ICON: David Gandy
This David Gandy dude knows how to dress. Images from http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk.
So my morning started like any typical Friday.
Wake up. Take a dump. Catch up on Twitter while taking aforementioned dump (hey, when you have two jobs, you have to multitask).
Most of the discussion topics were fairly mundane – London Fashion Week (yawn), Follow Friday (whatever), Kia hiring 1,000 people for their Slovakia plant (really?!?!).
Then the folks from Hackett London tweeted this:
@GQRecommends’ David Gandy really is a dapper looking chap. We’re loving his style diary: http://ow.ly/6yrDy
So I checked out the link to GQ UK and it read as follows:
It’s one thing dressing to the nines at a red carpet film premiere or an awards ceremony. But a truly stylish man brings it every single day of the week – including weekends.
So naturally the first thing I think is: Bullshit. I bet he’s wearing some crazy Lady Gaga crap by page 3.
As I was going from page to page, I realized the dude actually does have some sick style. He’s even got a killer watch collection.
The true ESM test of style. David Gandy's watch collection is one to be proud of. Image from http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk.
So to make myself feel better about dressing like a schlep every day to work, I started thinking of imaginary scenarios to even the odds, like “I bet he lives at home” or “he probably doesn’t own a car” or “he’s probably got a clothing allowance from GQ.”
But the reality is, he is GQ UK’s car correspondent, a part-time model, probably drives a Ferrari F430 or a vintage Jag, most likely is dating a supermodel and gets into about every club he wants to.
Jerk.
He almost inspired me to start dressing up for work (but screw that, I like wearing jeans and a t-shirt on work days).
He's even got the details down. David Gandy image from http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk.
So Mr. David Gandy, our hats go off to you cause you’ve got a great sense of style. Hopefully you believe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, because I am going to cop your steeze one of these weekends.
Now where can I get a brown silk scarf with white polka dots that still makes me look manly?
To check out David Gandy’s personal style diary on GQ UK, you can go to http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2011-09/01/gq-style-news-david-gandy-dolce-model-blog-fashion-photos/intro.
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