ASOS

I have been talking a fair bit about wanting a quilted bomber, initially I wanted a real leather one, but not really finding one I truly love I gave up. I got a couple of items this week, some were included in my fashion edit last week and this too, so I do practice what I preach 😉 Here are a couple of things I got from ASOS this week.

I have an upcoming feature about how checks are in this season and I have bought this t-shirt which I love. The pattern is good, and to add a bit of individualism the back is cut slightly longer than the front. I wore this on Friday night out in Newcastle, it was cold but worth the sacrifice 😉 It’s from ASOS Black, their premium men’s line which has some really nice things in the collection.

The bomber jacket has been featured on Michael 84 before, and it’s finally mine. A good quality tweed-esque quilted style. I wanted a simplistic jacket which would work well with a number of things, be warm for the winter and toned down enough to look fairly smart on a night out, and I think this is it.

Finally two tees which were only £7 in the sale, these are good for layering for the cold weather and will brighten up an outfit. These will look good with a dark coloured cardigan such as black.

What’s new at ASOS or what am I feeling at the moment…

I have been on an absolute hunt for a real leather, quilted jacket. I have literally searched high and low for the exact style I wanted, and come up with not very much. ASOS have this in from Selected for £175. A real leather quilted jacket in a bomber fit. Their own label also do a rich wool blend quilted bomber, it looks pretty good in dark grey and a bargain at only £55. To round off the quilted bombers I found that my one of my favourite Danish lifestyle brands, !Solid had brought out a range in yellow, red and blue, priced at £55.

I still love dip dye, and ever since I got my first Gant dip dye knit last winter I have been in love with this style. ASOS do their own denim dip dye shirt, in a denim style. I really love the exposed stitching detail, it gives an added dimension to the shirt. I have noticed that there is a resurgence in flannel and checks in women’s fashion, especially with reds, and this will cross over into men’s fashion because it works so well. This checked shirt has contrasting panels, perfect to look that little bit different from the crowd of regular check shirt wearers. Going back to the dip dye is this sweatshirt from Son Of Wild, the red and white colours work well and it’s a relaxed fit so perfect for those cold chilly nights. To round this up I have found a 2-pack of bright ASOS t-shirts for layering and adding colour to an otherwise boring outfit, only a tenner for 2, you can’t complain.

I really like ASOS, and I love Swedish House Mafia, but this is not very “fashion forward” of the brand. They have just added some Swedish House Mafia tees to their in-house ASOS label collection, which are cool, well, they would have been last year.

Swedish House Mafia split earlier this year, so it’s a bit strange to see something like this come around now. Especially strange considering this Miami to Ibiza design taken from the hit was released in 2010, 3 years ago! (it was also actually called “Miami 2 Ibiza”).  Of course this is not the first time we’ve seen SHM have their trademarks on fashion clothing, they also appeared on H&M t-shirts a while back, in fact I got one 😀

Still these are pretty nice tees, albeit just a tad too late. You can pick both of these up from ASOS priced at £12 each.

Original Swedish House Mafia T-Shirt from H&M