Welcome Back!

Hello all, and welcome back to the new and improved Sparry Stylings! This is just one more step forward in the evolution of my blog and I hope this adds to the experience you're looking for as well as closer connects us from writer to reader. The plan from here on out is to really dive into the styling decisions we make everyday and preparing for all the hottest trends with a little experimentation and an open mind; and of course, I'll splash in some of the informational tidbits that I have come to love.

Thank you all for following me on this journey thus far! I look forward to bringing you my very best and, as always, be Dapper and Different!

Stay tuned for some posts coming your way soon!!!

A Change is Coming

Dear readers and followers,

Thank you for checking in on all of my content over the past year and a half! For the first time, we will be undergoing some maintenance and changing up our look a little bit. Nothing to fret over, but we will be halting our posts for the next week or so while the changes are implemented. Please feel free to check in past posts as the site will still be functioning and be on the lookout for the new and improved Sparry Stylings!

Thanks again!!!

Tailor Made Style: Red, White, and Bows

I know you were taught to always trust a guy in a bow tie and no socks, but as a Southern gentleman I’ll start by introducing myself. My name is DJ Hargrave, a menswear and lifestyle blogger from North Carolina. Tailor Made Style is my baby (she’s only a few months young) and I launched it during the end of my freshman year of college.

Today’s post is not necessarily about wearing a blazer with shorts (gotcha!) but more so about not being afraid to take risks.

Conventional/classic menswear rules says that blazers aren’t meant to be worn with shorts, but not our generation. Not the entrepreneurial, independent, and rebellious yet elegant gentleman in 2015.

To pull off something like the blazer-shorts look takes two things: confidence and fit. If you walk with your head up, and know that what you’re wearing fits like a cashmere glove, then what is there to be afraid of?

The answer is nothing. Go out there and wear your first bow tie, wear a blazer with shorts, or wear a shirt with floral prints on it. A special thanks to Spencer Parry for the opportunity. You’re the man!

Until next time.

DJ

@tailormadedj

www.tailormade-style.com