Every six months, some of the most stylish guys in the world descend on Pitti Uomo, the bi-annual menswear tradeshow in Florence, Italy where stylists, buyers, photographers and fashion editors get a feel for what some of the world’s finest menswear brands will be offering in the following season. It’s one of those concentrations of good taste (and sartorial lessons) that’s too rich to ignore, so Robb Report asked photographer Jamie Ferguson—who you may already follow at the Instagram handle @jkf_man—to capture some of the best-dressed guys on the scene. (Ferguson, the author of the freshly published men’s style book This Guy, didn’t disappoint).
What can these gents share with us? That white trousers can look just as good in winter as they do in summer, that the denim jacket is a more attractive layering piece than the midtown banker’s vest and that you can get extra mileage out of your tailoring by breaking your suits apart. Those lessons and more, below.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson If you don’t already follow The Armoury’s @MrJantleman, you might want to for lessons like this: Accesories like bold lapel pens and bracelets can feel right at home with traditional tailoring so long as you don’t let them overpower the rest of what you’re wearing.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson There’s no hard and fast rule that you can’t wear more than one neutral color at the same time—in fact, that combination is a rule some guys live by. Here, author (and Robb Report contributor) David Coggins illustrates that principle beautifully.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Douglas Cordeaux, managing director of the British mill Fox Brothers, is always beautifully attired in the best the island nation has to offer. It’s hard to make a classic tweed three-piece look like the wrong choice.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson The raglan-sleeve overcoat is something countless designers will offer for fall 2020. Luckily, you don’t have to look very far to find a version of this timeless outerwear design to wear right now.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson A dark overcoat can seem boring, but a bright scarf (and a sunny attitude) can go a long way toward lightening things up.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Bruce Pask, the men’s fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, was one of the first guys to show us how great a trim denim jacket looks layerd underneath a bigger piece of outerwear.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson If you want to get a little extra mileage out of your tailoring, don’t be afraid to mix it up with casual staples (a rugby shirt instead of a spread-collar oxford; a beanie in place of a trilby) a la model Richard Biedul.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson It’s hard to go wrong with a classic camel polo coat.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson From the off-white flannel trousers to the tie worn just so, every element J. Meuser associate Nicola Radono has selected here exemplifies its category, and everything works together to become more than the sum of their parts.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Writer Benedict Browne displays another great way to wear white jeans.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Stripes, dots, florals and houndstooth can play surprisingly well together, especially when they’re all grounded by a classic shape like a double-breasted suit.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson It’s not just the white jeans: Robert Spangle, who you may know as @ThousandYardStyle, was one of a handful of guys at Pitti wearing shirts with upturned collars underneath a turtleneck. It’s a layering trick that’s finally starting to cross the proverbial pond—and one we hope we see more of in the future.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson White socks with black loafers is a fashion-guy trend that’s finally starting to hit the mainstream. And while tying a massive scarf outside of a classic trench coat isn’t necessarily following that styling trick in hot pursuit, both movescast the two staple pieces in a fresh new light.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Pitti isn’t all about classic tailoring—in fact, you find a lot more streetwear at the show than you’d think. Which is why it’s cool to see classic elements like plaid and camel recontextualized for a younger audience.
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Pitti Uomo January 2020
Image Credit: Jamie Ferguson Gray, camel and black will never let you down.
