I am a traveler at heart. Every day, I wake up and have coffee, and stare out the window at a world still full of wonders and mysteries I have yet to uncover. Since the day I joined the Army, my heart has always been on the road, in the sky, or aboard a ship. The idea that there is a part of the world I have yet to see is both exhilarating and frustrating. Chasing those undiscovered corners of the world started as a passion and an experiment and became a way of life and an addiction. I say all that to say, I find inspiration on the road. I see the world around me as a canvas for my imagination.
I am also a menswear fanatic. From selling suits to writing about them, a good suit is always in my bag with me. So when a brand I love, Hockerty being a favorite, finds inspiration in a place, I pay attention. I wrote about their summer edit a while ago, with their colors at the forefront of my attention. But I missed something. I missed that all fourteen looks they debuted were inspired by different places in Italy.
From Ravello to Vallombrosa, each look is named after a location because each color combination tells its own geography. Each look was named for a place because every pairing of colors tells its own geography. Nancy Peyer, Head of Marketing & Content
Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes…or places
I was in Portofino last month, and their inspiration from that location garnered a lightweight, unlined, linen double-breasted in a soft pink color. An Unlined powder blue double-breasted linen-tencel jacket with a pink shirt and loafers with tassels. The cold and warmth of the same lake, resolved in a single outfit born out of Lake Como. The sun-dried Cretes represented by a chocolate Sahara safari jacket with a belt. Volterra is represented in a yellow jacket that stands out among everything else.
Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, and most of all, in unexpected places. Dressing in Italy is an art form. And Hockerty has helped you by providing the brush for your brilliant paint strokes.
