It’s no secret that workwear is in right now. And with that, comes a certain degree of macho nonsense. Seeing as I’m quite the contrarian, I’ve decided to flag up the amazing style in Prince’s Purple Rain. It’s about as far from workwear as you can get, but it’s probably just as inspirational.

What may be surprising for some is that they do have some workwear staples in this – the white vest, for instance – but they’re worn in a subversive manner (as in teamed with studded trousers and high heeled boots). Classic menswear fanatics should enjoy the tie clips, pattern clashing and pocket squares worn by Morris Day and anyone looking for inspiration on how to rock a bow tie should look no further. I’m still not advocating ruffles though.

This is the first in a long line of personal, one of one collaborations. Well, not really. These are the new Timberland custom boat shoes that they’ve just started doing and they were kind enough to send me a pair. To be honest, I was a little surprised at how well they turned out.

Because I have no imagination, I basically went for a tan version of those Band of Outsiders deck shoes that’s been all over the net lately. I’m still not sold on boat shoes being popular for too much longer, but if you wanna rock a unique style of boat shoe before they jump the shark, this is the way to go.