Here are a few examples of what I wear on the bike around town. Everything is optimised for cycling and for making interactions with other people positive - plus feeling and looking good, but that's a given. Most of what I wear is off the peg and made in New Zealand by
Rembrandt and
Cambridge. (Ironically, none of the items I've had made for me are in my favourites list.) The hats are all Kangol 504 and the sunglasses Vuarnet 058.
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| The Berlusconi. Made in Italy by ManiGuy, whoever that is. It looks great in the sunshine and fantastic under artificial light. |
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| Rembrandt grey-blue pinstripe. I fasten both buttons while riding to prevent tearing around the buttonhole. |
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| Petone Gypsy Fair 2013. The suit was on special - because Wellingtonians don't like colour - and had all its labels removed, but judging by the cut it's probably made by Rembrandt. The self-stripe has a pale blue pinstripe through it, which works well. |
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| Not quite a Prince of Wales check sports coast by Cambridge. It's rather plain but fits well. I wear it a lot. |
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It was Bad Tie Day at the bank. Not really my thing, but wearing another bank's tie inside out was too good an opportunity to pass up. Needless to say, I didn't win but I thought the whole outfit looked great.
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| Grey Prince of Wales check suit by Cambridge. Tie worn loose when riding for ventilation. |
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| Need for Tweed 2015 (with Mrs Bryant). Rembrandt jacket, Brax wool trousers, Charles Tyrwhitt shirt, tartan wool tie and 1970s Omega wristwatch. |
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| The Berlusconi with Holland and Sherry tie (and a beautiful shirt that didn't fit.) |
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| This stroller was once part of a suit, probably made in the late 1960s. The cloth is much heavier than you see nowadays and has a nice herringbone pattern with a red pinstripe. The trousers were cut way too low and were never comfortable, so I had them made into a waistcoat. This and the trousers were made by the late Peter Rigby, who worked for Huntsman before emigrating to New Zealand. Perfect cool weather day wear for when things veer towards costume. |
