 All right This is Ask me anything Answering your questions Take one. Well, there isn't really gonna be another take. All right What's up guys, I'm Brian Sakawa. You're watching he spoke style a couple weeks ago I put out a call on Instagram for you guys to ask me anything you want and I would answer those questions So here we are. We're just gonna dive right into it Rob's gonna read them off camera and I'll do my best Carmina shoemaker Carmina shoes. I think they're really good. I own a pair of their Leather penny loafers. I bought them actually in Barcelona. I think they're really great for the price point very well made and They last where can I get a good casual unstructured navy blazer? I think you're probably thinking you want to get something off the rack So my best advice for getting something off the rack would be suit supply. They have great fabrics It's a pretty decent price point If you wanted to do made to measure I would look into some of those options I think Michael Andrews bespoke is a great option Alan David. There's a whole bunch of different ones We can have a discussion in the comments about which ones you guys like best, but obviously, you know my preferences I think I have always sort of understood the role that how you dress plays in how you Operate in the world. So, you know from a from a very early age I always tell the story that when my father my father used to play old James Bond movies for me so obviously that's kind of Cliché at this point I think there are a lot of people that have that James Bond kind of moment where they see, you know He's like dresses well and there's all the cool gadgets and stuff But I don't know from like a very early age. I just sort of I felt the power of How you dress and how that Affects how people deal with you in the world and not only that but how it can make you feel as well Is there such a thing as a perfect watch for every occasion? Yes Do you have any particular style inspiration? Style inspirations for me like style icons we can go through a few of those I Say definitely James Bond to start then of course folks like Kerry Grant and Fred Astaire because like not only did those guys dress really well, but they were also extremely talented So that is really interesting to me as well more sort of current I would say John Paulo Aliata my friend from Milan right over there on the wall and Let's see. Let me pick one more. I'm gonna say Andreas Vinas who is a guy I've never met before but if I want Instagram I think we have a very similar style definitely check him out What's your emergency go-to outfit emergency go-to outfit depends on the Season I think but I think maybe talking about the outfit that I always Pretty much wear to the airport is a good good one. So that is a Light tan cable knit sweater by Reese My black Levi's 511's white common project sneakers and then depending on the season I'll switch up the coat and I like to wear a sweater Because it's usually kind of cold on the planes. So I don't that's my emergency go-to outfit But for living in the world, I would say my uniform is either a navy suit or you know Charcoal flannel pants navy blazer white shirt. You really can't go wrong there What do you think of Ralph Lauren's outfit at the RL 50 anniversary show? I Think it was Quintessentially Ralph. I mean, this is something he wear I think the outfit you're talking about is he has on a six-button low double-breasted jacket like a tuxedo jacket and a white shirt with a formal bow tie and Light wash jeans. There were a couple pictures. I saw of him at that event I think he had on some like neon sneakers But then some other photos he has on like his cowboy boots and I mean you can't argue with Ralph Lauren. He's the man Dressing the man I'm looking around the room right now Dressing the man by Alan Flesser is absolutely Indispensable if you have only have one book, that's the one you got to have it really is The Bible of style Alan Flesser wrote the book on it quite literally Hmm can I say to I'll say for casual it's a pair of just plain minimal white sneakers and for Like dressier I would say I Tend to lean towards the like dark brown double monk strap Why aren't you at pity womo 95? I couldn't go. We just got a new puppy. Give me a break Just kidding Question mark. I Am not sure I know how to answer that one Consider working with you not a paid gig but to start building a relationship I would say that if you are doing something like this Or you're thinking of getting into this if there's a particular brand that you Really really love just find out who the PR person is right to them. Tell them. Hey, like I'm a really big fan of your brand I would like to you know feature you in some way and just take it from there Hey, if you can pull it off, I think that's great actually my friend Steve Norrish who is the snob report on Instagram had some photos around New Year's time with cashmere cape that he wore pretty cool very very Statement-making and it looked awesome on him What advice would you give to a person trying to do what you do? Mmm Actually did a video on this called how to be a style blogger So I would recommend checking that out for some more in-depth information I would say, you know Basically, you know Do what you love follow your passion only be who you are do not try to be someone else and don't expect success overnight You really got to work hard At my father is the one with the classic cars he has three all original Ford Mustangs two from 1966 and one from 1968 we did a video where my dad showed his cars. We'll put a link to that for me I drive a BMW 535 XI it's from 