FASHION PRODUCTION AND LOOKS AT VARIOUS FIBRES, ASSESSING THEIR BENEFITS AND ISSUES RELATING TO BIODEGRADABILITY, LANDFILL AND SAFETY.
p PREMIUM FASHION WEBSITE FARFETCH HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BFC FASHION TRUST, FOUNDED BY THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL, WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING ITS EXPOSURE ON A MORE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL (PICTURED L-R KIM HERSOV, TANIA FARES, JOSE NEVES & CAROLINE RUSH).