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Forget the signature bag or dress shoe.

Oct 2017

Forget the signature bag or dress shoe.

These days, there’s a new It item for upmarket fashion brands – leather sneakers, which can be used to play down the formality of a suit, or dress up a casual jeans-and-tee ensemble. Dunhill’s updated tennis shoes are the latest addition to the realm of understatedly fancy sneakers, a category that has grown rapidly with the rise of niche brands such as New York-based sneaker specialists Common Projects. Dunhill’s rubber-soled sneakers are available in calf leather in black or white, as well as a textured suede in taupe, navy or orange.

SURREAL SILKS

Patterned silk scarves aren’t for every guy, but those who dare know that Hermes is always a good stop for some of the most striking selections each season. Celebrate your inner geek with the appropriately named Flamboyant Web scarf, a cashmere-and-silk design conceived by Japanese artist Daisuke Nomura: two spiderrobots spin a web around bridles and other equestrian objects. If that’s too trippy, there are saner options, such as a (lightly) fringed woolandsilk scarf featuring 100 perfectly aligned polka dots.

HIT THE STREETS

Bottega Veneta has been putting some pretty interesting new spins on its classic intrec ciato weave, and the Metropolis is one of our favourites to date. To make this nappa-leather briefcase, leather twine and thread in graduated hues of grey and black are used to create an irregular criss-cross motif on nappa leather intrec ciato.

The motif is inspired by a late-night urban scape – imagine vehicles leaving light trails in their wake as they cruise by. The Metropolis range also includes a document case and wallets.

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