2013 I love it. It's like the perfect car for me. It's not too big. It's still got that sportiness of the BMW Next cars, I don't know. I've kind of like been a BMW guy for I Don't how long six seven years but Yeah, I don't know. I love I like BMW so probably stick with that maybe a seven series at some point Did that comment really show up in there Well, Rob Rob MacGyver Rob MacGyver I have known for 20 years. He was the officiant at my wedding. He's obviously been He is one of the reasons he That we have he spoke style today One of my best friends so and one of the nicest people I've ever met. How is that? Give us more watch content, please This one there it is. I did not know these questions beforehand. I just had this on but Never fear a watch collection video is coming up and we are going to continue to do Videos like the one we did with the IWC Onsen or where we style different watches in different ways What is your favorite watch in your collection and why? Oh, I Feel like sort of cornered here because I know my wife is gonna watch this and if I don't say the Cartier tank American I could get in trouble but I Mean they're all special to me that one particular the Cartier tank American It's the hundredth anniversary of the tank Version and that one is special Which I'll talk about more in the watch collection video, but Because that was her gift to me for our wedding day I mean just like what I would consider a basic uniform mid-grey flannel pants White button-up shirt or like a blue micro stripe or something. Oh, I know I changed my mind gray flannel mid-grey flannel pants denim shirt navy grenadine tie and probably some sort of brown patterned blazer with either brown suede Belgian shoes or Brown double monks Coming up your grail watch grail watch. I mean I have As you'll see in the watch collection video. I'm not like I don't have a ton of vintage stuff, but Vintage I would say an Explorer 1 0 1 6 or A 55 13 Submariner Modern Alanga one rose gold Or pink gold as I think they call it The AP Royal Oak one five two zero two thirty nine millimeters gold yellow gold yellow gold dial and the Patek Philippe Aquanaut travel time fifty one sixty four I asked for your grail watch not seven different All right next How did you get into bespoke suiting what inspired you I Mean it was just sort of like a natural progression of the industry that I'm in you know I there are sort of like limited off the rack options and once you try a made-to-measure or bespoke and You work with someone they really dial in your pattern. There's nothing like it And I don't know I mean That's a tough question. I don't really know how to answer because I don't want to say like Don't go to college just like take pictures of yourself and put them on Instagram and hope that you get popular because that's like totally I know it's like the world we live in now, but I don't want to encourage that kind of thing if you love it, you know like Try to I would say maybe try to apprentice or you know go to school for for Men's wear learn about pattern making learn about all the finer points about tailoring Go to London like meet up with some people who like really are in the business in Savile Row Sweep the floors do whatever you have to do to like get in and learn all that you can about it There are 10 that you will see in the collection There are a few that I didn't include but I would say 10 What are your thoughts on Conor McGregor style? Have no thoughts on Conor McGregor style It's good because if you get the wrong ones, he'd beat your ass. All right, totally. Yes cut that one, right? Thoughts on Tom Ford. I mean I think Tom Ford as a man is super elegant very sexy and I think as a brand Tom Ford like like the brand is the expression of him as a person I've never met met him in person, but from what from what I see like that's just my perception I think the stuff his stuff is very classic There's always like a little twist on it that I like so it's it speaks to me as someone who always says that their style is Classic with a modern sensibility What was the watch that made you serious about collecting watches? Hmm, I mean once I got bit by the bug the first like like quote-unquote nice watch that I had was my Datejust 116 234 and then after that I got the GMT master in 1675. So I mean if you're a watch Person there, you know that like once you go down that hole like there's no stopping Not get mad when we're recording a video and Robin's walking around in the kitchen How would you dress for a vacation in southern France slash French Riviera easy? I would I would watch to catch a thief and cop Either one of Kerry Grant's outfits in that Well whenever I mean I love Tom Ford stuff But you know I was able to have my tuxedo and dinner jacket made especially for me to my exact specifications And if you watch the wedding tuxedo video you can see that I was very particular about stuff And you don't really get that control over Every single piece of the jacket or suit when you are buying off the rack If you were to buy a suit for under $250, where would you shop? I would not buy a suit for under $250. I would save that $250 and try to save up for a suit That was actually of good quality at a $250 price point You're gonna get a bad suit period So you've been in the fashion industry and how did you start? I've been doing this for about six years and I started just because you know there wasn't a Website that really spoke to me. So we created that website and here we are six years later What is your favorite car of all time favorite car of all time I I Saw this amazing Aston Martin DB Zagato when