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100 Hands shirts: Made in Amritsar, India
April 23rd 2018100 Hands makes perhaps the finest shirts in the world. They certainly have as much handwork as any shirt I've seen, executed with greater fineness and consistency. But the most significant thing for many people will be ...
100 Hands shirts: Made in Amritsar, India
100 Hands makes perhaps the finest shirts in the world. They certainly have as much handwork as any shirt I've seen, executed with greater fineness and consistency. But the most significant thing for many people will be ...
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Holiday snaps: Eidos, Aspesi, Doec, Drake’s
April 20th 2018Travelling to India on holiday this Easter gave me a reason to get the hot-weather clothing out early. It was unseasonably hot even for there, with the temperature pushing 40 degrees. We took the opportunity to visit the...
Holiday snaps: Eidos, Aspesi, Doec, Drake’s
Travelling to India on holiday this Easter gave me a reason to get the hot-weather clothing out early. It was unseasonably hot even for there, with the temperature pushing 40 degrees. We took the opportunity to visit the...
Filling the gaps: Six pairs of odd trousers
April 18th 2018If shirts are the items in a man’s wardrobe where he wants most predictability and consistency, then trousers are undoubtedly second. In that spirit, over the past year I have regularly commissioned odd trousers (‘od...
Filling the gaps: Six pairs of odd trousers
If shirts are the items in a man’s wardrobe where he wants most predictability and consistency, then trousers are undoubtedly second. In that spirit, over the past year I have regularly commissioned odd trousers (‘od...
The best cloths of Spring/Summer 2018
April 16th 2018Great as our Guide to Cloth series is, it deliberately doesn’t recommend specific cloths in specific bunches. This is largely because bunches change regularly (sometimes every six months) and if we did, the Guide would...
The best cloths of Spring/Summer 2018
Great as our Guide to Cloth series is, it deliberately doesn’t recommend specific cloths in specific bunches. This is largely because bunches change regularly (sometimes every six months) and if we did, the Guide would...
Dealing with losing and gaining weight
April 13th 2018I've been on holiday for the past two weeks, swimming every day, and have noticeably lost weight. I'm tightening the side adjustors on my trousers where I didn't before. It reminds me how frequently readers ask about suc...
Dealing with losing and gaining weight
I've been on holiday for the past two weeks, swimming every day, and have noticeably lost weight. I'm tightening the side adjustors on my trousers where I didn't before. It reminds me how frequently readers ask about suc...
The guide to shirting weaves and designs
April 11th 2018In this next article in our series on shirtings, we describe and define the different types of fabric (oxford, chambray, denim) with both text descriptions and illustrations. They are set out in groups by the part of t...
The guide to shirting weaves and designs
In this next article in our series on shirtings, we describe and define the different types of fabric (oxford, chambray, denim) with both text descriptions and illustrations. They are set out in groups by the part of t...
Melbourne: A sartorial shopping guide
April 9th 2018Australia might not be the first country anyone associates with tailoring and classic menswear, but Melbourne has a greater range than most of the rest of the country. This is partly due to the fact that it has clear sea...
Melbourne: A sartorial shopping guide
Australia might not be the first country anyone associates with tailoring and classic menswear, but Melbourne has a greater range than most of the rest of the country. This is partly due to the fact that it has clear sea...
Sartoria Pasinato: Progressive tailoring in Vicenza...
April 6th 2018Sartoria Pasinato, in the pretty town of Vicenza in north-eastern Italy, is an interesting example of a progressive tailor that still retains bespoke traditions. Vicenza is industrial and wealthy, famous for its Palladia...
Sartoria Pasinato: Progressive tailoring in Vicenza...
Sartoria Pasinato, in the pretty town of Vicenza in north-eastern Italy, is an interesting example of a progressive tailor that still retains bespoke traditions. Vicenza is industrial and wealthy, famous for its Palladia...
Wearing warm and cold colours
April 4th 2018Taka from Liverano. Lots of colour and pattern, but overall quite cold Being able to judge the relative formality of an outfit is a key component of dressing well in modern, variable working environments. Many things co...
Wearing warm and cold colours
Taka from Liverano. Lots of colour and pattern, but overall quite cold Being able to judge the relative formality of an outfit is a key component of dressing well in modern, variable working environments. Many things co...
A Guide to Tweed
April 2nd 2018In many ways, tweed should be the perfect material for a modern man. It is practical, hard wearing, and can be dressed up or down, from almost-formal to definitely-casual. On the formal side, a navy tweed jacket, grey wo...
