There as soon as was a boy from Bilbao, with razor sharp cheekbones, a superbly coiffed quiff and a subtly arched eyebrow. He was rapidly the toast of the style glitterati, smouldering at each trend week get together… The boy’s title? Jon Kortajarena, whose standing as one of many high male fashions on the earth has lasted for over a decade now, and has additionally seen him edge into Hollywood, taking turns in Tom Ford’s A Single Man and TV present Quantico. Alongside together with his dalliances within the performing world, Kortajarena remains to be in excessive demand in trend. Versace, Armani, Cavalli – you title them, Kortajarena has fronted their marketing campaign. And naturally, a profession that requires you to put on top-notch clothes the vast majority of the time goes to rub off somewhat by yourself private model.
The Look
Regardless of being a fixture in an ever-changing trend world, Kortajarena’s personal model isn’t so reliant on what’s trending or not. That’s to not say the person doesn’t have vary. Trousers flip-flop from skinny denims to looser and baggier matches relying on the look Kortajarena goes for.
When it comes to palette, black or gray is dominant with the odd splash of color – a purple coat or pink blazer being neutralised by the failsafe base. Tailoring can also be a go-to – once you’ve labored with the grasp Tom Ford how can it not? Right here, Kortajarena is extra experimental, with lavish scarf lapels and wild patterns mixing up his extra informal off-duty appears.
Inspiration: James Dean, Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld
Go-To Manufacturers: Tom Ford, Valentino, Versace
Observe Him: @kortajarenajon
Fleece Me
A cool jacket that has one of the best of the bomber (ribbed cuffs) and the discipline jacket (double pockets) with a sprinkle of shearling, properly, absolutely that’s a recipe made in smart-casual heaven. We’d advocate fake shearling for the moral causes concerned in the actual fluff, however with fake it’s best to suss it out in particular person versus a pic on the web. Lastly some mountain climbing boots full this roll off the bed and are available out impeccably fashionable look.
Simply A Common Jon
Who says you want something greater than a button-down shirt and pair of darkish denims to look good? Certain, it’s a bit on a regular basis however whether or not it’s within the workplace or on the weekend, the look is smart-casual perfection. Ralph Lauren is synonymous now with the look, and each it’s cotton and linen choices are breathable, comfy and endlessly fashionable. Jon is aware of.
After Darkish
No merchandise of males’s clothes is extra prone to assure you intercourse image standing just like the leather-based jacket. In fact it helps having the cheekbones and designer stubble of Kortajarena, however the leather-based racer jacket seen right here is among the best to get proper. In case you are of a slighter body like Jon then go together with a thicker leather-based to bulk out your shoulders.
A Examine In Scarlet
A flash of purple and a jazzy sample is sufficient to seize jealous glances from fellow fashionistos however solely so long as it’s neutralised and contrasted with a non-colour like Kortajarena’s favoured black or gray. When it comes to form the outsized duster coat solely works if the remainder of your outfit is streamlined so slim pleated trousers or skinny denims will work grand.
Lapel Lovin’
Just like the globe-trotting playboy his appears and job decree, Kortajarena loves a smoldering smoking jacket accomplished with a dandy scarf lapel. Do keep in mind that scarf lapels work higher on these with angular options, as round-faced chaps will come unstuck by the rounded lapel’s similarities with their face form.
The DB Relaxed
Boxy Eighties tailoring (of which the pinstripe swimsuit is king) is creeping again right into a pattern after a interval of banishment to the style tundra, however in among the many thawing don’t overlook the fundamentals of a well-fitted swimsuit. A medium break on the trousers reveals off a extra conventional swimsuit reduce among the many cropped trousers crew distinguished in menswear in the meanwhile, whereas the roll neck at all times works for a splash of old-school glamour.
The Title’s Kortajarena…
One million hearts have swooned on the sight of a properly put collectively gentleman in a tuxedo. However for each fluttering coronary heart, there’s a Savile Row tailor shuddering over your resolution to put on a morning swimsuit to a black-tie occasion. So let’s cowl the bases by the use of Jon – all black even all the way down to the footwear? Examine. Distinction lapels? Examine. Expertly tied bow tie? Examine. A virtuous white pocket sq. to complete it off? You guess.
Mr Potato Head?
Now the tuxedo has stood the check of time for the reason that late nineteenth century so there isn’t any cause you’ll be able to’t shake it up somewhat. However versus throwing some curveball color in there, could we propose a change-up accent, like Kortajarena’s braces, as a most popular route. After which there may be the ‘tache. Making a strong comeback thanks to the marvellous version sported by Mission Impossible star Henry Cavill, the best way to grow one is to have a beard first and then shave the sides.
Pretty In Pink
It pays to be color coordinated but an all-pink suit in that shade would be a bit too Barbie boy for anyone who isn’t constructed from 12 inches of plastic. The shade can swamp pale males, however appears ace with darker pores and skin tones like Kortajarena’s, whereas it pays to get some distinction elsewhere on the outfit. White and black work greatest.
A Leopard Can Change Its Spots
Just like the leather-based jacket, leopard print’s outrageousness has a behavior of turning the wearer right into a rock and roll star (the 2 may also work collectively to devastating impact). Right here Kortajarena has determined to smarten up the print in a tidy night jacket, aided by the black distinction lapels and a match so good you marvel if it was made for him (by which we imply it definitely was).
Pyjama Get together
Some would possibly say that Kortajarena was aiming for a full break on the trouser hem right here and missed. We choose to assume that he’s one of many few individuals to put on the pyjama pattern and never seem like an fool. We may speak trouser hems all day (critically, give us a large berth on the pub) however up high issues are extra conventional. There are not any bunches on the shoulders and sporting a gray crew neck beneath tailoring is the good method of doing business-casual Fridays with out having to resort to chinos.
Jon Valjean
There’s greater than a contact of the nineteenth century French debonair able to storm the barricade on this blazer. Subverting our concepts of what a blazer ought to be with the six buttons of a DB however a totally completely different form, the gold works higher on the contrasting black because it has the tendency of trying over-stuffy on conventional navy.
Carta Blanca
We love a superb turtleneck/blazer combo, however nothing can beat the image good marriage of roll neck and peacoat for peak smart-casual put on within the winter. Now often the peacoat is navy, stemming from its nautical heritage, however model traditions are there to be damaged and cream actually does dazzle, so long as you retain it dry cleaned and searching, properly, like cream.
Identical Coat, New Guidelines
All it actually takes to get via the colder months is one smashing winter coat (we are saying coat, not jacket – stockpile them to your chilly coronary heart’s content material) and because the peacoat is essentially the most versatile of the lot, it at all times occurs to be one of the best decide. Swing over the shoulders of your informal denims and sweater search for a get-up that’s understated and surprisingly straightforward.
Cor Jon Bleu
For all of the leopard print and Les Mis blazers, a properly completed blue swimsuit will be simply as efficient. That’s to not say Kortajarena has gone all norm-core on us simply but. The match is tight and tapered, accentuating his lithe body with the gold kerchief a suited private flourish.