I went to the Concorso de Alaganza a couple years ago and that car was amazing it That was cool. I'll throw a picture up that I took of it when we were there Also, the the Ralph Lauren Bugatti is I think it's from 29 Yeah Yeah, that car is pretty badass How would you dress if you were a student at university all the best for your future? Oh, man. I mean, I think I feel like when you're a student like the day-to-day sort of needs to be practical because like Right, you're there and you're doing a lot and you're just busy all the time I like I look back on my college days and like how did I even survive? Like I can't even like fathom like the amount of stuff that I was doing and information I had to cram so like dressing well or at least, you know putting the time into it was like not my main focus So I would say like find those outfits that are simple Like have the great basics like you have some great salvage jeans some navy pants white white shirt Gray pants a navy blazer Maybe a blazer with some pattern and then with that kind of thing you can really mix and match So it's very easy to choose limit your options and you'll be doing very well This follows on pretty nicely With two suits and a couple of shirts you've got a lot of outfits. What should but like how should the details be? combined So I would I would for the suits I would have one in sort of a more casual fabric like a hopsack and then one I would have more In a more like dressy one So you could wear it casually and then you have another suit that you could wear from more dressy occasions Your most comfortable watch that you wear The Nautilus 5711 what is your workout routine if you have? Well right now I'm trying to fit things in when I can because we just got a new puppy and it's very Overwhelming to us. So right now. I'm just doing running But typically before we had this change in our lives. I go to the gym And it's it's like a I have a personal trainer. His name is Rick Kattouf team Kattouf is his company I used him when I was a bicycle racer just next level dude very positive It's typically like a lot of it's a variety of stuff. So it's like Body weight only free weights. I do a lot of rowing stair climber. I mean it's like total body kind of stuff. So Yeah, I try to go Well, I was going six times a week now. It's One I can and I have the energy. So are you gonna try to get it back up to like four or five times a week? What's your go-to color combination I Mean I'm very classic. It's a blues grays and browns What was the first fashion brand you fell in love with and why I guess when I sort of was getting into He spoke style the one that was mostly along my Personal style and attainable and and like close Was actually to now that I'm thinking about it There's J crew because it's like classic and sporty and then there was Brooks Brothers, which was more sort of old-school Classic dressed up, you know dapper style Wardrobe suggestions for a tech startup job. I normally wear jeans or jeans with untucked shirts Hmm. I would clean that up and add in maybe some like dark denim Either black or like dark indigo I Mean untucked shirt like if it's a work shirt like a like a cool denim work shirt or like a shirt in a nice wool For the winter that looks cool. I would throw in some turtlenecks also Get a few pairs of like cool sneakers like a minimal white common projects or Comparable brand and Maybe something in like a Light beige suede could be cool. Also Hmm Be patient find people who style inspires you and Don't just think that like you can run to the mall and acquire all of the clothing that they have because that's not how it works Especially especially if it's like more if you say like you say sartorial or dapper style or dressed up like that It takes time to to build a wardrobe. So I guess be patient is the main thing and and be Make a list and like make a checklist. I need a navy suit. I need a gray suit I need these five shirts, you know, and then and then just gradually work to to Get those things in your closet Did I just miss it or when would you show us your new house? Oh, man We will now we will eventually just we moved from a 900 square foot apartment to a Pretty big house the studio tour I don't I don't know if we by the time we did this video of the studio tour will be up or not But we'll show you the studio, which is the basement of the house But at a certain point we will show the rest of the house, but there's we're sort of like missing a lot of furniture There's a lot of empty space right now. So once we get it to more more of a place where it's settled There'll be a house tour for sure Just turned 18 looking for a watch to make this birthday feel special any recommendations Hmm. I mean it depends on your price point for 18 year old I Would say a seiko 5 you really can't go wrong with that were a classic seiko diver best watch for the price No, I wasn't a pro cyclist I was like an elite amateur, but I did love watching the pros and like the pros When I was like really getting into cycling like really had a lot of flair It was like less clinical now nowadays cycling so clinical but people like Like Mario Cipollini is this like famous Italian sprinter. It was always like really wild He always wore these really wild outfits to the Tour de France And I feel like the old-school guys had a certain like panache about them that you don't see as much anymore But there are still some of the guys like Philippe Gilbert has a lot of Panache and style as well, but no, I don't know There's definitely a style element cycling, but it's very different than what I'm doing now What do you