When the crisp breezes and vibrant leaves of autumn arrive, it’s time to take out the fall wardrobe that helps you to face the dropping temperatures while enjoying the unique colors, textures, and fabrics associated with this beautiful season.
There is no better way to highlight and maximize the potential of your fall wardrobe than with seasonally-appropriate accessories, and to showcase the very best collection of Classic menswear items, Fort Belvedere is proud to introduce you to our 2022 Fall Lookbook.
“The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
This lookbook features a variety of Fort Belvedere items, including socks, boutonnieres, and pocket squares, that are the perfect complement to any fall ensemble. Each accessory is shown styled with a unique ensemble to illustrate their versatility and to help provide inspiration for how our Fort Belvedere line can be integrated into your wardrobe.
These distinctive products will unlock the full stylistic potential of your autumn wardrobe and come with the same high standards of quality and craftsmanship that you associate with the Fort Belvedere name.
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Come along with us as we put on display the best of what autumn has to offer. Discover the Fort Belvedere Fall 2022 Collection.
Savoring the Season: Embrace Fall Colors and Textures
While you always have the option to wear what you want, designing your ensemble around the season allows you to savor the extraordinary things that make every time of year unique. In Italian, this sartorial tradition is known as scorpacciata. In this scene, the chilly tenor of autumn is countered by tweed, flannel, and corduroy garments that keep their wearers warm while looking cool. The rich colors of fall abound, with red, orange, and yellow accessories that mirror the falling leaves and are expertly grounded by warm brown hues. Compare these refined, seasonally appropriate ensembles to our outlier in a white linen suit more appropriate for summer; he simply isn’t getting all from the season that he could.
Capture the colors of
Autumn
Classic menswear is defined by its utilization of color, and the fall is the perfect time to contrast vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows with deep browns, dark grays, greens, and tans. The bright colors add luster to a chilly day, while the more sedate colors match the hibernal mood as the world gets ready for the approaching winter.
Understanding the Material Composition of Fall
The steady decline in the temperature means that fall fabrics are defined just as much by how warm they keep you as by how good they make you look. The autumn months offer a plethora of fabrics perfectly suited to the chillier weather, and most of them also have a unique texture that adds visual interest to your fall ensemble, making these fabrics all the more special.
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When building an autumn outfit, a perfect mingling of the expected and unexpected offers superlative results. In this example, a sedate houndstooth silk bow tie in green and grey, a texture and color palette typical of fall, has been paired with a violet and green paisley silk pocket square. The body of the pocket square blends with the entire ensemble, but the flash of violent, like a clear blue sky glimpsed through falling leaves, creates visual interest that enlivens the entire look.
Red and Blue: A Match for Any Season
Preston may look like he has the Frank Sinatra classic “One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)” on his mind, but his outfit radiates pure confidence in its dignified pairing of blues and reds. Often overlooked as a fall color, blue is a versatile shade that pairs well with most colors and can cover many moods thanks to its plethora of variations. His navy jacket gives subtle pop to his blue shirt, but it’s the accessories that make this look shine. A gorgeously subtle Shepherd’s Check Silk Tie in Blue & Red has just enough silvery sheen to stand out against his shirtfront, while the blue detailing on his Burgundy Linen Pocket Square with Contrast X-Stitched Hem bridges the gap between the two colors.
A plethora of patterns appear at fall: tessellating bark on old trees, an organic cascade of chilly white clouds, and a geometric carpet of fallen leaves. In this ensemble, Nathan combines a variety of patterns and textures that present the best of autumn menswear. The centerpiece of his outfit is a dark brown plaid sport coat balanced with plush tan trousers. The variations in shades of brown continue with his suede moccasins, whose suppleness fits in well with the warm textures of fall. A simple blue shirt provides the perfect backdrop for a Red & Buff Micropattern Madder Silk Tie, and that blue is accentuated by his Mohair Wool Blue Pocket Square, which is loaded with fall colors. At his waist, Nathan has a Chestnut Brown Calf Leather Belt with an Edward Gold-Plated Brass Buckle, part of the exchangeable belt system offered by Fort Belvedere. And last but not least, his versatile Navy and Khaki Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks in Fil d’Ecosse Cotton strike the perfect balance between formal and casual to ensure that this ensemble will never be out of place.