A Guide to Tweed
In many ways, tweed should be the perfect material for a modern man. It is practical, hard wearing, and can be dressed up or down, from almost-formal to definitely-casual. On the formal side, a navy tweed jacket, grey wo...
Sartoria Panico fitting (and a roll neck for a long...
March 30th 2018One of the less-discussed sides of Pitti Uomo is the number of tailors that set up in a hotel or appartment at the same time as the fair, in order to see customers. Although most visitors to Pitti are buyers from around...
Sartoria Panico fitting (and a roll neck for a long...
One of the less-discussed sides of Pitti Uomo is the number of tailors that set up in a hotel or appartment at the same time as the fair, in order to see customers. Although most visitors to Pitti are buyers from around...
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How to buy ‘The Style Guide’
April 10th 2017Our new book, The Style Guide is available to buy online through Permanent Style and in 3X specialist menswear stores around the world. Copies will be arriving in the stores listed below on Thursday this week. Pleas...
How to buy ‘The Style Guide’
Our new book, The Style Guide is available to buy online through Permanent Style and in 3X specialist menswear stores around the world. Copies will be arriving in the stores listed below on Thursday this week. Pleas...
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Sartoria Vestrucci charcoal-flannel suit: Review
March 28th 2018Right. Let’s do this by first running through the Vestrucci style and cut, and then going into the more subjective areas of reaction and experience. The suit being discussed is a Holland & Sherry charcoal flannel...
Sartoria Vestrucci charcoal-flannel suit: Review
Right. Let’s do this by first running through the Vestrucci style and cut, and then going into the more subjective areas of reaction and experience. The suit being discussed is a Holland & Sherry charcoal flannel...
Combining colours and patterns: How to dress like A...
March 26th 2018This is the latest in my somewhat infrequent series on the style of my favourite people in the menswear industry. For those that want to catch up, the previous instalments have been: Personal style: How to dress like Bru...
Combining colours and patterns: How to dress like A...
This is the latest in my somewhat infrequent series on the style of my favourite people in the menswear industry. For those that want to catch up, the previous instalments have been: Personal style: How to dress like Bru...
Saint Crispin’s shoes: Reflections two years ...
March 23rd 2018I now have three pairs of Saint Crispin’s shoes: the alligator/calf wing-tips pictured above; brown-suede chukka boots; and most recently a pair of dark-brown suede cap-toes. I have ordered steadily and regularly, each...
Saint Crispin’s shoes: Reflections two years ...
I now have three pairs of Saint Crispin’s shoes: the alligator/calf wing-tips pictured above; brown-suede chukka boots; and most recently a pair of dark-brown suede cap-toes. I have ordered steadily and regularly, each...
Video: Sartoria Ciardi in conversation
March 21st 2018This is the film of our small presentation with Sartoria Ciardi a couple of weeks ago - at Mark's Club in London. We had 25 readers in the audience, with Poppy Charles kindly translating, and the result was a nice, ...
Video: Sartoria Ciardi in conversation
This is the film of our small presentation with Sartoria Ciardi a couple of weeks ago - at Mark's Club in London. We had 25 readers in the audience, with Poppy Charles kindly translating, and the result was a nice, ...
Unexpected texture and colour – Denim and linen
March 19th 2018I think it’s telling that the thing that makes me happiest about this outfit is the oatmeal-linen shirt, a piece made bespoke by D’Avino. I’ve been doing this for a while - trying to combine pieces of classic mensw...
Unexpected texture and colour – Denim and linen
I think it’s telling that the thing that makes me happiest about this outfit is the oatmeal-linen shirt, a piece made bespoke by D’Avino. I’ve been doing this for a while - trying to combine pieces of classic mensw...
The fashions of classic menswear
March 16th 2018Although we sartorial enthusiasts aspire to style that lasts decades, not seasons, I think it's important to recognise the fashions we still follow. While we shun band T-shirts or 'ugly' trainers, we are still strongly i...
The fashions of classic menswear
Although we sartorial enthusiasts aspire to style that lasts decades, not seasons, I think it's important to recognise the fashions we still follow. While we shun band T-shirts or 'ugly' trainers, we are still strongly i...
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The ‘Style Guide’ dinner: What is the e...
July 26th 2017Insert test Related posts The guide to summer jacket clothsJuly 24th 2017 - 0 CommentsRead More Marco Cerrato – the family trouser workshopJuly 21st 2017 - 29 CommentsRead More What I p...
The ‘Style Guide’ dinner: What is the e...
Insert test Related posts The guide to summer jacket clothsJuly 24th 2017 - 0 CommentsRead More Marco Cerrato – the family trouser workshopJuly 21st 2017 - 29 CommentsRead More What I p...
