Meet the English professor who can literally and figuratively kick your ass. It’s a nice balance of brains and brawn as classic menswear pieces are upgraded with rugged details: a tweed blazer with pleated flap pockets, a waxed canvas briefcase with chunky leather trim. Layer that with denim and work boots, and you’ve got a look that will take you from tea time at the English library to center stage at the axe throwing awards banquet.
TRENDS
Checks and Tattersalls: J.Crew Secret Wash Button Down $59.50
Classic small scale pattern acts as a nice, crisp texture against the rougher textures in the blazer and denim. It’s a sure sign that you weren’t raised by wolves.
Raw Selvedge Denim: Tellason at Unionmade $198.00
Tellason is a super high-quality, made in America denim brand that even the most snooty denim geeks applaud. (And trust us: denim geeks can be real bitches.)
Work Boots: Red Wing 6″ Moc $244.00
The key to these boots is to downplay the possible hick reference by upgrading them with a briefcase and blazer, both icons of higher education. Unfortunately, this trick has no affect on one’s actual intelligence and may render someone dishonest.
Rugged BriefCases: Billykirk Waxed Cotton with Leather Trim at Revolve $330.00
This briefcase hates corporate America. If it were a graphic tee, it would say, “I’d rather be writing a novel in Maine.”
Tweed Blazers: L.L. Bean Signature Wool Blazer $195.00
Blazers have been typecast! Think of this one as a lighter weight coat, and everything will fall into place. Wear it every day and never for looking dressed up but just as something to keep out the chill. After a few weeks, it will be that stray dog you never wanted to keep but can no longer live without.
This look is perfect for the person who would rather sit shotgun than actually use one to blow away a squirrel or a duck. Enter the pseudo-outdoorsman on his way to the movies.
Did you ever have the classic recurring nightmare that your college sends you a letter stating that you forgot to go to one of your classes and, therefore, never actually graduated? The rest of your night becomes an endless series of slow-motion, panic-inducing setbacks and detours as you drive back to campus in your underwear to wing the make-up final for the class you never attended ten years ago. Fun night.