Khaki and Navy: Conquer any Fall Occasion
When it comes to combining the flexibility of earth tones with the dynamic pop of natural tones, few color combinations can compare to khaki and navy. Bright but still neutral, khaki enlivens the other fall colors in your look while seamlessly blending in, as navy keeps things grounded and imparts a formal, dignified air. These colors are especially powerful when worn as socks because they add unexpected visual interest that doesn’t overwhelm the other aspects of your outfit.
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Navy and Khaki Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks Fil d'Ecosse Cotton
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Red & Buff Micropattern Madder Silk TieMohair Wool Blue Pocket SquareWho says three is too many patterns? To add vibrancy to grey fall days, follow Nathan’s example and pile on the patterns in a cacophony of color. In this outfit, the regimented bulk of the plaid jacket and the seried rows of the madder silk micropattern tie create order and prevent the eyes from being overtaxed. The lively mohair wool pocket square provides a finishing touch of color that also echoes the plain blue of the shirt, creating a cohesive but creative whole. Nathan has also taken care to draw extensively from a palette of fall colors for an outfit that is flawlessly patterned for the season.
A Belt
for all seasons
Fort Belvedere offers a unique approach to belts, in which each of our five belt straps is fully compatible with a selection of eight different belt buckles. As a result, you can turn the single chestnut brown calf leather belt seen here into eight different belts by combining it with any of our belt buckles, available in various metal lusters and styles. Our belt leather is also available in bordeaux burgundy, tan cognac, dark havana brown, and black at the Fort Belvedere Shop, offering you a belt to match every pair of shoes, every metal, and every season.
Three-Piece Perfection: Dressing Up With Color
Like a tree clothed in leaves, Jack has adorned his stately three-piece light brown suit with a variety of colors, although the decadent texture of his brown loafers and football buttons make their mark on the outfit as well. The warm tones of his Wool Challis Polka Dot Bow Tie in Burgundy set the stage for the lustrous hues that constitute his Green Paisley Madder Silk Pocket Square. The rich gold tones of his Monkey Fist Cufflinks reflect the autumn colors all around him, while the Blue Cornflower Boutonniere, one of the best-selling items in the Fort Belvedere Shop, is a gentle reminder of spring. To ensure that this color does not overwhelm the viewer, Jack has wisely grounded the ensemble with a plain white shirt, which adds pop to the unique weave and texture of his suit, which is so evocative of fall.
Few colors are more evocative of fall than orange, that unique hue that seems so absent for most of the year, only to blossom into ubiquity as the leaves change. Kyle has captured the plush warmth of fall with a soft, dark green double-breasted suit and blue shirt, evocative of the forests and sky of a fall landscape. And what fall landscape would be complete without a spirited dash of orange, courtesy of Kyle’s Orange & Brown Mottled Silk Knit Tie and a Diamond Motif Bronze Madder Silk Pocket Square? These accessories highlight just how well earthy oranges complement all earth tones, and Kyle has utilized them to impeccable effect in his look.
Light Blue Veronica BoutonniereClassic White Linen Pocket SquareNavy & Red Diamond Pattern Madder Silk TieWhen styling a bold suit, it can be tempting to choose bold accessories. Such a choice, however, can overwhelm the viewer and make an outfit seem loud and garish, especially in the quiet fall months. In this outfit, Raphael illustrates how to tastefully select accessories that overwhelm with their elegance, and not their exuberance. The subtle blue of his boutonniere reads almost as white but still adds a cool touch to the orange that makes its presence known gently. In turn, the plain white pocket square, in its simplicity, emphasizes the richness of its linen texture, just as Raphael’s white shirt highlights its quality cotton material. Raphael’s most noticeable accessory is his navy and red madder tie, whose deep colors ground the outfit and give a gravity and dignity to this most unusual suit color, thanks to its invocation of dark fall colors.
