“Kuhlala kukhona umehluko kulokho esikwenzayo lapha,” kuchaza Kris Van Assche yeqoqo lakhe lakamuva. “Futhi umqondo wezemidlalo - into engibe nayo kusukela eqoqweni lami lokuqala, lapho zonke izicathulo bekumhlophe i-Stan Smiths enophawu oluluhlaza - uma kuqhathaniswa nabantu abadala, okushiwo i-cognac njengesiphuzo kanye nombala wakudala we izimpahla zesikhumba zamadoda, kwakuyinhlanganisela engangifuna ukuyihlola. Amadoda akhule nezimpahla zemidlalo, azigqoka kusukela besengabafana, ajwayele ukuba ngamakhasimende emfashini asezingeni eliphezulu. Ngoba bebelokhu beneso lemininingwane - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babheka umqeqeshi noma isicathulo esenziwe ngezandla. Iqoqo limayelana nalokho kuchazwa komuntu siqu kwemithetho kanye namakhodi ezingubo zabesilisa, hhayi ukunamathela embonweni enqunyiwe, ecacile yokukhethwa 'kwezemidlalo' noma 'i-chic' - kokubili. Isimo sengqondo seqoqo siphambene nenani, sigwema 'i-dandy', ukudlala, kodwa sijabulela ukucolisiswa. "
Umuzwa onesibindi, wezemidlalo unemibala eqoqweni lakamuva le-Kris Van Assche kokubili ngokwezwi nezwi nangokomfanekiso kule sizini. Umdlalo we-clichéd 'wezingubo zokugqoka zesilisa' akufanele udlalwe ngendlela elindelekile. Okushiwo okujwayelekile 'kwezemidlalo' kanye 'ne-chic' kuhlanganisiwe, kudluliswa futhi kwephulwa ngokudlalwayo.
Ama-silhouette ama-Hybrid agcwele iqoqo: ijazi lezemidlalo le-cagoule livame ukuvundiswa ngokusikwa okuhle komsele; izikhindi zigqokwa ngamajakhethi amabele amabili ahlotshisiwe, izinkinobho zawo ngokwengxenye zithathelwe indawo yizikhonkwane zokucindezela ezimbozwe ngesikhumba; imibala enesibindi kanye namaphethini ezingubo zemidlalo asetshenziswa emimoyeni ephusile yokuthunga yakudala.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo izincazelo zezindwangu, izitayela nezimpawu nazo ziguqulwa, zishukunyiswa ngesibindi ukuze zinikeze izincazelo ezahlukene. I-pique kakotini yase-Swiss ephambili, indwangu evame ukuhlotshaniswa namahembe asebusuku anamabhibhi endabuko, ingasetshenziswa ekwenzeni i-cagoule, futhi ibonakala icishe ibe usizo. Amachashazi engwenya kanye ne-polka - lezo zimpawu zendabuko zokuhlobisa kwamadoda okuhlakaniphile nokuhlakaniphile - enziwa ngokudlalwayo ukugxila okuyinhloko kwezingubo zokuluka, ama-prints nezinye izesekeli zemidlalo ezifana namarakhi nabaqeqeshi. Ama-loafers endabuko kanye nama-brogues ahlanganiswe nezakhi zezicathulo zezemidlalo, noma athole amaphethini awo okuhlobisa, anezimbobo njengama-prints agxilile ahlobisa i-shirting.
Umbono wokubonakala kwamadoda abalulekile ezimpahleni zabesilisa, okufanele zihambisane namakhodi ahloniphekile ahloniphekile noma lawo asemgwaqweni nezingubo zemidlalo, uphonselwa inselelo kule sizini. Ogqokile angakhetha konke ngesikhathi esisodwa - futhi abe nenkululeko nokuzijabulisa ngenkathi enza kanjalo.