The Ultimate Outfit - Summer 2013

Summer 2013 has been a wild one. Heat has been a major talking point with most people, and fashion (like most years) has been in the foreground of everything we see. It would be an understatement to say that putting TTC together has been fun, and the trends we have tested over the weeks have been evaluated thoroughly.  Reactions have ranged from outright indifference all the way up to hero worship.

Free drinks, the colour blue, toned calf muscles and shaved shoulders

Choosing the Ultimate Outfit was a simple one, the flat peaked cap was a clear winner from the nights out and easily made it into the outfit. Deep V beat both top button done up and a denim shirt, with turn up shorts being the choice of bottoms instead of a safe pair of jeans. We decided a couple of tattoos would rocket the ensemble to perfection.

Your Ultimate Outfit - Summer 2013 (minus tattoos and with generic shoes)

Having a browse through our contemporaries in GQ's 30 Under 30: The Most Stylish Young Men in Hollywood, we can identify pretty closely with this ensemble, sported by our good man Penn Badgley.

Good to know both TTC contributors are classed as young by GQ

 Definitely worth having a read of their opinion on his V wearing, here's a quote:

 "it's a classic sleaze, more French than pornographic"

On the Saturday evening James came to my flat and we started to get ready by ordering a pizza and sampling a delicate drink; gin, juice and Red Bull. Having this delicious cheesy start, we got to the Gatekeeper for around 10 o'clock and had a couple of drinks. People were noticing the style we had opted for, with the bouncer taking a look at James on arrival and having a great big smile, topped off with a look of pride. Gatekeeper provided positive insight into all our decisions and backed them up with delight on other pub goer's faces.

We left Gatekeeper without clear indication of where we were heading next. As we were walking past Floyds, once again we were asked to come in. We decided that the look of desperation on the lady's face made it hard to reject her pleas, so we went in. Come to think of it, I am not sure whether she worked for Floyds or was a club goer herself and just thought it was the kind of establishment we were likely to be heading to and not being, in her own eyes, trendy enough to get in, thought we were the chaps to lead the way.

Whilst in Floyds, it was clear that James and I were the alpha males in the room. As ever the caps were getting repped from all corners, the V was revealing enough tattoo to keep people intrigued and the shorts were letting us flaunt the calves while keeping fresh up there. 23:30 came and it was time to move on.

Classic Tattoo Tease

We got to Live Lounge to see the final song from the band. Well, to say final song would be a bit of a lie but that is what they said as we walked in the door. But like a pair of glory hogging scumbags, they proceeded to play a host of encores before eventually jogging on and letting the banging beats begin.

We joined others on the stage, where we were able to gain a greater audience for our outfits. The mood was good, people were having a good time and our trend style was only multiplying this. People were feeling the style, willing to break certain personal boundaries just to get a closer look, as seen below;

This guy needs to realise it isn't a block blue night

When at the bar, getting the elixir that has unfortunately made some of the night's details harder to remember, a barmaid saw our manly tats whilst serving our drinks. However, being a tattooed lady herself, she immediately saw they were not kosher, although how she knew is a mystery as James' photo below shows. However this prompted her to show us some of the tattoos she had over her body, and then followed a decent amount of flesh being revealed to James and I. Clearly our trendy good looks had prompted her into a tattoo-off, which I can assure anyone is a fun past time.

We were certainly thankful our turn ups were below her eyeline, a turn up off, where pasty male legs are involved, does not benefit anyone.

Chinese neck symbols - the pinnacle of class

Now, it is unfortunate to say that neither James nor I can really remember the happenings of the evening. Too many trendy occurrences blended into one massive blur. However it is safe to conclude that the Ultimate Outfit was a success, and that everyone we met enjoyed our presence and felt compelled to bring more excitement to their wardrobes next season; what more can we ask for?

Shoulder airing

Of course if you haven't already got involved in this summer's trends then it is too late to sport the outfits now. What you need to do, instead of wasting time ironing your Deep V, is think about Autumn 2013 where the only thing to wear is Autumnal Greys; grey on grey (on grey, if necessary). TTC will be researching Winter 2013 while you enjoy that restrictive trend.

Any feedback you may have of our summer conclusions would be greatly appreciated (you can leave feedback here: https://www.facebook.com/stufftheconsequences), and we hope that your summer style was exciting. See you in a bit for our insight into winter 2013.