New for Fall 2022: The Latest Collar Jewelry from Fort Belvedere
When the chill gives a hard, metal cast to the sky, reflect it with rich and warm luster from your own jewelry, and there is no better place to start than with collar jewelry. Once a mainstay of classic menswear, collar jewelry fell out of favor before enjoying a recent revival in popularity. Fort Belvedere, your number-one resource for collar jewelry of all kinds, is proud to announce the launch of a new line of collar bars, offered in three different metals with two unique ends. Ideal for adding a metallic sheen to your outfits, this collar jewelry will be the perfect finishing touch to your pin-hole collar shirts.
I’m Blue for You: Revitalize Blue with Colorful Accessories
Blue is one of the most common colors in menswear, but that doesn’t mean that your blue ensembles in fall have to be commonplace. With colorful fall accessories, every shade of blue is given new life that illustrates the full potential of the shade.
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
Albert Camus
Combining Orange and Pink with Blue
Preston’s navy suit looks lively and lovely with the addition of an Orange Wool Challis Tie with Green Polka Dots; orange is a natural complement for blue, and the green polka dots help bridge the color gap between the blues of the jacket and shirt and the rainbow of colors on Preston’s pocket square, with its energetic pinkish red. His vibrant boutonniere is the perfect finishing touch to provide a bright, colorful contrast to the sedate navy.
Combining Dark Red and Pink with Blue
Jack may be playing bartender, but his selection of Bombay Sapphire to emphasize our blue theme makes him a true toastmaster. The knit weave of his Burgundy Silk Knit Tie dresses down the dark navy of his suit jacket, while its burgundy color dresses it right back up again for a versatile fall look. His bright pink boutonniere, however, makes it clear that Jack will not settle for a drab autumn ensemble and is happy to add a splash of color to his look.
Combining Blue with Green and Yellow
Eb has decided to enliven his three-piece medium blue suit with the addition of two colorful accessories, one subtle, one bold. His Ancient Madder Silk Green Macclesfield Neats Bow Tie offers a nuanced contrast to his suit, as the green melds with the blue while the reds and yellow stand out. His main pop of color, however, is delievered by his Silk Yellow Pocket Square with Diamond Motif. Its electrifying yellow background makes a bold statement while its blue and red elements establish harmony with the rest of the outfit.
The Cocktail Hour Meets the Witching Hour
As a chill in the air drives more people indoors, you may find yourself enjoying many a warming whiskey or brandy at cocktail events during autumn. Jack is ready for any Cocktail Hour, for several hours, in this Cocktail Attire appropriate ensemble with delightful fall additions. The luminous green of his Bottle Green Madder Silk Tie with Macclesfield Neats imparts a sheen to his dark navy sport coat but is subtle enough to complement the more understated combination of the jacket and grey trousers. The subtle brightness of the Macclesfield neats, however, provides a pop of color reminiscent of leaves just starting to change colors. Meanwhile, the blue x stitching on his Handcrafted Linen Pocket Square unites it with the jacket, while the pocket square’s open weave provides a rough, unique texture that is visually interesting without being overwhelming. While linen is often associated with the warmer months, there’s just something about the open weave of this accessory that conjures up images of still, cold, clear autumn mornings; perhaps it reminds us of frost on the ground or the webbed cracks of a frozen pond?
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Bottle Green Madder Silk Tie with Macclesfield Neats
“Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard”
Walt Whitman
Cocktail Attire Tips for fall
As the intermediate between a day business suit and formal evening clothes, Cocktail Attire evolved to be a nuanced, subtle dress code that was typified by its muted colors, plush textures, and subdued charm. These facets of the dress code are all the more important during the fall months, which are less raucous than the warmer seasons. Therefore, plan to build any Cocktail Attire look around rich, dark colors like green, blue, and gray, but feel free to add color and personality with a sprinkling of muted warm colors like yellow, orange, and red.
