With the weather reaching the mid-30s here in Berlin, it is time to lay down the raw denim in favour of a more summer-friendly trouser option. This does give me the opportunity to branch out a little in the content on this vlog. As much as I love to love and love more, denim I find that there are a lot of other items that share the same core values as our beloved blue jeans. Namely quality, craft, value and narrative.

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Given the weather why not start off with some classic staples of men's style, sunglasses.

Pitting these two classics against one another was inspired by the movie Call Me by Your Name. Armie Hammer who plays Oliver is seen in a pair of Persol 649s throughout the movie and Timothée Chalamet playing Elio wears the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarers. Guys, if you have not seen the movie... well finish watching this vlog then head over to Netflix and watch Call Me by Your Name. It is a beautiful story and has some of the best costume and set design I've seen since The Talented Mr. Ripley.

I bought both pairs quite recently. At the time I intended on sending one back. but for a number of reasons I have fallen in love with both styles. I have worn them a little bit, certainly enough to get a good solid impression of the sunglasses before doing this review. I kept all the bits and bobs in the boxes untouched so you can see what you get when buying the glasses.

Spoiler alert, they are both amazing sunglasses and would serve the majority of us very well. But there are a few nuanced details that might sway you one way or the other.