The Nordic Fit

SARTORIAL PASSION WITH A FINNISH FLAIR

Dark Blue Windowpane Suit

The suits and jackets from the latest round of Vaatturiliike Sauma's made-to-measure campaign are starting to drop in, and I was lucky enough to already collect my first piece. After a long thought process, I ended up going with suits from this dark blue windowpane fabric and a dark navy Prince of Wales fabric. The windowpane fabric is 100% S150 270 g/m2 wool from Vitale Barberis Canonico's "Revenge" lineup, especially great for spring and summer I would say. In general I can say I'm super happy how this one turned out and excited to be able to wear it in years to come.

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The suit is from Vaatturiliike Sauma Private Label, shirt from Sonrisa, tie from Viola Milano, pocket square from Berg & Berg, braces from Viola Milano, socks from Drake's, shoes from Alfred Sargent and the bag from Mismo.

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On the technical side, I went for the softest shoulder option meaning just a lightweight canvassing and nothing else, and the jacket is naturally unlined. Also went with double pleats this time, something I was actually already thinking about quite a while ago. The basics such as notch lapels and handstiching are all there as usual.   

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In this particular case, I'm wearing the suit with Viola Milano's grey floral print tie and Berg & Berg's linen pocket square. In my opinion, a fabric like this is still very much alright for business use, especially when worn with toned down and carefully-picked accessories. That said, it can very easily be transformed into the ultimate casual summer night out suit with it's soft lines and the elegant blue color.

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A regular contrast border pocket square would be the safest option in this outfit, but I've gone for the light blue linen square in this case.

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High rise trousers as usual, but this time with double pleats for some extra sartorial flair. Due to higher trouser rise ties tend to look a little bit longer, but I've sort of stopped caring about that nowadays. Just tie them to a length that looks balanced in the entire outfit. 

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Five centimeter (two inches) cuffs, another signature detail. Might consider altering them to four centimeters, but decided to keep them as is for now.

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