Take Center Stage with Contrasting Ensembles
Nathan knows a thing or two about standing out, and when it is fall, one of the best ways to stand out is by mixing unexpected textures, patterns, and colors. Nathan has done just that in this outfit, starting with his buff trousers worn in combination with a checked blue jacket. The neutral buff is an exceptional fall color, as is shimmering blue, and Nathan accents this choice with his other accessories, which all draw from an autumnal palette. His Hunter Green Silk Knit Tie is in a muted color, but its unique texture makes it a great focal point, especially when centered on the pattern of his jacket. His Khaki and Navy Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks blend nicely with his moccasins but are just different enough to catch the eye, especially with their striped pattern. Compared to the rest of his outfit, Nathan’s pocket square is a riot of color, but notice how he has carefully chosen to remain within the fall palette with muted oranges, blues, and reds. By opting for traditional fall colors, Nathan has assembled an outfit that consists of multiple patterns, textures, and colors, but it does not appear too busy or loud and is instead just right for fall!
Nathan’s Hunter Green Silk Knit TieNathan’s Pocket SquareNathan’s Khaki and Navy Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks Fil d’Ecosse CottonOne of the most difficult tasks when crafting an ensemble is ensuring sufficient contrast to keep the outfit interesting but sufficient harmony to avoid a jarring effect. This endeavor is especially important during the sedate fall months. Here, Nathan has achieved this balance by literally balancing out the components of his outfit. His relatively busy jacket is balanced by his neutral buff trousers. His uniquely textured suede moccasins are balanced by the simpler colors and pattern of his socks. His colorful pocket square is balanced by his solid tie, and a white shirt provides the perfect unobtrusive background. Fall is all about flashes of color in a simple landscape, and some of the best fall outfits will follow this pattern as well.
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Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks Bright Blue and Yellow Fil d'Ecosse Cotton
A cold wind whistling by isn’t the only thing in fall to remind us all that winter will soon come: many aspects of fall dressing also incorporate style cues traditionally associated with winter and the holidays, namely, tartan and red-and-green combinations. In this outfit, Jack is looking ready for winter with his cold weather-weight jacket with football buttons and wool trousers. He sets off these earth tones with a crisp white shirt and very colorful accessories. His neckwear is an Ancient Madder Bow Tie with Macclesfield Neats that really gets into the holiday spirit with its red and green coloration. Continuing the festive mood, Jack is also wearing a scarf with a navy background and red and green check. And if Jack needs another reason to feel festive, his scarf is reversible, affording him three distinct ways to style it.
The Gang’s All Here: The Full Range of Fall Colors
Throughout this lookbook, you have heard a great deal about “fall colors.” At first blush, fall colors may seem like a restrictive term that limits you to a select collection of reds, oranges, and yellows. In fact, fall colors constitute a massive swath of subtle variations of hues that almost encompass the entire rainbow. To illustrate this point, observe the range of colors on display on the jackets above: dark gray, brown windowpane, particolored check, camel, and winter ivory. The same rules apply to fall accessories, which can come in just as many shades. Simply observe the Dark Blue and Burgundy Cashmere Wool Grenadine Tie, White Linen Polka Dot Pocket Square, Raphael’s accessories, Preston’s accessories, and the Pale Yellow Silk Knit Tie. As you can see, fall colors are more about selecting warm, muted colors with richness and depth rather than confining yourself to particular shades. And we hope that all that you have seen today has given you plenty of ideas on how to utilize all of these colors to their full potential.
Conclusion
We can’t wait to see you out and about in your fall finery!
Thank you for joining us on our frolic through fall. We hope that our lookbook has provided you with the inspiration to begin crafting autumnal ensembles that take full advantage of the remarkable materials, textures, and colors that make this season so unique.
Navigate to the Fort Belvedere Online Shop to find even more exceptional products suited to every season and the personal style of any gentleman, and watch for additional lookbooks that will be debuting soon.
