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Clothes/Grooming
Uniform: Stretch, dress joggers; crisp, collared shirt or polo shirt and driving shoes or flip flops.
Favourite denim brand and cut: Dirk Bikkembergs, raw denim straight leg.
Current go-to clothing items: Shorts with knitted T-shirts.
Currently coveting: COVID-19 sweatpants and hoodie.
Favourite pair of shoes: Scarperia Italian loafers.
Best new purchase: 2021 BMW X2.
Favourite overnight bag: Matt & Nat ZAM weekender bag.
Favourite day-bag: Mark Ryden Tucker sling bag.
Favourite work tool: Power washer.
Sunglasses: Tom Ford.
Scent: Acqua Di Parma and Bottega Veneta.
Favourite skincare product: Aesop Mandarin Hydrating Cream and Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Serum.
Favourite hair product: Davines.
Favourite watch: Emporio Armani and Burberry.
Reading Material
Fave style blog: DAPPERMEN blog and Your Lookbook Men.
Coffee table book/photography book: The Group of Seven Reimagined: Contemporary Stories Inspired by Historic Canadian Paintings by Karen Schauber.
Last great read: The Physician by Noah Gordon.
Book currently reading: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd.
Favourite book of all time: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
Style Inspirations & Life
Style icon: Ryan Gosling.
Favourite artist: Bill Reid, northwest coast art, and Jorge Marin, Mexican sculptor.
Piece of art: Saint Jerome by Caravaggio.
Favourite fashion designer or brand: Past was Alexander McQueen, current is Tom Ford.
Favourite music: Jazz lounge and deep house.
Era of time that inspires your style: 1950s.
Film or TV show that inspires your style or that you just love the style of: Suits and Magic City.
Favourite local restaurant: St. Lawrence and Hawksworth.
Favourite restaurant patio: Reflections at the Hotel Georgia and Joe Fortes.
Favourite wine: Flaccianello della Pieve 2021 and Black Hills Nota Bene.
Favourite cocktail: A Negroni or tequila on the rocks.
Album on current rotation: Fine Line by Harry Styles.
Favourite city to visit: Rome.
Favourite hotel: The Fairmont Pacific Rim.
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