FIVE WAYS TO WEAR: THE NAVY SUIT!

Since we've been talking about suits..

''At MR PORTER, we have a policy of avoiding the clichéd phrase "must-have". But having said that, if there is one item that every man should own, it is without a doubt the suit. The purchase of your first suit is a pivotal moment, your entry to adulthood - and although many office dress codes no longer require you to wear one to work, it remains the ultimate sartorial investment.''

Watch the video, below, in which MR PORTER's Style Director Mr Dan May takes you through five very different ways to make the most of this enduring, versatile classic, and read on to find out more about the looks.

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THE LOOK: MR HENRIK LUNDQVIST!

The suave New York Rangers goaltender is a regular feature on international best-dressed lists, and is just as well known for his looks. After leaving his home for Gothenburg at 16, Mr Lundqvist spent seven years breaking Swedish ice hockey records and forging a career that would lead him to the National Hockey League (NHL) and New York at the age of 23. It has been a rapid rise, but in many ways he hasn't looked back. "Eight years on, I've really come to feel comfortable in the city," he says. "You can be yourself. I wasn't your typical New Yorker when I arrived - but then I don't know what a typical New Yorker is. You have everything there: all styles, all backgrounds."

You can also watch him in The Way I Dress series here! 

NYFW: TAILORED LOOKS!

NYFW's most inspiring tailored looks, from office-ready rigs to casual cotton sport coats. 

Captured by Youngjun Koo.

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MAGIC CITY, MIAMI'S GLAMOUR OF THE 1950s RETURNS!

The second season of STARZ's highly-addictive, Miami-set drama, Magic City, premiered last night!

LINEN SUTIS!

At their best, linen suits allow a man to dress up while enjoying a level of comfort more commonly associated with loungewear. They also tap into the contemporary appetite for relaxed tailoring, and offer the perfect answer to the perennial summer question, "How do I look sharp when it's boiling hot?" 

It wasn't always like this. In the past men only wore linen suits in places that we'd now consider a pair of swim shorts and a T-shirt to be more appropriate - one thinks of Sir Dirk Bogarde's suit-wearing character in the film Death in Venice sweating by the lido. These days linen suits are more appropriate in town than they are on the beach, and thanks to the general relaxation of dress codes they can be worn almost anywhere. 

However, pale colours are still less formal than dark ones, so cream suits are most appropriate for weekend wear, relatively casual weddings and creative offices. Save dark suits for events in the evening, formal weddings in hot climes and serious business environments. Finally, whatever the colour, and whatever the event, enjoy the breeze, and relax into the wrinkles that are an inevitable part of wearing a pure linen suit. 

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THE LOOK: MR ELIJAH WOOD!

When it comes to cinema, Mr Elijah Wood, 32, is a card-carrying internationalist. "Predominantly, the movies that I love the most these days are being made in Europe or Mexico or Asia," he tells MR PORTER over coffee, on a clinically bright Los Angeles morning. "A fair amount of incredible film-makers have come out of Spain in the past five to 10 years. I just worked with two Spanish film-makers on their English-language debuts [Mr Eugenio Mira, Grand Piano; and Mr Nacho Vigalondo, Open Windows]. And I was recently in Japan, talking to some film buyers there. There are some incredible film-makers in Japan too."

'I think everybody has a costume - I'm pretty simple. I just like things that are relatively classic and timeless'

Speaking of his current involvement in a movie from that most visceral and controversial of sub-genres - gore - he says, "The thing about this particular Maniac is that it's a stylised version of the original." He plays the mother-fixated psycho in a remake of the 1980 grindhouse landmark. The new Maniac is directed by Mr Franck Khalfoun, who rings the changes by making explicit an admiration of Italian giallo legend Mr Dario Argento - one of splatter cinema's most revered stylists - and shoots the entire movie from the killer's point of view.

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BEHIND THE BRAND: BRIONI!

MR PORETER travelled to Brioni's workshop in Italy to film the making of the midnight blue Brioni tuxedo which is exclusive to MR PORTER this season.

This season MR PORTER has worked with legendary Italian tailoring brand Brioni to create a dinner jacket of what is, we believe, incomparable quality. Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, once described his approach to building cars: "Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough." 

Brioni approached the creation of our exclusive dinner jacket with Sir Henry's attitude in mind. The result is the last word in contemporary elegance: a midnight-blue tux consisting of a one-button, peak-lapel jacket with jetted pockets and grosgrain trim on the lapels, and flat-front trousers featuring that same grosgrain trim running down the outside seams. To mark its arrival on the site, MR PORTER visited Brioni's headquarters in Penne, Abruzzo, to make a film about the brand's past, present and future. 

