Sartorial philosophy

November 26, 2013 by ottomandandy

When I look back to 3 years ago, the days that I started this sartorial journey piece by piece; learning by myself every little trick about dressing and styling up, I find out that the more you see outfit pictures, the more you mix up stuff and try on constantly, the better results you’ll get thanks to the fact that you interiorize the inner logic of the sartorial philosophy. At the end of the day , you should be chosing […]

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Wool layering

September 26, 2013 by ottomandandy

The winter is drawing near; which declares the season of wool; an elegant fabric that keeps us so warm. Layering the wool is an art and the look is overwhelmingly sophisticated. The trend in the wool coat is the flocculent surface of the wool which gives a vintage appearance but at the same time a very chic flair. Herebelow I attach some best samples of the idea…Of course, the quality matters a lot. Cashmere and Vicuna is the best; merino […]

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The legendary vest !

September 16, 2013 by ottomandandy

The vest issue has become a passion for me . Yet, however weird it may be, I could barely find a decent vest in Italy, which was engraved with silk on the front side. A real sartorial piece…A real quality vest is very rare on the market, I believe you’d better go for a bespoke tailor for this. It best goes with an extra-slim-fit shirt over dark grey pants or stripe suit is also the best choice. For a more […]

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Autumn style with a Venice touch

September 8, 2013 by ottomandandy

Rione Fontana is a Venetian brand store that creates its own collections, styles and lookbook combining different famous brands. The below photos are from their blog indeed. The collections are really inspiring and say a lot about how men would look in streets of Milan or Venice. The autumn has already started in this part of the world; this means that winter fabrics will rule over us. But at the same time, this also means that our scarf passion is […]

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Feeling the antiquity in Athens…

August 28, 2013 by ottomandandy

Firstly, when I arrived in Athens, I regretted not coming before because the flight from Istanbul took only one hour and ten minutes. I stayed only one night, I wish I could have stayed more as it is really worth to visiting surrounding places. Athens is a typical mediterranean city; narrow streets, old art-deco buildings, stiff food smell (mainly souvlaki), street vendors, siesta time and tavern culture with live music (there are really talented virtuosos who play so well buzuki,oud, […]

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Frutti di Mare (Seafood) and Stylish Menswear

August 27, 2013 by ottomandandy

Of course, If you are on a visit to Italy, this means that you will really eat some fine food. Well, I’m a huge fan of Frutti di Mare (seafood) , fortunately Italian cuisine is really good at mixing the seafood and the famous pasta stuff. Linguine alle Vongole and Linguine (spaghetti) allo Scoglio are really good choices for tasting a yummy bite. They usually contain clams, prawns, mussels, calamar and shrimps. In Greece , I tried Shrimp Saganaki, also […]

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Stylish like an Italian…

August 26, 2013 by ottomandandy

I really missed writing on this blog , it’s been almost 2 months since I made the last post. Two weeks ago, I returned from a journey starting from Athens, through Milano, Rome, Florence and ending up in Bologna. Later, I’ll share my thoughts over the trip. But for now , I just want to mention the sartorial part of the visit. Sartorially speaking , for me visiting Italy feels just like you are coming out of a solid hunger and […]

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My own Ottoman Collection

June 24, 2013 by ottomandandy

The idea of combining Ottoman-inspired handmade antiques and anatolian rugs with my own brand new stylish items came into sight when I recalled seeing some shoe boutiques in Italy, decorated with anatolian rugs; this colorful scene was serving as a base for photographing their items. As I’m a huge fan and collector of rugs and antiques, I already have the decoration. The pocket square, the tie, the shoes etc all are elegant and that sort of styling photography gives it […]

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I just want to inspire…

June 18, 2013 by ottomandandy

Lately, I found out playing with photos via tool palette of canon; that gives an eccentric look, I’ll publish the photos in Instagram as well. This is really the fun part. On the other hand, I’m getting critics as well as some motivating words. The thing is that I’m warming up into this photo publishing issue, every day I’m learning something new and that’s exciting. But as I want to publish photos every two or three days, it will take […]

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