Green velvet, old books and a touch of rouge

The below post was inspired by the handsome devil in the gorgeous jacket. I would pass out if he came walking up the isle towards me! He looks like an english gent who would spend his days reading F. Scott Fitzgerald by the fire sipping brandy. 

I am currently adoring online shopping, as NZ is a rather small and limited market. Some of my favorite spots for vintage inspired fashion are Ruche, Asos, and Modcloth. Check them out for things like bridesmaids dresses and gifts, grooms attire (asos) and shoes, glorious shoes!! I have included a few items in the board below.  

Anywho... this is the wedding Lord Hotness and I would plan together...

 1&7, 2,  3, 4, 5,  6 

Man About Town.

It's been a while since we touched on the subject of Groom's style, and I still stand by the fact that Male Celebrities with their glamorous events [and personal stylists] are an excellent way to get a feel for what is in right now.

In bringing you all this post, I am gorging myself on another of my celebrity crushes. What a good excuse to indulge, this blogging business!

Joseph Gordon Levitt has come a long way since his 3rd Rock From The Sun days, and so has his style.

I have no problem in basing a Groom's outfit on his style!

The left is is my favourite outift from all of these. I love the quirky Waistcoat! How about a casual t-shirt and blazer look for a morning-after brunch?

Having a casual wedding? Why not try suit trousers, with corresponding shirt, tie and jumper? Another option is an open collar and mismatched jacket and trousers.

I love the colours in this shot. The navy suit and burgandy tie... to die for!

Don't be afraid to mix those colours up!

Any requests for celebrity eye candy?!

What is your favourite groom look?

A Sunday Smile

This weeks Sunday Smile is from the super talented Fiona Andersen. I LOVE this woman's work.

She manages to capture every moment brilliantly, and so breathtakingly.

Gorgeous, isnt it?

Sigh.

Now to convince Fiona to photograph my Wedding....

Adrien Brody = Dapper

Like any girl, I have spent a good meaty chunk of my life daydreaming about my wedding, oohing ahhing and drooling over pictures of gorgeous dresses, yummy favours and decor to die for. However, the hardest thing - I have found - to find good inspiration for, is the Groom.
I am fed up of seeing waistcoats with some hideous swirl design, and pastel shade cravats with over sized tie pins.

I have realised that the easiest access to any good suited-and-booted male style inspiration is through the red carpet.

One of the most stylish male celebrities I have seen in recent years, would have to be Adrien Brody. Generally, when gracing the red carpet, he reminds me of the dapper young fellows from a bygone era - and pulls it all off with such ease. [though he has made a few errors]

Have you seen his house? It is beautiful.

Without further ado, I will let you get to the eye candy, a selection of Adrien Brody looks that would make any Groom look 10x more amazing to you;


Clearly, this is not red carpet. But I LOVE the two lighter grey suits.[not so sure about the dark grey and beige in the middle.] I adore the black buttons on Adrien's white shirt, and think the smart-casual look would work super well with a laid back, soft, garden wedding.

Loving the black lapel! But not so much the black shirt, I think a white shirt would help the lapel stand out a bit more. Makes a wonderful statement on it's own; love the open shirt collar, and think a tie would be too distracting.
Great look for Adrien. I like that the shirt is the same grey as the suit, and the coloured tie makes a nice statement, match it to your colour theme for the wedding and you have a winner!
I have always been a sucker for vintage style, and am in admiration of this ensemble. SO gorgeous, so slick. Imagine, if you will, a winter wedding, and the Groom slipping his long, wide-lapel coat on as he and the Bride leave the church, climbing into the cutest vintage car, dreamy flakes of snow drifting the the ground around them... *sigh*

I've said it before and I shall say it again. I. Love. Open. Shirt. Collars.
I also love loose ties. Loose skinny ties will be my downfall.

images from various sources; GQ, GettyImages