''One of the most telling moments of the shoot came when we were filming one of the women who cut and sew the jacket buttonholes. Earlier in the day I had been concerned about how much of the noise of passing cars and the hum of air conditioning would be picked up by the microphone. It says everything about Brioni's handcraft methods that the only audible sound was that of a sharp chisel being knocked through one buttonhole at a time; there was no machinery on the factory floor to interfere with our recording.''

Watch the film below to learn more about this unique company and its extraordinary clothes.

B&W GENTLEMEN: BOWTIES!

'What a deformed thief this fashion is.'

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MR THOM BROWNE, THE INTERVIEW!

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGNERS IN MENSWEAR!

There's a prevalence of men showing bare ankles in fashionable circles these days, and we have one man to pin it on: Mr Thom Browne. The Allentown, Pennsylvania-born US designer, whose own rigid uniform is a testament to his bestselling aesthetic, rose to fashion fame when he started his own label in 2001. It was because of the new proportions he introduced to the men's market: tight, upright, proper suits that were just a wee bit shrunken. Whereas Mr Hedi Slimane's silhouette at his first spell at Dior Homme was tight yet subversive, Mr Browne's look is tailored yet seemingly conservative. In the years since his label debuted he's won such awards as the Council of Fashion Designers of America Menswear Designer of the Year and GQ's Designer of the Year. His shows are some of the most anticipated on the menswear fashion circuit: he has shown men in 18th-century inspired clothes for a royal feast in a ballroom in Paris; in New York he did a show inspired by the sport of tennis and showed suits paired with huge crinolines; in Florence, and this was perhaps my favourite show, he had 40 identically dressed men at a phalanx of desks looking more dapper than a whole season of Mad Men. For Mr Browne's most recent show in Paris, he presented a colourful collection of layered cropped jackets and short shorts in patchworks, neons and prepster appliqués. To welcome his eponymous label to MR PORTER, they caught up with the designer to talk about the convenience of wearing suits every day, political style and what he thinks makes for a snappy dresser.

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SUITS or so! Pt.3

"Being fully dressed is overrated!"

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MAGIC CITY, MIAMI'S GLAMOUR OF THE 1950s!

Taking inspiration from old Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines, original Dior couture pieces from mid-50s and other Men's Apparel magazines, costume designer Carol Ramsey and the producers of Magic City, have the potential to be the next 'Pan Am', 'Mad Men' or 'Boardwalk Empire'. (Just think of it as Mad Men meets the Mob in Miami or a Miami Boardwalk Empire after the Prohibition Era)

" It’s important in shows like this to stay in the period. And once you’re grounded, you can take liberties." Carol Ramsey

Briefly Magic City is the tale of hotel owner Ike Evans who builds one of the largest mid century modern structures in the city...

the rest is up to you watching it!

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SPENCER HART TAILORING: A CUT ABOVE THE REST!

'Our brand is an edit of the way icons such as Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin dressed.'

'Everything is very tailored even down to the way the shirt fits.' Mr Nick Hart

'It's about a lot of little things coming together: texture, detail and understatement'

'Spencer Hart is about being photographed, being out, and having people look at you'

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THE 'F' MYSTERY

I check 'the three f' blog once in a while..The guy has a pretty nice style, 

although a little bit too formal for my taste (don't get me wrong, I love formal, 

but not when you go out shopping for bread). Anyway, besides anything else,

 something is wrong with the guy and his outfits. Even though he has loaaads

of shirts, trousers, tees, t-shirts and shoes, he seems like he is dressed exactly the

 same everyday, in every picture (and really, he changes his outfit in every single post)

 I'll let you deal with the mystery, and  get inspired from some of his outfits! 

Have a nice day folks! Oh, he always wear very nice shoes btw!

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OH MY BLUE!

In case you wonder how many shades of blue are out there..

And I'm pretty sure these are not even half of the total..

I personally love the the first one + the brown tie combo..

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THE URBAN PLAYGROUND | SKATORIALIST

THE CRUSH: MS MEGHAN MARKLE

Read the Story here!

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PRADA FALL/WINTER 2012 CAMPAIGN PREVIEW

Here is the first look of Prada‘s Fall/Winter 2012 campaign shot by David Sims,featuring 

actors Gary Old­man, Gar­rett Hed­lund, Jamie Bell and Willem Dafoe. These Hollywood’s leading

 men were also the stars of their Fall/​Winter 2012 cat­walk in Milano this past Jan­u­ary.

SUITS: ONE RULE!

Most suits are absolutely gorgeous, and you can combine different pieces in so many

 ways. You just need a bit of imagination, and one rule: it MUST always fit perfectly! 

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SUMMER SUIT COMBO

Seems like the perfect combo is:

 shoes (no socks) + white trousers + suit jacket + your unique touch!

BE CREATIVE! 

SUMMER IS HERE!

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MR WARIS AHLUWALIA/MAKE STYLE LOOK EASY!

Actor and jewellery designer Mr Waris Ahluwalia has a knack for making style look easy. Here's how he does it!