think about birth year watches awesome idea I have one myself my GMT master 1 6 7 5 is from my birth year very cool collecting idea Describe your house style So what do I like best when it comes to like shoulders Stuff like that it changes depending on The the setting or you know where I'm currently at in my journey I Was liking very soft tailoring for a while so no padding in the shoulder very unstructured But like for my wedding. I wanted a lot more structure. So Yeah, it depends I Think Alan Edmonds are a great shoe for the price point I think Karmena shoes are great also for the price point If you want to step it up into a different level I would say that Alden is the way you should go But and then I mean after Alden you're getting into like Stratospheric kind of kind of price points with like Edward Green and and other shoe makers like that. So What did you think of the Phillips style auction? I? Think it's a really cool idea It's a really neat way to show I mean because there's like like all of these things kind of connect like so the Phillips style auction was an auction that Phillips watches did in collaboration with mr. Porter and the rake So they had watches that they were auctioning off and then they were styled By those other two organizations. I think that's really cool because it shows like The way that watches can be worn and not just like appreciated as objects, too I think that's one of the things that People wonder about like well. Can I wear like a Submariner with a suit or can I can I do this or can I do that? And that's one of the things we're doing. We're trying to also Do with the watch styling videos that we just started Stay on trend without breaking the bank the best way to stay on trend is to not stay on trend I'm not big on trends at all Fashion trends, especially are a great way to just throw your money away. So, you know, I'm a proponent of classic style I I'll I'll pick up trends here and there but generally like there's a distinction I think between a fashion trend and a trend in menswear or tailored clothing trends in menswear You can generally pull off with items that you already have in your closet It's not something that you have to go and drop $500 on to have this particular sneaker or whatever it happens to be so It has to speak to you and you have to feel comfortable with it, too Like a cue or if you can afford it, I would get the M10 It's Oh Hey, Fabian. I don't think I know I don't think we know each other, but yeah, I did say that We'll get to it. Hopefully before it's not cold anymore Do you own a barber waxed jacket if not would you consider investing it? I do not Yes, I would consider investing in one What are the determining factors when you purchase any piece of clothing? Hmm, will I wear it? Uh Actually, how many different ways can I wear it if I can wear it like five different ways? Definitely, if I can only think of one way to wear it unless it's something special like like a velvet jacket or something Then I won't buy it. It's also got to be a good quality Either it can work either way If you are going to tuck it in though, I would say make sure that you do not have belt loops that you have side adjusters Best everyday watch in the five to seven thousand dollar range. Ooh, that's a good one I am going to say and this is actually a little under 5k. I'm gonna say a gnomos The Zurich I really like it's very minimal. It's it's very highly regarded Classic-looking very versatile The first watch I owned Was I believe a fake Gucci Watch with the like red and green stripe purchased on Canal Street During a high school trip to New York City What's your favorite non-dress watch No, I'm dressed watch the datagraph. Where do you see the HSS shop in five years? Hmm. Wow We have some stuff coming up that could be Really sort of alter the course of it. So I can't say too much about it now, but it could it could be in a very different place in five years That's a good question. No one's ever asked that It's a Tiffany and Tiffany wedding band. It's a six millimeters and it has Mill grain around the side. It's in yellow gold They had to actually it didn't it was in you can either get it in platinum or white gold But I wanted yellow gold. So they had to like pour this like Especially for me. I Love it. Why do you think men are getting too underdressed nowadays? Hmm, I would think I think that like it's sort of like switching over like guys are really understanding Like putting more time into thinking about it So maybe a few years ago, I would agree with that sentiment, but I don't know I think mostly it's it's easy. It's easy to like just roll out of bed and throw on a t-shirt and jeans and you know Rob's raising his hand Thinking of getting my first ever custom double-breasted suit any pointers find some pictures of ones that you like and then when you go to Wherever you're going to get it bring those pictures so they can see what you're after Can you do a video on white tie? If I ever acquire white tie um Stuff. Yeah, definitely, but I don't I I don't own that Can you just drive the very next picture on your camera roll? That looks like a fire blazing in my fireplace and my dawg Sitting in front of it. Is that correct? Yes, all right, so There we have it if you made it this far Uh, thank you. I hope that was fun for me to do and You know if you want to do more of this in the future to leave all those comments down below Um if you like the video, obviously give it a thumbs up Um Hit that subscribe button. I've been talking for so long. I forget what I say, but until next time Thanks for watching guys and stay tailored